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Mol Cell Biol. 1991 January; 11(1): 554-557

The oncogenic potential of an activated Hox-2.4 homeobox gene in mouse fibroblasts.

D Aberdam, V Negreanu, L Sachs and C Blatt

Department of Molecular Genetics and Virology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

ABSTRACT

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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Mol Cell Biol. 1991 January; 11(1): 554-557

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