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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
Alterations of the retinoic acid receptor (RAR)alpha locus are found in 100% of acute promyelocytic leukemia patients, where chromosomal translocations generate the promyelocytic leukemia (PML)-RARalpha chimeric protein. Here, we have investigated the biological properties of the other RAR isoforms (RARbeta and RARgamma), through the generation and characterization of artificial PML-RAR'x' fusion proteins. Surprisingly, we found that all of the RAR isoforms share an identical oncogenic potential in vitro, thus implying that the selection of the RARalpha locus in leukemia patients must occur--rather than through functional differences among the various RAR isoforms-as the consequence of the nuclear architecture of the different RAR loci.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0887-6924
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
647-50
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A redundant oncogenic potential of the retinoic receptor (RAR) alpha, beta and gamma isoforms in acute promyelocytic leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't