title: Mechanism of ETV6-RUNX1 Leukemia.
abstract: The t(12;21)(p13;q22) translocation is the most frequently occurring single genetic abnormality in pediatric leukemia. This translocation results in the fusion of the ETV6 and RUNX1 genes. Since its discovery in the 1990s, the function of the ETV6-RUNX1 fusion gene has attracted intense interest. In this chapter, we will summarize current knowledge on the clinical significance of ETV6-RUNX1, the experimental models used to unravel its function in leukemogenesis, the identification of co-operating mutations and the mechanisms responsible for their acquisition, the function of the encoded transcription factor and finally, the future therapeutic approaches available to mitigate the associated disease.
authors.affiliation: Cancer section, Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
authors.forename: Aishwarya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sundaresh
authors.affiliation: Cancer section, Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK. owen.williams@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D063646:Carcinogenesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000235:genetics; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets / Q000235:genetics*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D000097764:ETS Translocation Variant 6 Protein
chemical_list: D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000097764:ETS Translocation Variant 6 Protein; C493728:RUNX1 protein, human
keywords: Leukemia; Oncogene; Signalling; TEL-AML1; Transcription factor