MDS1 And EVI1 Complex Locus
PRDM3
MDS1-EVI1
KMT8E
EVI1
MDS1
Ecotropic Virus Integration Site 1 Protein Homolog
Myelodysplasia Syndrome-Associated Protein 1
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase MECOM
PR Domain 3
MDS1 And EVI1 Complex Locus Protein EVI1
MDS1 And EVI1 Complex Locus Protein MDS1
MDS1 And EVI1 Complex Locus Protein
Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1
Myelodysplasia Syndrome 1 Protein
Myelodysplasia Syndrome 1
AML1-EVI-1 Fusion Protein
Zinc Finger Protein Evi1
Oncogene EVI1
EC 2.1.1.367
AML1-EVI-1
RUSAT2
EVI-1
The protein encoded by this gene is a transcriptional regulator and oncoprotein that may be involved in hematopoiesis, apoptosis, development, and cell differentiation and proliferation. The encoded protein can interact with CTBP1, SMAD3, CREBBP, KAT2B, MAPK8, and MAPK9. This gene can undergo translocation with the AML1 gene, resulting in overexpression of this gene and the onset of leukemia. Several transcript variants encoding a few different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011] CIViC Summary for MECOM Gene
Forensic Context
A study in zebrafish and mice demonstrated that the MECOM transcript, categorized as a development gene involved in embryogenesis, exhibited a significant increase in relative abundance within 0.5 hours postmortem in mouse tissues [Pozhitkov et al. DOI:10.1098/rsob.160267]. This finding was part of a broader analysis of 1063 genes whose mRNA profiles became more abundant after death, revealing non-random, time-dependent patterns indicative of a step-wise shutdown process.