Old and new facts and speculations on the role of the B cell receptor in the origin of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

D Bagnara, AN Mazzarello, F Ghiotto… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The engagement of the B cell receptor (BcR) on the surface of leukemic cells represents a
key event in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) since it can lead to the maintenance and …

Higher-order connections between stereotyped subsets: implications for improved patient classification in CLL

A Agathangelidis, A Chatzidimitriou… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by the existence of subsets of patients
with (quasi) identical, stereotyped B-cell receptor (BcR) immunoglobulins. Patients in certain …

B-cell receptor immunoglobulin stereotypy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Key to understanding disease biology and stratifying patients

A Agathangelidis, T Chatzikonstantinou… - Seminars in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sequence convergence, otherwise stereotypy, of B-cell receptor immunoglobulin (BcR IG)
from unrelated patients is a distinctive feature of the IG gene repertoire in chronic …

Prognostic impact of prevalent chronic lymphocytic leukemia stereotyped subsets: analysis within prospective clinical trials of the German CLL Study Group

S Jaramillo, A Agathangelidis, C Schneider… - …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Almost one-third of all patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) express stereotyped
B-cell receptor immunoglobulins (BcR IG) and can be assigned to distinct subsets, each with …

Developmental partitioning of SYK and ZAP70 prevents autoimmunity and cancer

T Sadras, M Martin, K Kume, ME Robinson… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Even though SYK and ZAP70 kinases share high sequence homology and serve analogous
functions, their expression in B and T cells is strictly segregated throughout evolution. Here …

Tailored approaches grounded on immunogenetic features for refined prognostication in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

P Baliakas, T Moysiadis, A Hadzidimitriou… - …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients with differential somatic hypermutation status
of the immunoglobulin heavy variable genes, namely mutated or unmutated, display …

Biological significance of monoallelic and biallelic BIRC3 loss in del(11q) chronic lymphocytic leukemia progression

M Quijada-Álamo, M Hernández-Sánchez… - Blood Cancer …, 2021 - nature.com
BIRC3 is monoallelically deleted in up to 80% of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cases
harboring del (11q). In addition, truncating mutations in the remaining allele of this gene can …

N-Glycosylation of the Ig Receptors Shapes the Antigen Reactivity in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Subset #201

A Iatrou, M Gounari, E Sofou… - The Journal of …, 2023 - journals.aai.org
Subset# 201 is a clinically indolent subgroup of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
defined by the expression of stereotyped, mutated IGHV4-34/IGLV1-44 BCR Ig. Subset# 201 …

IgCaller for reconstructing immunoglobulin gene rearrangements and oncogenic translocations from whole-genome sequencing in lymphoid neoplasms

F Nadeu, R Mas-de-Les-Valls, A Navarro… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Immunoglobulin (Ig) gene rearrangements and oncogenic translocations are routinely
assessed during the characterization of B cell neoplasms and stratification of patients with …

T-cell redirecting therapies in haematological malignancies: current developments and novel strategies for improved targeting

GSF Anderson, MA Chapman - Molecular Therapy, 2024 - cell.com
T-cell redirecting therapies (TCRTs), such as CAR-or TCR T-cells and T-cell engagers, have
emerged as a highly effective treatment modality, particularly in the B-and plasma cell …