Modulating biomolecular condensates: a novel approach to drug discovery

DM Mitrea, M Mittasch, BF Gomes, IA Klein… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
In the past decade, membraneless assemblies known as biomolecular condensates have
been reported to play key roles in many cellular functions by compartmentalizing specific …

How I treat pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

JE Rubnitz, GJL Kaspers - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Abstract Treatment outcomes for pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have
continued to lag behind outcomes reported for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia …

Dissolution of oncofusion transcription factor condensates for cancer therapy

Y Wang, C Yu, G Pei, W Jia, T Li, P Li - Nature Chemical Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer-associated chromosomal rearrangements can result in the expression of numerous
pathogenic fusion proteins. The mechanisms by which fusion proteins contribute to …

Phase separation mediates NUP98 fusion oncoprotein leukemic transformation

B Chandra, NL Michmerhuizen, HK Shirnekhi… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
NUP98 fusion oncoproteins (FO) are drivers in pediatric leukemias and many transform
hematopoietic cells. Most NUP98 FOs harbor an intrinsically disordered region from NUP98 …

The menin-MLL1 interaction is a molecular dependency in NUP98-rearranged AML

EB Heikamp, JA Henrich, F Perner… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Translocations involving the NUP98 gene produce NUP98-fusion proteins and are
associated with a poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). MLL1 is a molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive molecular and clinical characterization of NUP98 fusions in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

EJM Bertrums, JL Smith, L Harmon, RE Ries… - …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
NUP98 fusions comprise a family of rare recurrent alterations in AML, associated with
adverse outcomes. In order to define the underlying biology and clinical implications of this …

[HTML][HTML] Phase-separated nuclear bodies of nucleoporin fusions promote condensation of MLL1/CRM1 and rearrangement of 3D genome structure

M Oka, M Otani, Y Miyamoto, R Oshima, J Adachi… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
NUP98 and NUP214 form chimeric fusion proteins that assemble into phase-separated
nuclear bodies containing CRM1, a nuclear export receptor. However, these nuclear bodies' …

Nuclear transport proteins: Structure, function, and disease relevance

Y Yang, L Guo, L Chen, B Gong, D Jia… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Proper subcellular localization is crucial for the functioning of biomacromolecules, including
proteins and RNAs. Nuclear transport is a fundamental cellular process that regulates the …

The role of phase-separated condensates in fusion oncoprotein–driven cancers

HK Shirnekhi, B Chandra… - Annual Review of Cancer …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Fusion oncoproteins (FOs) resulting from in-frame chromosomal translocations are
associated with many aggressive cancers with poor patient outcomes. Several FOs are now …

Distinct genomic landscape of Chinese pediatric acute myeloid leukemia impacts clinical risk classification

T Liu, J Rao, W Hu, B Cui, J Cai, Y Liu, H Sun… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Studies have revealed key genomic aberrations in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
based on Western populations. It is unknown to what extent the current genomic findings …