2023
Genetic Knockin Approaches to Reconstructing DLBCL-Subtypes from Human Germinal Center B-Cells
Khanduja D, Robinson M, Arce D, Klemm L, Leveille E, Kothari S, Caeser R, Hodson D, Müschen M. Genetic Knockin Approaches to Reconstructing DLBCL-Subtypes from Human Germinal Center B-Cells. Blood 2023, 142: 1627. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary lymphoid organsGerminal center B cellsMYD88 L265P mutationLymphoid organsLymph nodesB cellsL265P mutationHuman germinal center B cellsDLBCL subtypesNSG miceTonsillar germinal center B cellsLymphoma developmentPreclinical testingLymphoid tissue inducer cellsTransgenic expressionPoor clinical outcomeWild-type mutationsGenetic mouse modelsExon 5GC B cellsNBSGW miceClinical outcomesLTi cellsLymphoid folliclesInducer cells
2021
Beta-Catenin Forms Repressive Complexes with Ikzf1 and Ikzf3 to Orchestrate Tumor-Suppression in B-Cell Malignancies
Cosgun K, Robinson M, Chan L, Hur M, Leveille E, Song J, Chan W, Müschen M. Beta-Catenin Forms Repressive Complexes with Ikzf1 and Ikzf3 to Orchestrate Tumor-Suppression in B-Cell Malignancies. Blood 2021, 138: 29. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-148597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesΒ-catenin activationΒ-cateninOncogenic Wnt/β-catenin signalingMalignant B-lymphoid cellsGenetic deletionRefractory B-ALLTranscriptional repressionB-cell lymphomaTumor suppressionWnt/β-catenin signalingΒ-catenin/TCF complexMature B-cell malignanciesB-lymphoid cellsCancer cell linesΒ-catenin signalingClonal fitnessOverall survivalLeukemia burdenNSG miceB-ALLCell cycle arrestNuclear β-cateninPan-cancer analysisFrequent lesionsLeveraging 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