2019
Lgr5 Functions As a Critical Negative Regulator of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling and Is Essential for B-Lymphopoiesis and Malignant B-Cell Transformation
Cosgun K, Deb G, Yang X, Xiao G, Sadras T, Lee J, Chan L, Kume K, Yang L, Geng H, Chan J, Song J, Jumaa H, Polson A, Clevers H, Müschen M. Lgr5 Functions As a Critical Negative Regulator of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling and Is Essential for B-Lymphopoiesis and Malignant B-Cell Transformation. Blood 2019, 134: 748. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-127263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemiaWnt/β-catenin signalingΒ-catenin signalingNuclear β-cateninAntibody-drug conjugatesB cell developmentB cell survivalΒ-cateninB lymphopoiesisFunction of LGR5Median mRNA levelsTime of diagnosisPoor clinical outcomeRole of LGR5Acute lymphoblastic leukemiaB-cell lymphomaLeukemia initiating cellsWnt/β-cateninHigh surface expressionMalignant B-cell transformationCell linesB cell precursorsTypes of cancerHuman colon cancer cell linesB-cell lineage
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 cells