2023
β-catenin engages IKZF factors to control lymphopoiesis
Cosgun K, Jumaa H, Robinson M, Xu L, Xiao G, Arce D, Khanduja D, Chan L, Lee J, Schjerven H, Jellusova J, Müschen M. β-catenin engages IKZF factors to control lymphopoiesis. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 65.09-65.09. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.210.supp.65.09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΒ-cateninZinc finger transcription factorFinger transcription factorDramatic nuclear accumulationGSK3β-dependent phosphorylationT cell signalingT cell developmentTCF factorsRepressive complexesTranscriptional controlEnhancer clusterInteractome studiesTranscriptional activationΒ-catenin activationCommon oncogenic driversInhibition of GSK3βTranscription factorsNegative regulationMesenchymal lineagesNuclear accumulationCell deathMYCT-lymphoid malignancyΒ-catenin expressionPromotes Proliferation
2019
Rationale for targeting BCL6 in MLL-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Hurtz C, Chan LN, Geng H, Ballabio E, Xiao G, Deb G, Khoury H, Chen CW, Armstrong SA, Chen J, Ernst P, Melnick A, Milne T, Müschen M. Rationale for targeting BCL6 in MLL-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Genes & Development 2019, 33: 1265-1279. PMID: 31395741, PMCID: PMC6719625, DOI: 10.1101/gad.327593.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell SurvivalCells, CulturedGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicGene TargetingHumansMiceMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinOncogene Proteins, FusionPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6ConceptsB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaPharmacological inhibitionGroup of patientsBCL6 expressionBone marrow biopsyBH3 mimetic ABT-199Transplant recipient miceMLL fusionsB-cell transformationMarrow biopsyTreatment of MLLDismal outcomeRecipient miceNormal B cell developmentImmunohistochemical stainingTranscriptional activationB cell developmentMalignant transformationDrug resistanceGenetic deletionPatient samplesExpression of BimMLL-ENL fusion
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 activationDominant-Negative Impact of PAX5/TEL on Downstream Targets of PAX5 and Essential Pre-B Cell Receptor Genes
Iwanski G, Thoennissen N, Nakitandwe J, Lin P, Kawamata N, Nahar R, Ramezani-Rad P, Chen S, Shurtleff S, Nowak D, Ruckert C, Dugas M, Bokemeyer C, Fazio G, Biondi A, Cazzaniga G, Downing J, Müschen M, Koeffler H. Dominant-Negative Impact of PAX5/TEL on Downstream Targets of PAX5 and Essential Pre-B Cell Receptor Genes. Blood 2010, 116: 3231. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.3231.3231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB cell developmentPre-BCR signalingDominant-negative impactCell developmentTarget genesReporter constructsTyrosine kinasePre-B cell receptorPax5 target genesWild-type PAX5CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alphaBruton's agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinaseTranscription factor Pax5Downstream target genesGene expression profilesDominant negative roleBCR pathwayGene expression dataLuciferase reporter constructsEndogenous Pax5High expression levelsTranscriptional activationAffymetrix HG-U133Downstream genesExpression of PAX5