2021
Identification of a Conserved Intracellular Loop (CIL) Structure That Scaffolds PIP3 to Amplify Oncogenic Signaling during Malignant B-Cell Transformation
Lee J, Robinson M, Ma N, Sadras T, Cosgun K, Chan L, Kume K, Thomas-Tikhonenko A, Weinstock D, Diamond M, Vaidehi N, Müschen M. Identification of a Conserved Intracellular Loop (CIL) Structure That Scaffolds PIP3 to Amplify Oncogenic Signaling during Malignant B-Cell Transformation. Blood 2021, 138: 868. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-149646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipid raftsB cell receptorB cell activationB cell activation signalsConstitutive membrane localizationMalignant B-cell transformationPleckstrin homology domainCell membrane lipid compositionMembrane lipid compositionNormal B-cell activationEndosomal proteinCell membrane lipidsBasic lysine residueHomology domainPH domainMembrane localizationB-cell transformationProteomic analysisEndosomal membranesPIP3PIP3 accumulationOncogenic signalingOncogenic transformationGene expressionInducible activation
2018
B-Cell-Specific Diversion of Glucose Carbon Utilization Reveals a Unique Vulnerability in B Cell Malignancies
Xiao G, Chan LN, Klemm L, Braas D, Chen Z, Geng H, Zhang QC, Aghajanirefah A, Cosgun KN, Sadras T, Lee J, Mirzapoiazova T, Salgia R, Ernst T, Hochhaus A, Jumaa H, Jiang X, Weinstock DM, Graeber TG, Müschen M. B-Cell-Specific Diversion of Glucose Carbon Utilization Reveals a Unique Vulnerability in B Cell Malignancies. Cell 2018, 173: 470-484.e18. PMID: 29551267, PMCID: PMC6284818, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCarbonCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalGlucoseGlucosephosphate DehydrogenaseGlycolysisHumansIkaros Transcription FactorMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODOxidative StressPAX5 Transcription FactorPentose Phosphate PathwayPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaProtein Phosphatase 2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Transcription, GeneticConceptsPentose phosphate pathwayCarbon utilizationSerine/threonine protein phosphatase 2AB-cell transcription factor PAX5Transcription factor Pax5Favor of glycolysisSmall molecule inhibitionPhosphatase 2ATranscriptional repressionRedox homeostasisOncogenic transformationTumor suppressorMolecule inhibitionPP2AGenetic studiesPhosphate pathwayB cell activationEssential roleB-cell malignanciesCell malignanciesB cellsAntioxidant protectionOxidative stressB-cell tumorsCell activation
2016
PTEN opposes negative selection and enables oncogenic transformation of pre-B cells
Shojaee S, Chan LN, Buchner M, Cazzaniga V, Cosgun KN, Geng H, Qiu YH, von Minden MD, Ernst T, Hochhaus A, Cazzaniga G, Melnick A, Kornblau SM, Graeber TG, Wu H, Jumaa H, Müschen M. PTEN opposes negative selection and enables oncogenic transformation of pre-B cells. Nature Medicine 2016, 22: 379-387. PMID: 26974310, PMCID: PMC5178869, DOI: 10.1038/nm.4062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger cell deathTumor suppressor roleOncogenic transformationCell deathSuppressor rolePTEN inhibitionNegative selection