2012
SOX4 enables Oncogenic Survival Signals in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Ramezani-Rad P, Geng H, Chan L, Hurtz C, Jumaa H, Melnick A, Paietta E, Carroll W, Willman C, Lefebvre V, Muschen M. SOX4 enables Oncogenic Survival Signals in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2012, 120: 863. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.863.863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchARF/p53PI3K/AktTranscription factorsPoor clinical outcomeNegative regulationBCR-ABL1B cell precursorsPre-B cell transitionClinical outcomesDe-phosphorylation eventsCpG methylation analysisMRNA levelsPre-B cell receptor checkpointMyeloid leukemiaP110 catalytic subunitCytokine receptor signalingB cell developmentB-cell lineage leukemiaSOX4 transcription factorTyrosine kinase inhibitor treatmentPI3K/Akt pathwayCell precursorsT cell developmentCritical upstream regulatorPutative DNA
2011
DUSP6-Mediated Negative Feedback to Oncogenic Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Prevents Excessive Accumulation of ROS and Enables Leukemia Cell Survival
Shojaee S, Buchner M, Geng H, Melnick A, Gery S, Molkentin J, Koeffler P, Muschen M. DUSP6-Mediated Negative Feedback to Oncogenic Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Prevents Excessive Accumulation of ROS and Enables Leukemia Cell Survival. Blood 2011, 118: 1479. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v118.21.1479.1479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCellular senescenceEffects of BCIProtein levelsCpG methylation analysisLeukemia cellsOncogene-induced senescenceGene expression changesLineage leukemiaCpG methylation levelsOncogenic tyrosine kinasesPharmacological inhibitionTyrosine kinase activityActivation of p53Small molecule inhibitorsBone marrow progenitor cellsGenetic experimentsDUSP6 functionLeukemia cell survivalTherapeutic targetB-cell lymphoma cell linesMarrow progenitor cellsNormal growth kineticsHigh ROS levelsKinase activityPromoter region