0 7 Nuclear nuclear JJ 8 14 NF-ATp NF-ATp NNP 15 17 is be VBZ 18 19 a a DT 20 28 hallmark hallmark NN 29 31 of of IN 32 44 unstimulated unstimulated JJ 45 46 B b NN 47 52 cells cell NNS 53 57 from from IN 58 63 B-CLL B-CLL NNP 64 72 patients patient NNS 72 73 . . . 75 76 B B NNP 77 88 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 89 93 from from IN 94 97 the the DT 98 108 peripheral peripheral JJ 109 114 blood blood NN 115 117 of of IN 118 126 patients patient NNS 127 131 with with IN 132 139 chronic chronic JJ 140 151 lymphocytic lymphocytic JJ 152 161 leukaemia leukaemia NN 162 163 ( ( ( 163 166 CLL CLL NNP 166 167 ) ) ) 168 172 were be VBD 173 181 analysed analyse VBN 182 185 for for IN 186 189 the the DT 190 197 nuclear nuclear JJ 198 206 presence presence NN 207 210 and and CC 211 214 DNA dna NN 215 222 binding binding NN 223 225 of of IN 226 227 a a DT 228 233 panel panel NN 234 236 of of IN 237 250 transcription transcription NN 251 258 factors factor NNS 259 264 which which WDT 265 268 are be VBP 269 277 involved involve VBN 278 280 in in IN 281 284 the the DT 285 289 gene gene NN 290 297 control control NN 298 300 of of IN 301 309 lymphoid lymphoid JJ 310 315 cells cell NNS 315 316 . . . 317 320 The the DT 321 330 following follow VBG 331 344 transcription transcription NN 345 352 factors factor NNS 353 357 were be VBD 358 365 studied study VBN 365 366 : : : 367 370 the the DT 371 378 Octamer Octamer NNP 379 386 factors factor NNS 387 392 Oct-1 oct-1 NN 393 396 and and CC 397 402 Oct-2 oct-2 NN 402 403 , , , 404 411 members member NNS 412 414 of of IN 415 418 the the DT 419 423 AP-1 ap-1 NN 424 430 factor factor NN 431 437 family family NN 437 438 , , , 439 444 NF-AT NF-AT NNP 445 452 factors factor NNS 452 453 , , , 454 456 in in IN 457 467 particular particular JJ 468 474 NF-ATp nf-atp NN 474 475 , , , 476 479 and and CC 480 487 members member NNS 488 490 of of IN 491 494 the the DT 495 504 Rel/NF-kB Rel/NF-kB NNP 505 511 family family NN 511 512 . . . 513 515 We we PRP 516 520 show show VBP 521 525 that that IN 526 529 the the DT 530 542 constitutive constitutive JJ 543 550 nuclear nuclear JJ 551 564 translocation translocation NN 565 567 of of IN 568 574 NF-ATp NF-ATp NNP 574 575 , , , 576 577 a a DT 578 584 member member NN 585 587 of of IN 588 591 the the DT 592 599 growing grow VBG 600 606 family family NN 607 609 of of IN 610 615 NF-AT NF-AT NNP 616 623 factors factor NNS 623 624 , , , 625 627 is be VBZ 628 629 a a DT 630 638 hallmark hallmark NN 639 641 of of IN 642 655 nonstimulated nonstimulated JJ 656 657 B b NN 658 663 cells cell NNS 664 668 from from IN 669 672 CLL CLL NNP 673 681 patients patient NNS 682 686 that that WDT 687 700 distinguishes distinguish VBZ 701 706 B-CLL B-CLL NNP 707 712 cells cell NNS 713 717 from from IN 718 719 ‘ ` `` 719 725 normal normal JJ 725 726 ’ ' '' 727 728 B b NN 729 740 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 740 741 . . . 742 754 Constitutive constitutive JJ 755 762 nuclear nuclear JJ 763 773 appearance appearance NN 774 777 was be VBD 778 782 also also RB 783 791 observed observe VBN 792 795 for for IN 796 806 NF-kB2/p52 nf-kb2/p52 NN 806 807 . . . 808 820 Constitutive constitutive JJ 821 828 binding binding NN 829 831 of of IN 832 839 further further JJ 840 846 factor factor NN 847 855 proteins protein NNS 856 858 to to TO 859 862 DNA DNA NNP 862 863 , , , 864 868 such such JJ 869 871 as as IN 872 876 JunD JunD NNP 876 877 , , , 878 883 c-Fos c-fos NN 884 887 and and CC 888 892 FosB FosB NNP 892 893 , , , 894 897 was be VBD 898 906 detected detect VBN 907 909 in in IN 910 917 several several JJ 918 926 patients patient NNS 927 934 whereas whereas IN 935 938 the the DT 939 951 localisation localisation NN 952 955 and and CC 956 959 DNA dna NN 960 967 binding binding NN 968 970 of of IN 971 976 other other JJ 977 984 factors factor NNS 985 989 such such JJ 990 992 as as IN 993 998 c-Jun c-jun NN 998 999 , , , 1000 1008 RelA/p65 rela/p65 NN 1009 1012 and and CC 1013 1018 c-Rel c-rel NN 1019 1022 was be VBD 1023 1032 unaltered unaltered JJ 1032 1033 . . . 1034 1036 It it PRP 1037 1039 is be VBZ 1040 1050 remarkable remarkable JJ 1051 1055 that that IN 1056 1058 in in IN 1059 1064 B-CLL B-CLL NNP 1065 1070 cells cell NNS 1071 1074 the the DT 1075 1082 nuclear nuclear JJ 1083 1093 appearance appearance NN 1094 1097 and and CC 1098 1101 DNA dna NN 1102 1109 binding binding NN 1110 1112 of of IN 1113 1121 specific specific JJ 1122 1135 transcription transcription NN 1136 1143 factors factor NNS 1144 1146 is be VBZ 1147 1159 dramatically dramatically RB 1160 1168 affected affect VBN 1169 1176 whereas whereas IN 1177 1182 other other JJ 1183 1190 members member NNS 1191 1193 of of IN 1194 1197 the the DT 1198 1202 same same JJ 1203 1209 factor factor NN 1210 1216 family family NN 1217 1225 remained remain VBD 1226 1235 unaltered unaltered JJ 1236 1238 in in IN 1239 1244 these these DT 1245 1253 leukemic leukemic JJ 1254 1259 cells cell NNS 1259 1260 . . . 1261 1263 It it PRP 1264 1271 remains remain VBZ 1272 1274 to to TO 1275 1277 be be VB 1278 1283 shown show VBN 1284 1289 which which WDT 1290 1299 molecular molecular JJ 1300 1306 events event NNS 1307 1311 lead lead VBP 1312 1314 to to TO 1315 1318 the the DT 1319 1327 specific specific JJ 1328 1329 ‘ ` `` 1329 1343 pre-activation pre-activation NN 1343 1344 ’ ' '' 1344 1345 , , , 1346 1350 i.e. i.e. FW 1351 1363 constitutive constitutive JJ 1364 1371 nuclear nuclear JJ 1372 1385 translocation translocation NN 1386 1389 and and CC 1390 1393 DNA dna NN 1394 1401 binding binding NN 1401 1402 , , , 1403 1405 of of IN 1406 1411 these these DT 1412 1419 members member NNS 1420 1422 of of IN 1423 1428 NF-AT NF-AT NNP 1428 1429 , , , 1430 1435 NF-kB NF-kB NNP 1436 1439 and and CC 1440 1444 AP-1 ap-1 NN 1445 1451 factor factor NN 1452 1460 families family NNS 1460 1461 . . .