Biology:TAL2

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T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 2, also known as TAL2, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TAL2 gene.[1][2]

Function

TAL2 is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix family of transcription factors.[3]

Clinical significance

Tumor-specific alterations of the TAL2 gene occurs in some patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL).[2][4]

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: TAL2 T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6887. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "TAL2, a helix-loop-helix gene activated by the (7;9)(q34;q32) translocation in human T-cell leukemia". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 88 (24): 11416–20. December 1991. doi:10.1073/pnas.88.24.11416. PMID 1763056. Bibcode1991PNAS...8811416X. 
  3. Baer R (December 1993). "TAL1, TAL2 and LYL1: a family of basic helix-loop-helix proteins implicated in T cell acute leukaemia". Semin. Cancer Biol. 4 (6): 341–7. PMID 8142619. 
  4. "Distinct t(7;9)(q34;q32) breakpoints in healthy individuals and individuals with T-ALL". Nat. Genet. 33 (3): 342–4. March 2003. doi:10.1038/ng1092. PMID 12567187. 

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