2011-04-12
Integrated Transcript and Genome Analyses Reveal NKX2-1 and MEF2C as Potential Oncogenes in T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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Cancer Cell , Volume 19 - Issue 4 p. 484- 497
To identify oncogenic pathways in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), we combined expression profiling of 117 pediatric patient samples and detailed molecular-cytogenetic analyses including the Chromosome Conformation Capture on Chip (4C) method. Two T-ALL subtypes were identified that lacked rearrangements of known oncogenes. One subtype associated with cortical arrest, expression of cell cycle genes, and ectopic NKX2-1 or NKX2-2 expression for which rearrangements were identified. The second subtype associated with immature T cell development and high expression of the MEF2C transcription factor as consequence of rearrangements of MEF2C, transcription factors that target MEF2C, or MEF2C-associated cofactors. We propose NKX2-1, NKX2-2, and MEF2C as T-ALL oncogenes that are activated by various rearrangements.
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| doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2011.02.008, hdl.handle.net/1765/34512 | |
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| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Homminga, I., Pieters, R., Langerak, A., de Rooi, J., Stubbs, A., Verstegen, M., … Meijerink, J. (2011). Integrated Transcript and Genome Analyses Reveal NKX2-1 and MEF2C as Potential Oncogenes in T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer Cell, 19(4), 484–497. doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2011.02.008 |
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