TEL-JAK2
TEL-JAK2
Fusion gene
TEL-JAK2 is a gene fusion resulting from a chromosomal translocation between chromosomes 9 and 12 observed in human leukemia.[1][2] The 5' moiety of TEL is fused to the 3' end of JAK2.
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The oligomerisation domain of the TEL protein (also called ETV6) becomes juxtaposed to the tyrosine kinase domain of JAK2, and as result the TEL-JAK2 displays constitutive kinase activity.