title: New insight into the molecular mechanisms of MLL-associated leukemia.
abstract: Rearrangements of the MLL gene (ALL1, HRX, and Hrtx) located at chromosome band 11q23 are commonly involved in adult and pediatric cases of primary acute leukemias and also found in cases of therapy-related secondary leukemias. Studies on mouse models of MLL translocation and cell lines containing MLL rearrangements showed that the MLL gene linked chromosomal rearrangements to cellular differentiation and tumor tropism. Moreover, recent structural/functional studies on MLL and aberrant MLL proteins provided new clues and suggested that different mechanisms might be included in leukemogenesis by MLL rearrangements. The connection between these different mechanisms will help us understand globally how aberrant MLL oncogenes affect the normal cellular processes at molecular level.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Z-Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: D-P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C-C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D051788:Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C497422:KMT2A protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051788:Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase