Rationale for targeting BCL6 in MLL-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Hurtz C, Chan LN, Geng H, Ballabio E, Xiao G, Deb G, Khoury H, Chen CW, Armstrong SA, Chen J, Ernst P, Melnick A, Milne T, Müschen M. Rationale for targeting BCL6 in MLL-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Genes & Development 2019, 33: 1265-1279. PMID: 31395741, PMCID: PMC6719625, DOI: 10.1101/gad.327593.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell SurvivalCells, CulturedGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicGene TargetingHumansMiceMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinOncogene Proteins, FusionPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6ConceptsB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaPharmacological inhibitionGroup of patientsBCL6 expressionBone marrow biopsyBH3 mimetic ABT-199Transplant recipient miceMLL fusionsB-cell transformationMarrow biopsyTreatment of MLLDismal outcomeRecipient miceNormal B cell developmentImmunohistochemical stainingTranscriptional activationB cell developmentMalignant transformationDrug resistanceGenetic deletionPatient samplesExpression of BimMLL-ENL fusion