BCL6 Enables RAS-Mediated Pre-B Cell Transformation in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Hurtz C, Geng H, Xiao G, Loh M, Ye B, Melnick A, Muschen M. BCL6 Enables RAS-Mediated Pre-B Cell Transformation in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2014, 124: 3570. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v124.21.3570.3570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaMouse modelRas-ERK pathwayB-cell lineage leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaExpression levelsLarge B-cell lymphomaInhibition of BCL6Patient-derived preB cell lineage cellsBCL6 expressionConventional cytotoxic therapyNovel mouse modelBCL6 functionB-cell lymphomaGenetic mouse modelsMRNA expression levelsMEK inhibitor PD325901Lineage-specific deletionPre-B-cell transformationCell transformationInitial remissionQuantitative RT-PCR