PML: Not all about Tumor Suppression

PML: Not all about Tumor Suppression

Since the discovery of Promyelocytic leukemia (PML), this protein has been associated with the pathogenesis of several hematopoietic malignancies and solid tumors. PML was first identified as part of a fusion oncoprotein, PML-RARα, responsible for the development of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) (1–4). The PML-RARα fusion protein not only alters PML function but also represses transcriptio...

The Role of PML in Tumor Suppression

The PML gene, involved in the t(15;17) chromosomal translocation of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), encodes a protein which localizes to the PML-nuclear body, a subnuclear macromolecular structure. PML controls apoptosis, cell proliferation, and senescence. Here, we review the current understanding of its role in tumor suppression.

Restoring PML tumor suppression to combat cancer

Surmounting multiple tumor suppressive barriers is fundamental to cancer onset, but also predicts that their restoration may pose a powerful anticancer strategy. The proof of this principle has been elegantly demonstrated by the restoration of p53-induced tumor suppression (reviewed in ref. 1). The promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) is emerging as a key tumor suppressor that is inactivated in...

Role of Promyelocytic Leukemia (Pml) Protein in Tumor Suppression

The promyelocytic leukemia (PML) gene encodes a putative tumor suppressor gene involved in the control of apoptosis, which is fused to the retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARalpha) gene in the vast majority of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients as a consequence of chromosomal translocations. The PMLRARalpha oncoprotein is thought to antagonize the function of PML through its ability to h...

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