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The leukemia-associated fusion protein MN1-TEL blocks TEL-specific recognition sequences.

ABSTRACT: The leukemia-associated fusion protein MN1-TEL combines the transcription-activating domains of MN1 with the DNA-binding domain of the transcriptional repressor TEL. Quantitative photobleaching experiments revealed that ?20% of GFP-tagged MN1 and TEL is transiently immobilised, likely due to indirect or direct DNA binding, since transcription inhibition abolished immobilisation. Interestingly, ?50% of the MN1-TEL fusion protein was immobile with much longer binding times than unfused MN1 and TEL. MN1-TEL immobilisation was not observed when the TEL DNA-binding domain was disrupted, suggesting that MN1-TEL stably occupies TEL recognition sequences, preventing binding of factors required for proper transcription regulation, which may contribute to leukemogenesis.

SUBMITTER: ter Haar WM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3458806 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The leukemia-associated fusion protein MN1-TEL blocks TEL-specific recognition sequences.

ter Haar W Martijn WM Meester-Smoor Magda A MA van Wely Karel H M KH Schot Claudia C M M CC Janssen Marjolein J F W MJ Geverts Bart B Bonten Jacqueline J Grosveld Gerard C GC Houtsmuller Adriaan B AB Zwarthoff Ellen C EC

PloS one 20120926 9

The leukemia-associated fusion protein MN1-TEL combines the transcription-activating domains of MN1 with the DNA-binding domain of the transcriptional repressor TEL. Quantitative photobleaching experiments revealed that ∼20% of GFP-tagged MN1 and TEL is transiently immobilised, likely due to indirect or direct DNA binding, since transcription inhibition abolished immobilisation. Interestingly, ∼50% of the MN1-TEL fusion protein was immobile with much longer binding times than unfused MN1 and TEL ...[more]

PMID: 23049943

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The leukemia-associated fusion protein MN1-TEL blocks TEL-specific recognition sequences.

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The leukemia-associated fusion protein MN1-TEL blocks TEL-specific recognition sequences.

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