2017
Genetic analysis of Ikaros target genes and tumor suppressor function in BCR-ABL1+ pre–B ALL
Schjerven H, Ayongaba EF, Aghajanirefah A, McLaughlin J, Cheng D, Geng H, Boyd JR, Eggesbø LM, Lindeman I, Heath JL, Park E, Witte ON, Smale ST, Frietze S, Müschen M. Genetic analysis of Ikaros target genes and tumor suppressor function in BCR-ABL1+ pre–B ALL. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2017, 214: 793-814. PMID: 28190001, PMCID: PMC5339667, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20160049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor suppressor functionHuman BCR-ABL1Target genesSuppressor functionDevelopmental stage-specific expressionGenome-wide chromatinStage-specific expressionWild-type IkarosTumor suppressor geneChromatin compactionIkaros functionGene pathwaysMultiple genesExpression analysisGenetic analysisInducible expressionTumor suppressorGenetic depletionCell surface markers CD34Suppressor geneGenesIkarosBCR-ABL1Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaLeukemic growth
2009
Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase Accelerates Clonal Evolution of BCR-ABL1-Driven B Cell Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Gruber T, Chang M, Sposto R, Müschen M. Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase Accelerates Clonal Evolution of BCR-ABL1-Driven B Cell Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2009, 114: 181. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v114.22.181.181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaAberrant AID expressionBCR-ABL1Lymphoblastic leukemiaB cellsBCR-ABL1 kinase domain mutationsB-cell lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemiaClonal evolutionTumor suppressor geneAberrant somatic hypermutationAID expressionB-cell lymphomaKinase domain mutationsGerminal center B cellsBone marrow cellsSuppressor geneBCR-ABL1 kinaseGC B cellsHazard ratioMedian survivalGenetic instabilityImatinib treatmentSomatic hypermutationB-cell lymphomagenesisCell lymphoma
2000
Somatic Mutation of the Cd95 Gene in Human B Cells as a Side-Effect of the Germinal Center Reaction
Müschen M, Re D, Jungnickel B, Diehl V, Rajewsky K, Küppers R. Somatic Mutation of the Cd95 Gene in Human B Cells as a Side-Effect of the Germinal Center Reaction. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2000, 192: 1833-1840. PMID: 11120779, PMCID: PMC2213498, DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.12.1833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath domainCD95 geneSomatic mutationsNegative selectionNon-Ig genesHuman B cellsSomatic hypermutation machineryApoptosis-resistant cellsTumor suppressor geneDD mutationsLast exonHypermutation machinerySuppressor geneApoptosis resistanceGenesB cellsImmunoglobulin genesGerminal center B cellsSomatic hypermutationMutationsCD95 pathwayGC B-cell lymphomasGC B cellsCellsGerminal center reactionDefining CD95 as a tumor suppressor gene
Müschen M, Warskulat U, Beckmann M. Defining CD95 as a tumor suppressor gene. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2000, 78: 312-325. PMID: 11001528, DOI: 10.1007/s001090000112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor suppressor geneSuppressor geneCD95L expressionReceptor-ligand systemCD95L-mediated apoptosisKey regulatorDe novo expressionMalignant cellsGenesSomatic mutationsCD95 geneLymphocyte homeostasisBystander cellsCD95ApoptosisNatural ligandMalignant progressionNonmalignant counterpartsNovo expressionTumor progressionExpressionCellsTumor cellsGermlineAntitumor immunity