title: Major form of NUP98/HOXC11 fusion in adult AML with t(11;12)(p15;q13) translocation exhibits aberrant trans-regulatory activity.
abstract: Three adult patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia of distinct subtypes harboring t(11;12)(p15;q13) have been investigated to characterize the genes involved in that translocation. Through molecular cytogenetics, a chromosome break was detected at the 3' part of nucleoporin 98 (NUP98) gene at 11p15. Using rapid amplification of cDNA end, we identified the partner gene at 12q13, HOXC11. Molecular analysis showed that exon 12 of NUP98 was fused in-frame to exon 2 of HOXC11 in all three cases with t(11;12)(p15;q13). Therefore, this type of fusion may represent the major form of the NUP98-HOXC11 chimera so far reported. Moreover, two out of three cases had a confirmed deletion of the 3' part of NUP98 gene and more telomeric region of 11p harboring a group of tumor-suppressor genes. Interestingly, the NUP98-HOXC11 protein when assayed in a GAL4 reporter system, showed an aberrant trans-regulatory activity as compared to the wild-type HOXC11 in both COS-7 and HL-60 cells. Therefore, NUP98-HOXC11 may contribute to the leukemogenesis by interfering with the cellular mechanism of transcriptional regulation.
authors.affiliation: State Key Lab for Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: B-W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y-Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Z-Z
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: J-Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: X-T
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: D-H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S-J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D019556:COS Cells; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D019457:Chromosome Breakage / Q000235:genetics; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 / Q000235:genetics*; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12 / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D015973:Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D028861:Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000235:genetics*; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C052130:GAL4 protein, S cerevisiae; C484731:HOXC11 protein, human; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D028861:Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins; C465451:Nup98 protein, human; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors