THE ONCOGENIC POTENTIAL OF AN ACTIVATED HOX-2.4 HOMEOBOX GENE IN MOUSE FIBROBLASTS

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ABERDAM, D [1 ]
NEGREANU, V [1 ]
SACHS, L [1 ]
BLATT, C [1 ]
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[1] WEIZMANN INST SCI,DEPT MOLEC GENET & VIROL,IL-76100 REHOVOT,ISRAEL
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10.1128/MCB.11.1.554
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The homeobox gene Hox-2.4 is transcriptionally activated in cells of the mouse myeloid leukemia WEHI-3B. The constitutive Hox-2.4 expression in WEHI-3B cells is due to insertion of a transposable element belonging to the family of intracisternal A particles. In this study, we demonstrated the oncogenic potential of this activated homeobox gene. NIH 3T3 fibroblast clones bearing the activated Hox-2.4 gene produced fibrosarcomas in nude mice.
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