Article
The murine PKR tumor suppressor gene is rearranged in a lymphocytic leukemia.
Experimental cell research - 1 Nov 1998
Abraham N, Jaramillo M L, Duncan P I, Méthot N, Icely P L, Stojdl D F, Barber G N, Bell J C
Abstract excerpt
The double-stranded RNA-dependent kinase, PKR, is encoded by an interferon inducible gene and is largely responsible for the anti-viral effects of this cytokine. Recent studies have shown that PKR may also play a role in the regulation of normal cellular growth. Although numerous examples of vira...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- COS Cells
- Cell Line
- Dimerization
- Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Humans
- Leukemia L1210
- Leukemia, Lymphoid
- Mice
- Phosphorylation
- Sequence Deletion
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- eIF-2 Kinase
