t(7;12)(q34;p13) TRB/CCND2
t(12;14)(p13;q11) TRA or TRD/CCND2

2006-06-01   Emmanuelle Clappier , Jean Soulier 

1.Laboratoire central dHématologie et U728 INSERM Institut Universitaire dHématologie Hopital Saint-Louis et Université Paris 7 1, AV Claude Vellefaux 75010 Paris, France
2.Laboratoire central d Hématologie et U728 INSERM Institut Universitaire d Hématologie Hopital Saint-Louis et Université Paris 7 1, AV Claude Vellefaux 75010 Paris, France

Clinics and Pathology

Phenotype stem cell origin

T cell precursor. These translocations are not restricted to a single maturation stage.

Epidemiology

less than 5% among T-ALL.

Cytology

Lymphoblasts

Cytogenetics

Atlas Image
Example of FISH performed on bone marrow metaphase from a patient with t(7;12)(q34;p13). Dual color FISH using whole chromosome paint for chromosome 7 (green) and chromosome 12 (red) showed the reciprocal translocation.

Cytogenetics morphological

t(7;12)(q34;p13) may be barely detectable by chromosome banding techniques alone.

Cytogenetics molecular

Rearrangement of the CCND2 locus at 12p13.3 may be detected by dual color FISH using CCND2 flanking probes.
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Example of double colour FISH performed on bone marrow interphasic nuclei from a patient with t(7;12)(q34;p13) using CCND2 flanking probes at 12p13. The centromeric BAC clone RP11-388F6 (red) and the telomeric BAC clone RP11-320N7 (green) show one fusion signal at the normal chromosome 12, and dissociated signals at der(12) (red signal) and der(7) (green signal).

Genes Involved and Proteins

Note
The t(7;12)(q34;p13) translocation has not to be confused with the t(7;12)(q36;p13) involving ETV6 at 12p13.1 and HLXB9 at 7q36, which is found in infant myeloid leukemias.
Gene name
CCND2 (cyclin D2)
Location
12p13.32
Dna rna description
5 exons, 2.1 kb mRNA, 5-3 telomere to centromere orientation.
Protein description
Cyclin D2; 289 amino acids; 33 kDa. Cyclin D2 is a regulator of the progression through G1-phase and G1 to S-phase transition of the cell cycle.
Gene name
TRA (T cell Receptor Alpha)
Location
14q11.2
Protein description
T-cell receptor alpha
Gene name
TRD (T cell Receptor Delta)
Location
14q11.2
Protein description
T-cell receptor delta
Gene name
TRB (T cell Receptor Beta)
Location
7q34
Protein description
T-cell receptor beta

Result of the Chromosomal Anomaly

Note

No fusion protein

Description

t(7;12)(q34;p13) and t(12;14)(p13;q11) translocations result in juxtaposition of TRA/D or TRB regulatory sequences to the CCND2 gene, leading to deregulated expression of the CCND2 gene.

Note

T-ALL cases with t(7;12)(q34;p13) or t(12;14)(p13;q11) can be associated to other oncogenic abnormalities, such as overexpression of the oncogenes TAL1, TLX3/HOX11L2, or HOXA genes, activating NOTCH1 mutations, and/or CDKN2A/p16/ARF locus deletion.

Oncogenesis

CCND2 gene expression is tightly regulated throughout thymocyte differenciation. Its deregulated expression in T-ALL cases with t(7;12)(q34;p13) or t(12;14)(p13;q34) is likely to play a role in T-cell oncogenesis.

Bibliography

Pubmed IDLast YearTitleAuthors
162700382006Cyclin D2 dysregulation by chromosomal translocations to TCR loci in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias.Clappier E et al
165489142006Deregulation of cyclin D2 by juxtaposition with T-cell receptor alpha/delta locus in t(12;14)(p13;q11)-positive childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Karrman K et al
92643921997A new breakpoint, telomeric to TEL/ETV6, on the short arm of chromosome 12 in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Le Coniat M et al

Summary

Fusion gene

TRB/CCND2 TRB (-) CCND2 (12p13.32) M t(7;12)(q34;p13)

Note

The 2 translocations are variants of each other, and probably share the same biological significance
Atlas Image
R-band analysis. Partial karyotypes showing t(7;12)(q34;p13) (left panel), and t(12;14)(p13;q11) (right panel)

Citation

Emmanuelle Clappier ; Jean Soulier

t(7;12)(q34;p13) TRB/CCND2
t(12;14)(p13;q11) TRA or TRD/CCND2

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2006-06-01

Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/haematological/1434/t(7;12)(q34;p13)-trb-ccnd2-br-t(12;14)(p13;q11)-tra-or-trd-ccnd2