Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News & Views
  • Published:

Intertwining proteins in thymocyte development and cancer

Perturbation of T cell differentiation by overexpression of SCL and LMO can lead to leukemia. This dysregulation may be initiated by inactivation of E2A.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Figure 1: Thymocyte development regulated by basic helix-loop-helix proteins.

Bob Crimi

References

  1. Herblot, S. et al. SCL and LMO1 alter thymocyte differentiation: inhibition of E2A-HEB function and pre-Tα chain expression. Nature Immunology , 2, 138–144 ( 2000).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Massari, M.E. & Murre, C. Helix-loop-helix proteins: regulators of transcription in eucaryotic organisms. Mol. Cell. Biol. 20, 429–440 (2000).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Bain, G. et al. E2A deficiency leads to abnormalities in αβ T-cell development and to rapid development of T-cell lymphomas. Mol. Cell. Biol. 17, 4782–4791 ( 1997).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Zhuang, Y., Cheng, P. & Weintraub, H. B-lymphocyte development is regulated by the combined dosage of three basic helix-loop-helix genes, E2A, E2-2, and HEB. Mol. Cell. Biol. 16, 2898–2905 (1996).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Blom, B. et al. Disruption of αβ but not of γδ T cell development by overexpression of the helix-loop-helix protein Id3 in committed T cell progenitors. EMBO J. 18, 2793– 2802 (1999).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Rabbitts, T.H. LMO T-cell translocation oncogenes typify genes activated by chromosomal translocations that alter transcription and developmental processes. Genes Dev. 12, 2651–2657 ( 1998).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Grutz, G.G. et al. The oncogenic T cell LIM-protein Lmo2 forms part of a DNA-binding complex specifically in immature T cells. EMBO J. 17 , 4594–4605 (1998).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Bain, G. Romanow, W.J., Albers, K. Havran, W.L. & Murre, C. Positive and negative regulation of V(D)J recombination by the E2A proteins. J. Exp. Med. 189, 289–300 (1999).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Kim, D., Peng, X. & Sun, X. Massive apoptosis of thymocytes in T-cell-deficient Id1 transgenic mice. Mol. Cell. Biol. 19, 8240–8253 (1999).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Ordentlich et al. Notch inhibition of E47 supports the existence of a novel signaling pathway . Mol. Cell. Biol. 18, 2230– 2237 (1998).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Bain, G. Quong, M.W., Soloff, R.S., Hedrick, S.M. & Murre, C. Thymocyte maturation is regulated by the activity of the helix-loop-helix protein, E47. J. Exp. Med. 190, 1605–1616 ( 1999).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Rivera, R.R., Johns, C.P., Quan, J., Johnson, R.S. & Murre, C. Thymocyte selection is regulated by the helix-loop-helix inhibitor protein, Id3. Immunity 12, 17– 26 (2000).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Murre, C. Intertwining proteins in thymocyte development and cancer. Nat Immunol 1, 97–98 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/77881

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/77881

This article is cited by

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing