New insight into the molecular mechanisms of MLL-associated leukemia
- 16 December 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Leukemia
- Vol. 19 (2), 183-190
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403602
Abstract
Rearrangements of the MLL gene (ALL1, HRX, and Hrtx) located at chromosome band 11q23 are commonly involved in adult and pediatric cases of primary acute leukemias and also found in cases of therapy-related secondary leukemias. Studies on mouse models of MLL translocation and cell lines containing MLL rearrangements showed that the MLL gene linked chromosomal rearrangements to cellular differentiation and tumor tropism. Moreover, recent structural/functional studies on MLL and aberrant MLL proteins provided new clues and suggested that different mechanisms might be included in leukemogenesis by MLL rearrangements. The connection between these different mechanisms will help us understand globally how aberrant MLL oncogenes affect the normal cellular processes at molecular level.Keywords
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