Genetic inactivation of the polycomb repressive complex 2 in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

P Ntziachristos, A Tsirigos, PV Vlierberghe, J Nedjic… - Nature medicine, 2012 - nature.com
T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an immature hematopoietic malignancy
driven mainly by oncogenic activation of NOTCH1 signaling. In this study we report the …

NOTCH1 promotes T cell leukemia-initiating activity by RUNX-mediated regulation of PKC-θ and reactive oxygen species

V Giambra, CR Jenkins, H Wang, SH Lam… - Nature medicine, 2012 - nature.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), a byproduct of cellular metabolism, damage intracellular
macromolecules and, when present in excess, can promote normal hematopoietic stem cell …

CCR7 signalling as an essential regulator of CNS infiltration in T-cell leukaemia

S Buonamici, T Trimarchi, MG Ruocco, L Reavie… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) is a blood malignancy afflicting mainly
children and adolescents. T-ALL patients present at diagnosis with increased white cell …

NOTCH1–RBPJ complexes drive target gene expression through dynamic interactions with superenhancers

H Wang, C Zang, L Taing, KL Arnett… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The main oncogenic driver in T-lymphoblastic leukemia is NOTCH1, which activates genes
by forming chromatin-associated Notch transcription complexes. Gamma-secretase-inhibitor …

Genome-wide analysis reveals conserved and divergent features of Notch1/RBPJ binding in human and murine T-lymphoblastic leukemia cells

H Wang, J Zou, B Zhao, E Johannsen… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Notch1 regulates gene expression by associating with the DNA-binding factor RBPJ and is
oncogenic in murine and human T-cell progenitors. Using ChIP-Seq, we find that in human …

Contrasting roles of histone 3 lysine 27 demethylases in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

P Ntziachristos, A Tsirigos, GG Welstead, T Trimarchi… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) is a haematological malignancy with a dismal
overall prognosis, including a relapse rate of up to 25%, mainly because of the lack of non …

Activating Mutations of NOTCH1 in Human T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

AP Weng, AA Ferrando, W Lee, JP Morris IV… - Science, 2004 - science.org
Very rare cases of human T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) harbor chromosomal
translocations that involve NOTCH1, a gene encoding a transmembrane receptor that …

A NOTCH1-driven MYC enhancer promotes T cell development, transformation and acute lymphoblastic leukemia

D Herranz, A Ambesi-Impiombato, T Palomero… - Nature medicine, 2014 - nature.com
Efforts to identify and annotate cancer driver genetic lesions have been focused primarily on
the analysis of protein-coding genes; however, most genetic abnormalities found in human …

PRC2 loss amplifies Ras-driven transcription and confers sensitivity to BRD4-based therapies

T De Raedt, E Beert, E Pasmant, A Luscan, H Brems… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
The polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) exerts oncogenic effects in many tumour types.
However, loss-of-function mutations in PRC2 components occur in a subset of …

Targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in Notch1-induced T-cell leukemia

T Vilimas, J Mascarenhas, T Palomero, M Mandal… - Nature medicine, 2007 - nature.com
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), unlike other ALL types, is only infrequently
associated with chromosomal aberrations, but it was recently shown that most individuals …