Developmental impact of leukemic fusion genes on stem cell fate.

Ann N Y Acad Sci

Molecular Haematology Unit, The Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.

Published: June 2005

Stem and progenitor cells present attractive targets for transformation by leukemia-associated fusion genes generated by chromosomal translocation. The mechanism by which these fusion genes corrupt the transcriptional programs of these cellular compartments remains largely unknown. We have sought to gain insight into these issues through expressing TEL-AML1 and TEL-TRKC fusion genes in murine stem cells and recording effects on cell behavior in a transplant setting.

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