title: Analysis of the murine All-1 gene reveals conserved domains with human ALL-1 and identifies a motif shared with DNA methyltransferases.
abstract: A series of translocation break points found in a subset of human acute leukemias have one of the breaks on human chromosome 11q23. This region has recently been cloned and a large gene, ALL-1, with homology to the Drosophila trithorax gene has been identified. This paper describes the cloning, sequencing, and mapping of the mouse homolog of ALL-1. We have found a motif present in All-1 that shows homology to the zinc-binding domain of DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferases (EC 2.1.1.63). Sequence analysis of the murine All-1 gene has identified distinct regions of homology with the human ALL-1 gene; these highly conserved domains may define regions of functional significance in mammals. In addition, we have identified alternatively spliced forms of All-1 within one of the zinc-finger domains, suggesting that there may be different targets and/or functions for All-1 proteins. Finally, we report that All-1 resides in the proximal portion of mouse chromosome 9 and is a candidate for a mutation that results in skeletal transformations during embryonic development.
authors.affiliation: Jefferson Cancer Institute, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5541.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alder
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Canaani
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Croce
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Siracusa
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Buchberg
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase; D006801:Humans; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051788:Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein; D019853:O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase; D009857:Oncogenes; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics*; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C497422:KMT2A protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051788:Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein; D008780:Methyltransferases; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase; C497423:Kmt2a protein, mouse; D019853:O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase