CBFA2T2

Also known as EHT, MTGR1, ZMYND3, p85, CBFA2/RUNX1 translocation partner 2, CBFA2/RUNX1 partner transcriptional co-repressor 2

Protein CBFA2T2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CBFA2T2 gene.

Gene data

CBFA2T2

Name: CBFA2/RUNX1 partner transcriptional co-repressor 2
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: EHT, MTGR1, ZMYND3, p85

In acute myeloid leukemia, especially in the M2 subtype, the t(8;21)(q22;q22) translocation is one of the most frequent karyotypic abnormalities. The translocation produces a chimeric gene made up of the 5'-region of the RUNX1 (AML1) gene fused to the 3'-region of the CBFA2T1 (MTG8) gene. The chimeric protein is thought to associate with the nuclear corepressor/histone deacetylase complex to block hematopoietic differentiation. The protein encoded by this gene binds to the AML1-MTG8 complex and may be important in promoting leukemogenesis. Several transcript variants are thought to exist for this gene, but the full-length natures of only three have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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