NRK cells transformed by the McDonough strain of feline sarcoma virus (SM-FeSV) were mutagenized by the use of 5'-azacytidine. Four cell lines expressing different transformation-defective phenotypes were isolated. Superinfection of these cell lines with simian sarcoma-associated virus (SSAV) led in three instances to the recovery of transforming virus particles carrying an intact fms gene. A n...

UNLABELLED For acute myeloid leukemia (AML), identification of activating mutations in the FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) has led to the development of several FLT3-inhibitors. Here we present clinical and next generation sequencing data at the time of progression of a patient on a novel FLT3-inhibitor clinical trial (ASP2215) to show that employing therapeutic interventions with these novel...

More than 30% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients possess activating mutations in the receptor tyrosine kinase FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 or FLT3. A small-molecule inhibitor of FLT3 (known as quizartinib or AC220) that is currently in clinical trials appears promising for the treatment of AML. Here, we report the co-crystal structure of the kinase domain of FLT3 in complex with quizartinib...

The fms-like tyrosine kinase 4 (FLT4) complementary DNA was cloned from a human HEL erythroleukemia cell library by polymerase chain reaction-amplification. We previously reported a partial sequence of FLT4 and showed that the FLT4 gene maps to chromosomal region 5q33-qter (O. Aprelikova, K. Pajusola, J. Partanen, E. Armstrong, R. Alitalo, S. Bailey, J. McMahon, J. Wasmuth, K. Huebner, and K. A...