title: The level of MEF but not ELF-1 correlates with FAB subtype of acute myeloid leukemia and is low in good prognosis cases.
abstract: ETS proteins (such as PU.1, Fli-1 and ETS-1) have been shown to play important roles in normal and abnormal hematopoiesis. We examined the expression of the ELF subfamily of ETS genes (ELF-1, MEF and NERF) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells using Northern blot analysis. ELF-1 and MEF were expressed in all samples, whereas NERF was not. The relative expression (RE) of MEF, but not ELF-1, was significantly lower (P<0.0001) in AML with t(8;21) and t(15;17) compared with AML with normal karyotype. The pattern of MEF expression was not uniform among cells with CD34(+)/CD33(+). It is suggested that the low RE of MEF might be part of a gene expression profile characterizing AML with a good prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Molecular Medicine Unit, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsushima
authors.forename: Chizuko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuriyama
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scadden
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nimer
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomonaga
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15 / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17 / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002891:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21 / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015973:Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C111931:ELF4 protein, human; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D014157:Transcription Factors; C101003:ELF2 protein, human