IL-7: comprehensive review

H Winer, GOL Rodrigues, JA Hixon, FB Aiello, TC Hsu… - Cytokine, 2022 - Elsevier
Overview IL-7 is a member of the family of cytokines with four anti-parallel α helixes that bind
Type I cytokine receptors. It is produced by stromal cells and is required for development …

Transcription factor networks link B-lymphocyte development and malignant transformation in leukemia

M Sigvardsson - Genes & Development, 2023 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Rapid advances in genomics have opened unprecedented possibilities to explore the
mutational landscapes in malignant diseases, such as B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia …

EBF1 primes B-lymphoid enhancers and limits the myeloid bias in murine multipotent progenitors

A Lenaerts, I Kucinski, W Deboutte… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and multipotent progenitors (MPPs) generate all cells of
the blood system. Despite their multipotency, MPPs display poorly understood lineage bias …

The PAX5‐JAK2 translocation acts as dual‐hit mutation that promotes aggressive B‐cell leukemia via nuclear STAT5 activation

S Jurado, AS Fedl, M Jaritz… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
While PAX5 is an important tumor suppressor gene in B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(B‐ALL), it is also involved in oncogenic translocations coding for diverse PAX5 fusion …

EBF1 and PAX5 control pro-B cell expansion via opposing regulation of the Myc gene

R Somasundaram, CT Jensen… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Genes encoding B lineage–restricted transcription factors are frequently mutated in B-
lymphoid leukemias, suggesting a close link between normal and malignant B-cell …

[HTML][HTML] PAX5 alterations in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Z Jia, Z Gu - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
PAX5, a master regulator of B cell development and maintenance, is one of the most
common targets of genetic alterations in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). PAX5 …

Stem cell–like reprogramming is required for leukemia-initiating activity in B-ALL

V Fregona, M Bayet, M Bouttier, L Largeaud… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) is a multistep disease characterized by the
hierarchical acquisition of genetic alterations. However, the question of how a primary …

[HTML][HTML] Three-dimensional chromatin reorganization regulates B cell development during ageing

F Ma, Y Cao, H Du, FZ Braikia, L Zong… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
The contribution of three-dimensional genome organization to physiological ageing is not
well known. Here we show that large-scale chromatin reorganization distinguishes young …

[HTML][HTML] A SIRT7-dependent acetylation switch regulates early B cell differentiation and lineage commitment through Pax5

A Gamez-Garcia, M Espinosa-Alcantud… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
B lymphopoiesis is orchestrated by lineage-specific transcription factors. In B cell
progenitors, lineage commitment is mediated by Pax5, which is commonly mutated in B cell …

[HTML][HTML] Centrioles are frequently amplified in early B cell development but dispensable for humoral immunity

MA Schapfl, GM LoMastro, VZ Braun, M Hirai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Centrioles define centrosome structure and function. Deregulation of centriole numbers can
cause developmental defects and cancer. The p53 tumor suppressor limits the growth of …