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
2015
Signalling thresholds and negative B-cell selection in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Chen Z, Shojaee S, Buchner M, Geng H, Lee JW, Klemm L, Titz B, Graeber TG, Park E, Tan YX, Satterthwaite A, Paietta E, Hunger SP, Willman CL, Melnick A, Loh ML, Jung JU, Coligan JE, Bolland S, Mak TW, Limnander A, Jumaa H, Reth M, Weiss A, Lowell CA, Müschen M. Signalling thresholds and negative B-cell selection in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Nature 2015, 521: 357-361. PMID: 25799995, PMCID: PMC4441554, DOI: 10.1038/nature14231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsAntigens, CDB-LymphocytesCell DeathCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticDisease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnzyme ActivationFemaleFusion Proteins, bcr-ablGene DeletionHumansInositol Polyphosphate 5-PhosphatasesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDPhosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-Trisphosphate 5-PhosphatasesPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionSyk KinaseTyrosineXenograft Model Antitumor Assays
2013
BACH2 mediates negative selection and p53-dependent tumor suppression at the pre-B cell receptor checkpoint
Swaminathan S, Huang C, Geng H, Chen Z, Harvey R, Kang H, Ng C, Titz B, Hurtz C, Sadiyah MF, Nowak D, Thoennissen GB, Rand V, Graeber TG, Koeffler HP, Carroll WL, Willman CL, Hall AG, Igarashi K, Melnick A, Müschen M. BACH2 mediates negative selection and p53-dependent tumor suppression at the pre-B cell receptor checkpoint. Nature Medicine 2013, 19: 1014-1022. PMID: 23852341, PMCID: PMC3954721, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCell DeathCell DifferentiationCell SurvivalCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA-Binding ProteinsGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunoglobulin mu-ChainsMiceMolecular Sequence DataPAX5 Transcription FactorPre-B Cell ReceptorsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRNA, MessengerSTAT5 Transcription FactorTreatment OutcomeTumor Suppressor Protein p53V(D)J Recombination