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A novel fibroblast growth factor gene expressed in the developing nervous system is a downstream target of the chimeric homeodomain oncoprotein E2A-Pbx1
J.R. McWhirter, M. Goulding, J.A. Weiner, J. Chun, C. Murre
Development 1997 124: 3221-3232;

Summary

Pbx1 is a homeodomain transcription factor that has the ability to form heterodimers with homeodomain proteins encoded by the homeotic selector (Hox) gene complexes and increase their DNA-binding affinity and specificity. A current hypothesis proposes that interactions with Pbx1 are necessary for Hox proteins to regulate downstream target genes that in turn control growth, differentiation and morphogenesis during development. In pre B cell leukemias containing the t(1;19) chromosome translocation, Pbx1 is converted into a strong transactivator by fusion to the activation domain of the bHLH transcription factor E2A. The E2A-Pbx1 fusion protein should therefore activate transcription of genes normally regulated by Pbx1. We have used the subtractive process of representational difference analysis to identify targets of E2A-Pbx1. We show that E2A-Pbx1 can directly activate transcription of a novel member of the fibroblast growth factor family of intercellular signalling molecules, FGF-15. The FGF-15 gene is expressed in a regionally restricted pattern in the developing nervous system, suggesting that FGF-15 may play an important role in regulating cell division and patterning within specific regions of the embryonic brain, spinal cord and sensory organs.

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A novel fibroblast growth factor gene expressed in the developing nervous system is a downstream target of the chimeric homeodomain oncoprotein E2A-Pbx1
J.R. McWhirter, M. Goulding, J.A. Weiner, J. Chun, C. Murre
Development 1997 124: 3221-3232;
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