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AML1-Evi-1 specifically transforms hematopoietic stem cells through fusion of the entire Evi-1 sequence to AML1.
Leukemia - 1 Jun 2008
Takeshita M, Ichikawa M, Nitta E, Goyama S, Asai T, Ogawa S, Chiba S, Kurokawa M
Abstract excerpt
The t(3;21) chromosomal translocation seen in blastic crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia and secondary leukemias results in a formation of a chimeric protein AML1-Evi-1, which suppresses wild-type AML1 function. Loss of AML1 function causes expansion of hematopoietic progenitor cells, whereas it is not sufficient for the development of leukemia. To identify essential mechanisms through which AML1-Evi-1 exerts...
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