Kadriye Nehir Cosgun, PhD
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2024
Tuning Responses to Polatuzumab Vedotin in B-cell Lymphoma.
Leveille E, Kothari S, Cosgun K, Mlynarczyk C, Müschen M. Tuning Responses to Polatuzumab Vedotin in B-cell Lymphoma. Cancer Discovery 2024, 14: 1577-1580. PMID: 39228298, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-24-0644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDependence of lymphopoiesis on efficient β-catenin degradation
Cosgun K, Jumaa H, Robinson M, Klemm L, Oulghazi S, Fonseca-Arce D, Xu L, Xiao G, Khanduja D, Chan L, Lee J, Kume K, Song J, Chan W, Chen J, Taketo M, Kothari S. Dependence of lymphopoiesis on efficient β-catenin degradation. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 212: 1195_4936-1195_4936. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.212.supp.1195.4936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIkaros zinc fingersLymphoid cellsB-cateninChIP-seq analysisSuppression of MYC expressionRegulate lineage specificationInduce cell deathConstitutively low levelsDeletion of ApcChIP-seqTcf factorsZinc fingerProteasomal degradationBinding motifNucleosome remodelingDestruction complexSpecific genesWnt/b-catenin pathwayLineage specificationCell deathMYC expressionSuperenhancersLymphoid developmentEpithelial lineageEpithelial cellsDynamic recruitment of inhibitory complexes by CD25 controls B-cell development and selection
Sun R, Lee J, Robinson M, Kume K, Ma N, Cosgun K, Chan L, Antoshkina I, Khanduja D, Leveille E, Katz S, Vaidehi N, Müschen M. Dynamic recruitment of inhibitory complexes by CD25 controls B-cell development and selection. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 212: 1253_4618-1253_4618. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.212.supp.1253.4618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBCR signalingInhibitory complexInhibitory phosphatasesPositively charged tailITIM-bearing receptorsInitiation of BCR signalingNegatively charged residuesB cell developmentSH2 domainPhosphatase domainCytoplasmic tailITIM motifsGenetic studiesPhosphatase SHP1Co-IPBCR complexDynamic recruitmentIL2 receptorCell surfaceB cellsSHP1Surface-expressedTernary complexClonal expansionPhosphatase
2023
Optogenetic Control of Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies
Kume K, Lee J, Cheng Z, Robinson M, Leveille E, Cosgun K, Chan L, Feng Y, Arce D, Khanduja D, Toomre D, Müschen M. Optogenetic Control of Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 4138. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesB-cell lymphomaMature B-cell lymphomasB cell deathB cellsB cell developmentGenetic deletionMantle cell lymphomaNF-kB signalingBCR signal inhibitorsB cell precursorsCell of originCell viabilityChronic active BCRB cell survivalB cell receptor signalsHodgkin's diseaseMultiple myelomaNormal B cell developmentPlasma cellsBtk tyrosine kinaseCell lymphomaBurkitt's lymphomaNF-kBSmall molecule inhibitorsSTAT5-Feedback Controls Distinct Metabolic States for Dynamic Transitions between Cellular Activation and Quiescence in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Kume K, Chen Z, Robinson M, Chan L, Leveille E, Cosgun K, Cheng Z, Arce D, Khanduja D, Graeber T, Müschen M. STAT5-Feedback Controls Distinct Metabolic States for Dynamic Transitions between Cellular Activation and Quiescence in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2023, 142: 2977. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-191006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaPharmacological inhibitionGenetic deletionCellular activationReceptor signalingCell deathBone marrow relapsePoor overall outcomePoor clinical outcomeLeukemia-initiating capacityOncogenic STAT5Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics analysisExpression levelsPhosphorylation of STAT5Flow cytometry analysisMetabolic statePositive MRDRole of mTORMarrow relapseAggressive courseClinical outcomesExcessive protein synthesisMetabolic outcomesImmunoglobulin Light Chains Control Permissiveness to Malignant B-Cell Transformation By RAS-Pathway Lesions
Chan L, Kume K, Hurtz C, Robinson M, Cosgun K, Müschen M. Immunoglobulin Light Chains Control Permissiveness to Malignant B-Cell Transformation By RAS-Pathway Lesions. Blood 2023, 142: 2974. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJeKo-1 cellsB cell precursorsMature B cellsB cellsMantle cell lymphoma cellsCell lymphoma cellsGenetic ablationImmunoglobulin light chainsRAS activationOncogenic RASMalignant transformationB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaConventional light chainsRAS pathwayLymphoma cellsCell deathOncogenic RAS activationLight chainAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaMature B-cell lymphomasTransgenic mouse modelB-cell lymphomaB-cell malignanciesMalignant B-cell transformationKappa-LCRepurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies
Cosgun K, Robinson M, Oulghazi S, Xu L, Xiao G, Chan L, Lee J, Kume K, Leveille E, Arce D, Khanduja D, Feldhahn N, Song J, Chan W, Chen J, Taketo M, Schjerven H, Jellusova J, Kothari S, Davids M, Müschen M. Repurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 2818. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFavorable safety profileSmall molecule inhibitorsT-lymphoid malignancyΒ-catenin degradationLymphoid malignanciesΒ-cateninInteractome studiesSafety profileClinical trialsMolecule inhibitorsLow nanomolar concentrationsΒ-catenin accumulationSolid tumorsRefractory B-cell malignanciesCell deathPK/PD profilesZinc finger proteinRefractory lymphoid malignanciesChIP-seq analysisPhase 2 trialMYC target genesT-cell lymphomaColony formationRapid nuclear accumulationWnt/β-catenin pathwayDynamic Recruitment of Inhibitory Complexes Controls Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies
Sun R, Lee J, Robinson M, Kume K, Ma N, Cosgun K, Chan L, Antoshkina I, Khanduja D, Leveille E, Katz S, Chen J, Paietta E, Vaidehi N, Müschen M. Dynamic Recruitment of Inhibitory Complexes Controls Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 719. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-189742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesB-cell lymphomaHigher serum levelsMature B-cell lymphomasSoluble CD25Serum levelsOncogenic signalingMouse modelB cellsAggressive B-cell lymphomasAcceleration of diseaseActivation of inhibitoryPoor clinical outcomeCD25 surface expressionB cell subsetsRole of CD25Patient-derived xenograftsB cell populationsB-cell receptor signalingB-cell leukemiaGenetic mouse modelsKnockin mouse modelCell deathMature B cell populationClinical outcomesComputational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies
Li Q, Robinson M, Leveille E, Zhang C, Sun R, Cheng Z, Kume K, Cosgun K, Kothari S, Khanduja D, Nakada D, Müschen M. Computational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 418. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall molecule inhibitorsDrug discovery toolNAMPT inhibitorsCompound screenCell type-specific targetsCell linesMolecule inhibitorsPurine/pyrimidine metabolismTumor cell linesEnergy metabolismSalvage biosynthesis pathwaySolid tumor cell linesB cell developmentCellular energy metabolismB cell signalingAmino acid metabolismCell cycle arrestDiscovery toolDepletion of metabolitesBiosynthesis pathwayCompetitive fitnessRate-limiting enzymeNAMPT deletionConditional mouse modelEnergy stressSeparation of B- and T-Cell-Specific Signaling Molecules Prevents Oncogenic Transformation in Lymphoid Malignancies
Ketzer F, Klemm L, Robinson M, Loucks C, Arce D, Cosgun K, Kothari S, Müschen M. Separation of B- and T-Cell-Specific Signaling Molecules Prevents Oncogenic Transformation in Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 1396. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-189221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKinase ZAP70Transcriptional regulationTranscription factorsKinase SykDownstream activationT-cell signaling proteinsCRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockoutComparative proteomic analysisNegative selectionFunction of proteinsWild-type cellsCas9-mediated knockoutCo-expressed proteinsPre-malignant cellsT cell linesCellular fitnessTranscription machinerySLP-76Signaling proteinsMalignant transformationSignal transductionAberrant transcriptionProteomic analysisChIP-qPCRNovel key mechanism