title: Hu-ets-2 is translocated to chromosome 8 in the t(8;21) in acute myelogenous leukemia.
abstract: The human genome contains two distinct loci with homology to the viral ets gene, the transforming sequence of the E26 avian erythroblastosis virus; these loci, Hu-ets-1, and Hu-ets-2, have been mapped to 11q23 and 21q22, respectively. Using in situ chromosomal hybridization, we have demonstrated that Hu-ets-2 is translocated to chromosome #8, the chromosome containing the critical or conserved junction, as a result of the t(8;21) (q22;q22) in acute myelogenous leukemia. Another protooncogene, c-mos, is also retained at the conserved junction, suggesting that one or both of these genes may play a role in the pathogenesis of acute myelogenous leukemia.
mesh_terms: D001355:Alpharetrovirus / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001354:Avian Leukosis Virus / Q000235:genetics*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D007621:Karyotyping; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology; D009857:Oncogenes; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D014178:Translocation, Genetic