Genes on chromosomes 4, 9, and 19 involved in 11q23 abnormalities in acute leukemia share sequence homology and/or common motifs.
Chromosome translocations involving band 11q23 are associated with human acute leukemias. These translocations fuse the ALL-1 gene, homolog of Drosophila trithorax and located at chromosome band 11q23, to genes from a variety of chromosomes. We cloned and sequenced cDNAs derived from transcripts of the AF-4 and AF-9 genes involved in the most common chromosome abnormalities, t(4:11)(q21:q23) and t(9:11)(p22:q23), respectively. Sequence analysis indicates high homology between the AF-9 gene protein product and the protein encoded by the ENL gene fused to ALL-1 in (11:19) chromosome translocations. AF-4, AF-9, and ENL proteins contain nuclear targeting sequences as well as serine-rich and proline-rich regions. Stretches abundant in basic amino acids are also present in the three proteins. These results suggest that the different proteins fused to ALL-1 polypeptide(s) provide similar functional domains.
Nakamura
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Jefferson Cancer Institute, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Alder
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Gu
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Prasad
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R
Canaani
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O
Kamada
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N
Gale
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Lange
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B
Crist
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Nowell
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D002888:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19; D002894:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors; D035602:Transcriptional Elongation Factors; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C081448:MLLT1 protein, human; C489901:MLLT3 protein, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D035602:Transcriptional Elongation Factors; C081449:AFF1 protein, human; D004247:DNA