The novel activation of ABL by fusion to an ets-related gene, TEL.

  • 1 January 1995
    • journal article
    • case report
    • Vol. 55  (1) , 34-8
Abstract
In human leukemia, activation of the ABL proto-oncogene locus on chromosome 9 most commonly occurs as a result of its fusion to the BCR locus on chromosome 22. The resulting chimeric protein displays an elevated tyrosine kinase activity. We have identified a novel activation of ABL which involves a gene located on chromosome 12, designated TEL. Like BCR, TEL is fused in-frame with ABL and produces a fusion protein with an elevated tyrosine kinase activity when assayed in an immune complex. The amino-terminal sequences of TEL encode a helix-loop-helix motif which may mediate dimerization.

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