Publication Date:
1988-02-12
Description:
The Philadelphia chromosome (Ph1) is a translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 that is found in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and a subset of acute lymphocytic leukemia patients (ALL). In CML, this results in the expression of a chimeric 8.5-kilobase BCR-ABL transcript that encodes the P210BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase. The Ph1 chromosome in ALL expresses a distinct ABL-derived 7-kilobase messenger RNA that encodes the P185ALL-ABL protein. Since the expression of different oncogene products may play a role in the distinctive presentation of Ph1-positive ALL versus CML, it is necessary to understand the molecular basis for the expression of P185ALL-ABL. Both P210BCR-ABL and P185ALL-ABL are recognized by an antiserum directed to BCR determinants in the amino-terminal region of both proteins. Antisera to BCR determinants proximal to the BCR-ABL junction in CML immunoprecipitated P210BCR-ABL but not P185ALL-ABL. Nucleotide sequence analysis of complementary DNA clones made from RNA from the Ph1-positive ALL SUP-B15 cell line, and S1 nuclease protection analysis confirmed the presence of BCR-ABL chimeric transcripts in Ph1-positive ALL cells. In Ph1-positive ALL, ABL sequences were joined to BCR sequences approximately 1.5 kilobases 5' of the CML junction. P185ALL-ABL represents the product of a BCR-ABL fusion gene in Ph1-positive ALL that is distinct from the BCR-ABL fusion gene of CML.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Clark, S S -- McLaughlin, J -- Timmons, M -- Pendergast, A M -- Ben-Neriah, Y -- Dow, L W -- Crist, W -- Rovera, G -- Smith, S D -- Witte, O N -- CA-20180/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA-21765/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA-34233/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Feb 12;239(4841 Pt 1):775-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Microbiology, UCLA 90024.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3422516" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Amino Acid Sequence
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Base Sequence
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Cloning, Molecular
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Humans
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Leukemia, Lymphoid/*genetics
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Molecular Sequence Data
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*Oncogenes
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*Philadelphia Chromosome
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RNA, Messenger/genetics
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*Transcription, Genetic
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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