2011
Pre-B Cell Receptor-Mediated Activation of BCL6 Induces Pre-B Cell Quiescence Through Transcriptional Repression of MYC
Nahar R, Ramezani-Rad P, Mossner M, Duy C, Cerchietti L, Geng H, Jumaa H, Ye B, Melnick A, Muschen M. Pre-B Cell Receptor-Mediated Activation of BCL6 Induces Pre-B Cell Quiescence Through Transcriptional Repression of MYC. Blood 2011, 118: 1406. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v118.21.1406.1406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-B cell receptorCell receptorCell cycle exitExit cell cycleInitial proliferative burstAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCycle exitB cell precursorsPre-B cell receptor signalingInducible activationTranscriptional repressor BCL6Receptor-Mediated ActivationCell receptor signalingInduction of quiescenceLymphoblastic leukemiaCell surface expressionOverexpression of MYCCCND2 expressionCell cycleBcl6-deficient miceMalignant transformationReceptor signalingReceptors resultsCell precursorsReceptorsBACH2 Mediates Early B Cell Differentiation and Oncogene-Induced Senescence in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Swaminathan S, Huang C, Titz B, Buchner M, Geng H, Graeber T, Willman C, Igarashi K, Melnick A, Muschen M. BACH2 Mediates Early B Cell Differentiation and Oncogene-Induced Senescence in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2011, 118: 562. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v118.21.562.562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTyrosine kinase inhibitorsRelapse of childhoodBCR-ABL1B cell differentiationDay 29Leukemia cellsB cellsMRNA levelsOverexpression of MYCEarly B cell differentiationAcute lymphoblastic leukemia cellsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaTumor suppressor CDKN2AGerminal center B cellsLymphoblastic leukemia cellsEvidence of MRDNormal human bone marrowSigns of diseaseCommon gene expression signatureFraction of casesPositive MRDQuantitative RT-PCRRole of Bach2Gene expression signaturesImatinib treatment
2010
IKAROS and BCL6 Limit Pre-B Cell Expansion and Prevent Leukemogenesis Downstream of the Pre-B Cell Receptor
Nahar R, Ramezani-Rad P, Duy C, Dovat S, Ye B, Melnick A, Muschen M. IKAROS and BCL6 Limit Pre-B Cell Expansion and Prevent Leukemogenesis Downstream of the Pre-B Cell Receptor. Blood 2010, 116: 146. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.146.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-B cell receptorCell cycle arrestCell cycle progressionTumor suppressorCycle arrestTumor suppressionIkaros functionCycle progressionNegative cell cycle regulationSignaling leadsDephosphorylation of STAT5Cell receptorIkaros expressionBCL6 transcriptional repressorGenome-wide ChIPPre-B cell expansionCell cycle regulationSubsequent cell cycle arrestCentral mediatorOverexpression of MYCProliferation downstreamTranscriptional repressionGenetic experimentsTranscriptional repressorTranscriptional activation