| ncRNA Symbol: | BCR | | Full Name: | BCR, RhoGEF and GTPase activating protein | | Category: | mRNA | | Synonyms: | ALL|BCR1|CML|D22S11|D22S662|PHL | | Chromosome: | chr22 | | Strand: | + | | Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 23179704 | End Site(bp): | 23318037 | | | Gene Summary: | A reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 22 and 9 produces the Philadelphia chromosome, which is often found in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. The chromosome 22 breakpoint for this translocation is located within the BCR gene. The translocation produces a fusion protein which is encoded by sequence from both BCR and ABL, the gene at the chromosome 9 breakpoint. Although the BCR-ABL fusion protein has been extensively studied, the function of the normal BCR gene product is not clear. The protein has serine/threonine kinase activity and is a GTPase-activating protein for p21rac. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] | | External Links: | |
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