2023
Optogenetic Control of Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies
Kume K, Lee J, Cheng Z, Robinson M, Leveille E, Cosgun K, Chan L, Feng Y, Arce D, Khanduja D, Toomre D, Müschen M. Optogenetic Control of Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 4138. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesB-cell lymphomaMature B-cell lymphomasB cell deathB cellsB cell developmentGenetic deletionMantle cell lymphomaNF-kB signalingBCR signal inhibitorsB cell precursorsCell of originCell viabilityChronic active BCRB cell survivalB cell receptor signalsHodgkin's diseaseMultiple myelomaNormal B cell developmentPlasma cellsBtk tyrosine kinaseCell lymphomaBurkitt's lymphomaNF-kBSmall molecule inhibitorsImmunoglobulin Light Chains Control Permissiveness to Malignant B-Cell Transformation By RAS-Pathway Lesions
Chan L, Kume K, Hurtz C, Robinson M, Cosgun K, Müschen M. Immunoglobulin Light Chains Control Permissiveness to Malignant B-Cell Transformation By RAS-Pathway Lesions. Blood 2023, 142: 2974. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJeKo-1 cellsB cell precursorsMature B cellsB cellsMantle cell lymphoma cellsCell lymphoma cellsGenetic ablationImmunoglobulin light chainsRAS activationOncogenic RASMalignant transformationB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaConventional light chainsRAS pathwayLymphoma cellsCell deathOncogenic RAS activationLight chainAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaMature B-cell lymphomasTransgenic mouse modelB-cell lymphomaB-cell malignanciesMalignant B-cell transformationKappa-LCDynamic Recruitment of Inhibitory Complexes Controls Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies
Sun R, Lee J, Robinson M, Kume K, Ma N, Cosgun K, Chan L, Antoshkina I, Khanduja D, Leveille E, Katz S, Chen J, Paietta E, Vaidehi N, Müschen M. Dynamic Recruitment of Inhibitory Complexes Controls Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 719. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-189742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesB-cell lymphomaHigher serum levelsMature B-cell lymphomasSoluble CD25Serum levelsOncogenic signalingMouse modelB cellsAggressive B-cell lymphomasAcceleration of diseaseActivation of inhibitoryPoor clinical outcomeCD25 surface expressionB cell subsetsRole of CD25Patient-derived xenograftsB cell populationsB-cell receptor signalingB-cell leukemiaGenetic mouse modelsKnockin mouse modelCell deathMature B cell populationClinical outcomes
2014
PTEN Is Essential for Normal Cytokine Signaling and Oncogenic Transformation of Pre-B Cells
Shojaee S, Cazzaniga V, Schjerven H, Buchner M, Hurtz C, Geng H, Hochhaus A, Cazzaniga G, Melnick A, Kornblau S, Graeber T, Muschen M. PTEN Is Essential for Normal Cytokine Signaling and Oncogenic Transformation of Pre-B Cells. Blood 2014, 124: 262. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v124.21.262.262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaAlleles of PTENDeletion of PTENPI3K-Akt pathwayPI3K-Akt signalingGlucocorticoid resistanceHuman preSmall molecule inhibitorsBCR-ABL1Expression levelsMyeloid lineage leukemiasPatient-derived prePTEN deletionT-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaCell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaHigh expression levelsLeukemia cellsTime of diagnosisPoor clinical outcomeCell deathMature B-cell lymphomasPTEN inhibitionHuman cancersLeukemia/lymphomaB-cell lymphomaSelf-Enforcing Feedback Activation Between BCL6 and Tonic Pre-B Cell Receptor Signaling in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Geng H, Hurtz C, Baumjohann D, Chen Z, Chen W, Ballabio E, Xiao G, Lee J, Deucher A, Qi Z, Huang C, Nahar R, Kweon S, Shojaee S, Chan L, Yu J, Tyner J, Chang B, Kornblau S, Bijl J, Ye B, Paietta E, Melnick A, Roeder R, Hunger S, Loh M, Milne T, Muschen M. Self-Enforcing Feedback Activation Between BCL6 and Tonic Pre-B Cell Receptor Signaling in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2014, 124: 284. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v124.21.284.284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-BCR expressionB cell receptorInhibition of BCL6Patient-derived preTreatment of patientsMature B-cell lymphomasB-cell lymphomaPre-BCR signalingTCF3-PBX1Cell lymphomaMouse modelCell receptorDeletion of Bcl6Time of diagnosisBCL6 expressionPoor clinical outcomeAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaNovel mouse modelFeedback activationTranscription factor Bcl6Genetic mouse modelsB cell precursorsInhibition of SykHeavy chain expressionLineage-specific deletion