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Structure of the Bcr-Abl oncoprotein oligomerization domain.
Nature structural biology - 1 Feb 2002
Zhao Xun, Ghaffari Saghi, Lodish Harvey, Malashkevich Vladimir N, Kim Peter S
Abstract excerpt
The Bcr-Abl oncoprotein is responsible for a wide range of human leukemias, including most cases of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia. Oligomerization of Bcr-Abl is essential for oncogenicity. We determined the crystal structure of the N-terminal oligomerization domain of Bcr-Abl (residues 1-72 or Bcr1-72) and found a novel mode of oligomer formation. Two N-shaped monomers dimerize by...
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