2016
Identification of the Energy Stress Sensor AMPK As Therapeutic Target in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Chan L, Lee J, Cosgun K, Geng H, Xiao G, Chen Z, Ernst T, Hochhaus A, Müschen M. Identification of the Energy Stress Sensor AMPK As Therapeutic Target in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2016, 128: 2771. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.2771.2771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic myeloid leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaTransplant recipient miceB-cell lineageLKB1/AMPKLymphoblastic leukemiaRecipient miceCML cellsTherapeutic targetLong-term disease-free survivalPhiladelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemiaB-cell lineage leukemiaPatient-derived preDisease-free survivalInducible deletionNovel therapeutic targetGlycolytic activityBCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinaseNovel therapeutic avenuesATP levelsMitochondrial functionCell deathInitial remissionClinical characteristics
2015
Targeting of Quiescent and Proliferating CML Stem Cells By DNA Repair Inhibitors
Sullivan K, Bolton-Gillespie E, Nieborowska-Skorska M, Cerny-Reiterer S, Valent P, Muschen M, Pomerantz R, Mazin A, Skorski T. Targeting of Quiescent and Proliferating CML Stem Cells By DNA Repair Inhibitors. Blood 2015, 126: 50. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.50.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuiescent leukemia stem cellsLeukemia stem cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsChronic myeloid leukemiaCML cellsBCR-ABL1Myeloid leukemiaAnti-leukemia effectSimultaneous targetingCML leukemia stem cellsNew treatment modalitiesPARP1 inhibitorsCML stem cellsNormal counterpartsDouble knockout miceAdditional chromosomal aberrationsTKI-resistant BCRStem cellsBristol-Myers SquibbTKI therapyDisease relapseChronic phaseGood respondersCML patientsTreatment modalities
2014
BACH2 promotes Lineage-Specific Fate Decisions in BCR-ABL1-Driven Leukemia
Park E, Swaminathan S, Sadiyah M, Igarashi K, Melnick A, Muschen M. BACH2 promotes Lineage-Specific Fate Decisions in BCR-ABL1-Driven Leukemia. Blood 2014, 124: 513. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v124.21.513.513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLymphoid blast crisisFate decisionsB-cell lineageCML-like diseaseCell lineagesTumor suppressorCML cellsBCR-ABL1Transcription factorsTransplant recipientsLineage-specific transcription factorsChronic phaseB-cell-specific transcription factorCell-specific transcription factorsBlast crisisPre-B cell receptor checkpointB-cell lineage leukemiaPrimary human CML cellsRole of Bach2Multi-lineage progenitor cellsEmpty vector controlGene expression analysisSelective proliferative advantagePotent tumor suppressorCML chronic phase
2012
BCL6 Interacting Corepressor (BCOR) Functions As Lineage-Specific Tumor Suppressor in B Lymphoid and Myeloid Leukemia
Shojaee S, Geng H, Gearhart M, Bardwell V, Muschen M. BCL6 Interacting Corepressor (BCOR) Functions As Lineage-Specific Tumor Suppressor in B Lymphoid and Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2012, 120: 1301. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.1301.1301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell lineageMyeloid leukemiaLeukemia cellsBCR-ABL1B-lymphoidTKI sensitivityBCOR overexpressionLoxP-flanked STOP cassetteCML-like leukemiaProgenitor cellsTumor suppressorBone marrow hematopoietic stemAcute myeloid leukemiaBone marrow progenitor cellsCell lineagesMarrow progenitor cellsTumor suppressor roleMyelodysplastic syndromeMale miceTKI resistanceCML cellsLoxP-flanked allelesFatal diseaseTumor growthLeukemia types
2011
BCL6-Mediated Repression of p53 Is Critical for Leukemia Stem Cell Survival in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Hurtz C, Hatzi K, Cerchietti L, Park E, Kim Y, Ramezani-Rad P, Jumaa H, Muller M, Hofmann W, Hochhaus A, Agarwal A, Shah N, Melnick A, Druker B, Muschen M. BCL6-Mediated Repression of p53 Is Critical for Leukemia Stem Cell Survival in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2011, 118: 446. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v118.21.446.446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBCL6-mediated repression of p53 is critical for leukemia stem cell survival in chronic myeloid leukemia
Hurtz C, Hatzi K, Cerchietti L, Braig M, Park E, Kim YM, Herzog S, Ramezani-Rad P, Jumaa H, Müller MC, Hofmann WK, Hochhaus A, Ye BH, Agarwal A, Druker BJ, Shah NP, Melnick AM, Müschen M. BCL6-mediated repression of p53 is critical for leukemia stem cell survival in chronic myeloid leukemia. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2011, 208: 2163-2174. PMID: 21911423, PMCID: PMC3201200, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20110304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CD34BenzamidesCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsForkhead Transcription FactorsHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansImatinib MesylateLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplastic Stem CellsPiperazinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6PyrimidinesTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsChronic myeloid leukemiaLeukemia-initiating cellsCML-initiating cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTKI treatmentCML patientsMyeloid leukemiaCML cellsInhibition of BCL6Leukemia stem cell survivalLeukemia initiationHuman CML cellsColony formationBCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinaseInitiation of leukemiaTransplant recipientsBlast crisis transformationRepression of p53Pharmacological inhibitionStem cell survivalCML samplesLeukemiaClinical validationKinase inhibitorsBCL6
2010
BCL6 Is Required for the Maintenance of Leukemia-Initiating Cells In Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Hurtz C, Duy C, Cerchietti L, Chatzi K, Park E, Klemm L, Kim Y, Kahn M, Braig M, Muller M, Hochhaus A, Ye B, Melnick A, Muschen M. BCL6 Is Required for the Maintenance of Leukemia-Initiating Cells In Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2010, 116: 202. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.202.202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaNOD/SCID miceChronic myeloid leukemiaHuman CML cellsLeukemia stem cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsCML cellsLeukemia-initiating cellsSCID miceMyeloid leukemiaCML patientsBCL6 expressionLeukemia stem cell maintenanceLSK cellsLarge B-cell lymphomaAbsence of Bcl6CML-initiating cellsCML-like leukemiaDistinct side populationStem cellsProtein levelsColony formationGene expression changesB-cell lymphomaLeukemia initiating cellsThe Tumor Suppressor PTEN Is Required to Prevent Cellular Senescence and Cell Cycle Arrest In B Cell Lineage and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Shojaee S, Garcia C, Wu H, Muschen M. The Tumor Suppressor PTEN Is Required to Prevent Cellular Senescence and Cell Cycle Arrest In B Cell Lineage and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2010, 116: 513. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.513.513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell lineage leukemiaCML-like leukemiaChronic myeloid leukemiaB-cell lineageAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaDeletion of PTENLeukemia stem cellsCell cycle arrestT-cell lineageBCR-ABL1Myeloid leukemiaB cell precursorsCellular senescencePI3K/AktCell lineagesLeukemia cell growthEmpty vector controlLeukemia cellsTumor suppressorCML cellsSolid tumorsCycle arrestWestern blotCell precursorsStem cells
2009
Inducible Ablation of HSPA5 Suppresses BCR-ABL1-Driven Leukemia through Massive Accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species.
Chang M, Wey S, Lee A, Müschen M. Inducible Ablation of HSPA5 Suppresses BCR-ABL1-Driven Leukemia through Massive Accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species. Blood 2009, 114: 1976. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v114.22.1976.1976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCML-like leukemiaBCR-ABL1Bone marrowLeukemia cellsReactive oxygen speciesImatinib sensitivityNOD/SCID recipientsG0/G1 cell cycle arrestNovel therapeutic approachesP210 BCR-ABL1G1 cell cycle arrestBone marrow cellsLevels of ROSBone marrow microenvironmentCell deathLeukemia cell survivalSCID recipientsCytokine primingFl miceCell cycle arrestOxygen speciesTherapeutic approachesCML cellsDay 4Leukemia growthBCL6 Is Required for Leukemia-Initiation and Self-Renewal Signaling in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
Hurtz C, Duy C, Cerchietti L, Park E, Ci W, Swaminathan S, Kweon S, Klemm L, Kim Y, Martinelli G, Hofmann W, Ye B, Melnick A, Müschen M. BCL6 Is Required for Leukemia-Initiation and Self-Renewal Signaling in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2009, 114: 2167. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v114.22.2167.2167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaHuman CML cellsCML cellsB cellsGC B cellsImatinib treatmentBCR-ABL1Large B-cell lymphomaInhibition of BCL6Chronic myeloid leukemiaBCL6 functionNovel therapeutic approachesB-cell lymphomaGerminal center B cellsTranscriptional repressor BCL6Myeloid progenitor cellsBCR-ABL1 kinaseImatinib resultsRole of BCL6Cell cycle arrestMyeloid leukemiaNovel peptide inhibitorTherapeutic approachesBone marrowProtein upregulationThe B Cell Mutator AID Promotes B Lymphoid Blast Crisis and Drug-Resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
Klemm L, Duy C, Iacobucci I, von Levetzow G, Feldhahn N, Kim Y, Hofmann W, Jumaa H, Groffen J, Heisterkamp N, Martinelli G, Lieber M, Casellas R, Müschen M. The B Cell Mutator AID Promotes B Lymphoid Blast Crisis and Drug-Resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2009, 114: 3274. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v114.22.3274.3274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBCR-ABL1 mutationsChronic myeloid leukemiaLymphoid blast crisisB-lymphoid blast crisisBCR-ABL1 kinase domainImatinib resistanceCML cellsBCR-ABL1Gene copy number alterationsDrug resistanceLeukemia cellsOverall survivalMyeloid leukemiaBlast crisisFive-year overall survivalCopy number alterationsNOD/SCID miceMedian overall survivalTreatment of patientsExpression of CD19Imatinib-resistant clonesMechanisms of progressionKinase inhibitor imatinibPresence of imatinibConcentrations of imatinib
2008
Lymphoid Blast Crisis Transformation and Development of Drug- Resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Are Driven by Aberrant Somatic Hypermutation
Klemm L, Duy C, Feldhahn N, Groffen J, Kim Y, Hofmann W, Jumaa H, Lieber M, Casellas R, Muschen M. Lymphoid Blast Crisis Transformation and Development of Drug- Resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Are Driven by Aberrant Somatic Hypermutation. Blood 2008, 112: 571. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v112.11.571.571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic phase chronic myeloid leukemiaPhase chronic myeloid leukemiaChronic myeloid leukemiaLymphoid blast crisisGerminal center B cellsAberrant somatic hypermutationSomatic hypermutationBCR-ABL1 kinase domainKinase domainEctopic expressionB cell lineage commitmentB-cell-specific transcription factor Pax5Lineage-specific activationCML cellsAID protein levelsImatinib resistanceAberrant activationB cellsTranscription factor Pax5AID expressionBCR-ABL1Cell lineage commitmentCytidine deaminase AIDDownstream regulatory elementsB-cell-specific activation