Selective requirement of MYB for oncogenic hyperactivation of a translocated enhancer in leukemia

L Smeenk, S Ottema, R Mulet-Lazaro, A Ebert… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
In acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with inv (3)(q21; q26) or t (3; 3)(q21; q26), a translocated
GATA2 enhancer drives oncogenic expression of EVI1. We generated an EVI1-GFP AML …

The leukemic oncogene EVI1 hijacks a MYC super-enhancer by CTCF-facilitated loops

S Ottema, R Mulet-Lazaro… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Chromosomal rearrangements are a frequent cause of oncogene deregulation in human
malignancies. Overexpression of EVI1 is found in a subgroup of acute myeloid leukemia …

EVI1 drives leukemogenesis through aberrant ERG activation

J Schmoellerl, IAM Barbosa, M Minnich, F Andersch… - Blood, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Chromosomal rearrangements involving the MDS1 and EVI1 complex locus (MECOM) on
chromosome 3q26 define an aggressive subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that is …

A single oncogenic enhancer rearrangement causes concomitant EVI1 and GATA2 deregulation in leukemia

S Gröschel, MA Sanders, R Hoogenboezem, E de Wit… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Chromosomal rearrangements without gene fusions have been implicated in
leukemogenesis by causing deregulation of proto-oncogenes via relocation of cryptic …

Identification of therapeutic targets of the hijacked super-enhancer complex in EVI1-rearranged leukemia

S Kiehlmeier, MR Rafiee, A Bakr, J Mika, S Kruse… - Leukemia, 2021 - nature.com
Deregulation of the EVI1 proto-oncogene by the GATA2 distal hematopoietic enhancer
(G2DHE) is a key event in high-risk acute myeloid leukemia carrying 3q21q26 aberrations …

A remote GATA2 hematopoietic enhancer drives leukemogenesis in inv (3)(q21; q26) by activating EVI1 expression

H Yamazaki, M Suzuki, A Otsuki, R Shimizu… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Chromosomal inversion between 3q21 and 3q26 results in high-risk acute myeloid leukemia
(AML). In this study, we identified a mechanism whereby a GATA2 distal hematopoietic …

Cooperation of BCR-ABL and AML1/MDS1/EVI1 in blocking myeloid differentiation and rapid induction of an acute myelogenous leukemia

GM Cuenco, R Ren - Oncogene, 2001 - nature.com
The development of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), which is characterized by a block
of myeloid differentiation, is a multi-step process that involves several genetic abnormalities …

Oncogene EVI1 drives acute myeloid leukemia via a targetable interaction with CTBP2

D Pastoors, M Havermans, R Mulet-Lazaro, D Brian… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) driven by the activation of EVI1 due to chromosome
3q26/MECOM rearrangements is incurable. Because transcription factors such as EVI1 are …

Rational targeting of cooperating layers of the epigenome yields enhanced therapeutic efficacy against AML

C Duy, M Teater, FE Garrett-Bakelman, TC Lee… - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
Disruption of epigenetic regulation is a hallmark of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but
epigenetic therapy is complicated by the complexity of the epigenome. Herein, we …

Acetylation of lysine 564 adjacent to the C-terminal binding protein-binding motif in EVI1 is crucial for transcriptional activation of GATA2

A Shimahara, N Yamakawa, I Nishikata… - Journal of Biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
Ecotropic viral integration site 1 (EVI1) is an important transcription factor for
leukemogenesis. EVI1 is a member of a group of transcription factors with C-terminal …