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 BCL6Leveraging Pathway-Interference to Overcome Drug-Resistance in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Chan L, Murakami M, Hurtz C, Kume K, Lee J, Cosgun K, Geng H, Izraeli S, Weinstock D, Müschen M. Leveraging Pathway-Interference to Overcome Drug-Resistance in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2021, 138: 616. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-149773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-ALLFl/flCancer typesOncogenic driversOncogenic pathwaysPharmacological reactivationPrincipal oncogenic driverMalignant transformationSpeakers bureauAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaGenetic lesionsERK pathwayTGFβ-Smad pathwaySignaling pathwaysMulti-step carcinogenesisERK agonistERK pathway activationOverall survivalNSG miceColorectal cancerInvasive cancerLymphoblastic leukemiaPreclinical studiesPathway interactionsFatal leukemia
2020
Signalling input from divergent pathways subverts B cell transformation
Chan LN, Murakami MA, Robinson ME, Caeser R, Sadras T, Lee J, Cosgun KN, Kume K, Khairnar V, Xiao G, Ahmed MA, Aghania E, Deb G, Hurtz C, Shojaee S, Hong C, Pölönen P, Nix MA, Chen Z, Chen CW, Chen J, Vogt A, Heinäniemi M, Lohi O, Wiita AP, Izraeli S, Geng H, Weinstock DM, Müschen M. Signalling input from divergent pathways subverts B cell transformation. Nature 2020, 583: 845-851. PMID: 32699415, PMCID: PMC7394729, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2513-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleHumansLeukemia, B-CellMiceProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSignal TransductionSTAT5 Transcription FactorConceptsPre-B cell receptorPrincipal oncogenic driverDivergent pathwaysSignal transduction proteinsPro-B cell stageSingle-cell mutationTranscription factor MYCOncogenic driversDivergent signaling pathwaysSingle oncogenic pathwayCentral oncogenic driverMore mature cellsGenetic reactivationTranscriptional programsB-cell transformationProtein kinasePathway componentsERK activationIndividual mutationsOncogenic STAT5Signaling pathwaysCell transformationCytokine receptorsGenetic lesionsDivergent circuits
2015
B-Lymphoid Transcription Factors Restrict Glycolytic Energy Supply for Oncogenic Signaling
Chan L, Chen Z, Braas D, Geng H, Hurtz C, Shojaee S, Cazzaniga V, Ng C, Ernst T, Hochhaus A, Kornblau S, Cazzaniga G, Liu G, Milne T, Koeffler H, Armstrong S, Dickins R, Yamamoto K, Graeber T, Muschen M. B-Lymphoid Transcription Factors Restrict Glycolytic Energy Supply for Oncogenic Signaling. Blood 2015, 126: 1255. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.1255.1255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlycolytic energy supplyLKB1-AMPKB cellsTranscription factorsGlucose uptakeMyeloid leukemiaMyeloid malignanciesDeletion of Lkb1Unknown functional significanceB-lineage leukemiasTranscriptional repressionTranscriptional programsMyeloid leukemia cellsLineage conversionHematopoietic progenitor cellsOncogenic signalingClinical characteristicsLineage shiftGenetic lesionsCell deathGlycolytic reserveOncogenic lesionsLeukemia casesInsulin receptorGlucocorticoid receptor