2023
Immunoglobulin Light Chains Control Permissiveness to Malignant B-Cell Transformation By RAS-Pathway Lesions
Chan L, Kume K, Hurtz C, Robinson M, Cosgun K, Müschen M. Immunoglobulin Light Chains Control Permissiveness to Malignant B-Cell Transformation By RAS-Pathway Lesions. Blood 2023, 142: 2974. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJeKo-1 cellsB cell precursorsMature B cellsB cellsMantle cell lymphoma cellsCell lymphoma cellsGenetic ablationImmunoglobulin light chainsRAS activationOncogenic RASMalignant transformationB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaConventional light chainsRAS pathwayLymphoma cellsCell deathOncogenic RAS activationLight chainAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaMature B-cell lymphomasTransgenic mouse modelB-cell lymphomaB-cell malignanciesMalignant B-cell transformationKappa-LCCD25 recruits inhibitory phosphatases for feedback control of B-cell receptor signaling
Sun R, Lee J, Robinson M, Kume K, Cosgun K, Chan L, Leveille E, Geng H, Vykunta V, Shy B, Marson A, Meffre E, Müschen M. CD25 recruits inhibitory phosphatases for feedback control of B-cell receptor signaling. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 154.23-154.23. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.210.supp.154.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigen-experienced B cellsB cellsEarly B cell developmentGerminal centersB cell developmentSpontaneous germinal centersCD25 surface expressionAutoreactive B cellsRole of CD25B cell toleranceB-cell receptor signalingB-cell leukemiaB cell receptorAutoantibody productionCD25Cell toleranceGenetic ablationReceptor signalingBCR signalingOncogenic signalingInhibitorySuccessful initiationSignalingNegative selectionAutoimmunity
2021
Identification of BCL6 As Synthetic Lethality in RAS-Driven B-Cell Transformation
Chan L, Hurtz C, Leveille E, Kume K, Robinson M, Geng H, Cosgun K, Müschen M. Identification of BCL6 As Synthetic Lethality in RAS-Driven B-Cell Transformation. Blood 2021, 138: 792. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-148653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRAS-ERK pathwayB cell developmentNormal B cell developmentRAS-ERKCell deathTransplant recipient miceSynthetic lethalityGenetic lesionsBCL6 expressionGenetic ablationChIP-seq analysisRAS-ERK signalingPermanent activationMurine B cell precursorsB cell precursorsDeletion of Bcl6Pharmacological inhibitionDoxycycline-inducible expressionSmall molecule inhibitionNegative B cell selectionSmall molecule inhibitorsExpression of PRDM1BCL6 promoterB-cell transformationExpression of BCL6