Emerging concepts of epigenetic dysregulation in hematological malignancies

P Ntziachristos, O Abdel-Wahab, I Aifantis - Nature immunology, 2016 - nature.com
The past decade brought a revolution in understanding of the structure, topology and
disease-inducing lesions of RNA and DNA, fueled by unprecedented progress in next …

Transcriptional regulation of INK4/ARF locus by cis and trans mechanisms

U Farooq, D Notani - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
9p21 locus is one of the most reproducible regions in genome-wide association studies
(GWAS). The region harbors CDKN2A/B genes that code for p16INK4a, p15INK4b, and …

The transcription factor Hhex cooperates with the corepressor Tle3 to promote memory B cell development

BJ Laidlaw, L Duan, Y Xu, SE Vazquez, JG Cyster - Nature immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Memory B cells (MBCs) are essential for long-lived humoral immunity. However, the
transcription factors involved in MBC differentiation are poorly defined. Here, using single …

Expression of mutant Asxl1 perturbs hematopoiesis and promotes susceptibility to leukemic transformation

R Nagase, D Inoue, A Pastore, T Fujino… - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - rupress.org
Additional sex combs like 1 (ASXL1) is frequently mutated in myeloid malignancies and
clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP). Although loss of ASXL1 promotes …

HHEX is a transcriptional regulator of the VEGFC/FLT4/PROX1 signaling axis during vascular development

S Gauvrit, A Villasenor, B Strilic, P Kitchen… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Formation of the lymphatic system requires the coordinated expression of several key
regulators: vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGFC), its receptor FLT4, and a key …

High expression of CPT1A predicts adverse outcomes: a potential therapeutic target for acute myeloid leukemia

J Shi, H Fu, Z Jia, K He, L Fu, W Wang - EBioMedicine, 2016 - thelancet.com
Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1A (CPT1A) protein catalyzes the rate-limiting step of Fatty-
acid oxidation (FAO) pathway, which can promote cell proliferation and suppress apoptosis …

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation and its association with subcortical volumes: findings from the ENIGMA Epigenetics Working Group

T Jia, C Chu, Y Liu, J Van Dongen, E Papastergios… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
DNA methylation, which is modulated by both genetic factors and environmental exposures,
may offer a unique opportunity to discover novel biomarkers of disease-related brain …

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 …

The Haematopoietically-expressed homeobox transcription factor: roles in development, physiology and disease

JT Jackson, SL Nutt, MP McCormack - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Haematopoietically expressed homeobox transcription factor (Hhex) is a transcriptional
repressor that is of fundamental importance across species, as evident by its evolutionary …

RUNX1 cooperates with FLT3-ITD to induce leukemia

K Behrens, K Maul, N Tekin, N Kriebitzsch… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - rupress.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is induced by the cooperative action of deregulated genes
that perturb self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation. Internal tandem duplications …