lyl-1, un nuevo gen alterado por la translocación cromosómica en la leucemia de células T, codifica una proteína con un motivo de unión de ADN hélice-bucle-hélice
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Published on: October 11, 2018
J D Mellentin1, S D Smith, M L Cleary
1Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305.
Cell
|July 14, 1989
Resumen
El gen lyl-1, alterado en la leucemia linfoblástica aguda de células T, tiene un motivo de unión de ADN hélice-bucle-hélice. Esto sugiere que lyl-1 y proteínas similares pueden impulsar la transformación celular y el cáncer.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Genética La genética.
- Oncología Oncología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Un punto de ruptura de la translocación cromosómica en la leucemia linfoblástica aguda de células T (T-ALL) en la banda del cromosoma 19p13 involucra el gen lyl-1.
- La translocación t ((7;19) altera estructuralmente el gen lyl-1, yuxtaponiéndolo frente a frente con el gen beta del receptor de células T C.
- Esta alteración conduce a una transcripción truncada del ARN lyl-1.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para caracterizar la unidad de transcripción en el punto de ruptura de la translocación 19p13.
- Para investigar las alteraciones estructurales del gen lyl-1 en T-ALL.
- Explorar el papel potencial del producto del gen lyl-1 en la transformación celular.
Principales métodos:
- Caracterización de una unidad de transcripción en la banda del cromosoma 19p13.13.
- Análisis del punto de ruptura de la translocación t(7;19).
- Análisis estructural del gen lyl-1 y su producto de ARN.
- Análisis bioinformático del producto proteico pronosticado del gen lyl-1.
Principales resultados:
- El gen lyl-1 está estructuralmente alterado y truncado en T-ALL debido a la translocación t.
- La proteína lyl-1 predicha contiene un motivo de unión de ADN hélice-bucle-hélice.
- Este motivo se comparte con las proteínas que regulan la proliferación y diferenciación celular, incluida la familia Myc.
Conclusiones:
- El gen lyl-1 alterado está implicado en la transformación celular en T-ALL.
- Las proteínas con motivos similares de unión de ADN hélice-bucle-hélice pueden desempeñar un papel en la transformación neoplásica a través de varios tipos de células.
- Investigaciones adicionales sobre lyl-1 y proteínas relacionadas podrían ofrecer información sobre el desarrollo del cáncer y posibles objetivos terapéuticos.
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