title: Retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAralpha) Mutations in Human Leukemia.
abstract: The retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARalpha) plays a central role in the biology of the myeloid cellular compartment. Chromosomal translocations involving the RARalpha locus probably represent the malignant initiating events in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Recent studies that identify novel interactions between RARalpha and the nuclear receptor co-activators and co-repressors, new functions of the oncogenic RARalpha fusion proteins and their catabolism in retinoic acid-induced differentiation, and the availability of new transgenic mice models have provided important insights into our understanding of the mechanisms by which mutant forms of RARalpha can be implicated in the development of leukemia. Novel alterations of the RARalpha gene identified in hematopoietic malignant disorders other than APL, such as myelodysplastic syndromes, non-APL acute myeloid leukemias and B-chronic lymphocytic leukemias, suggest that disruption of the RARalpha gene might predispose to myeloid and lymphoid disorders.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire Hématopoïétique, Institut d'Hématologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parrado
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chomienne
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Padua
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000235:genetics*; D000072482:Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha
chemical_list: C000607071:RARA protein, human; C000607072:Rara protein, mouse; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D000072482:Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha