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MuLV-related endogenous retroviral elements and Flt3 participate in aberrant end-joining events that promote B-cell leukemogenesis.
Genes & development - 1 Jun 2014
Johnson Radia M, Papp Eniko, Grandal Ildiko, Kowalski Paul E, Nutter Lauryl, Wong Raymond C C, Joseph-George Ann M, Danska Jayne S, Guidos Cynthia J
Abstract excerpt
During V(D)J recombination of immunoglobulin genes, p53 and nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) suppress aberrant rejoining of DNA double-strand breaks induced by recombinase-activating genes (Rags)-1/2, thus maintaining genomic stability and limiting malignant transformation during B-cell development. However, Rag deficiency does not prevent B-cell leukemogenesis in p53/NHEJ mutant mice, revealing that p53 and NHEJ...
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