CDK9 phosphorylates RUNX1 to promote megakaryocytic fate in megakaryocytic-erythroid progenitors
Kwon N, Lu Y, Thompson E, Mancuso R, Wang L, Zhang P, Krause D. CDK9 phosphorylates RUNX1 to promote megakaryocytic fate in megakaryocytic-erythroid progenitors. Blood 2024 PMID: 39102635, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2024023963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMegakaryocytic-erythroid progenitorsWild-typeFate specificationRUNX1 levelsCell lines expressing wild-typeHuman erythroleukemiaInhibition of CDK9Cell-type specific transcription factorsMK-specificRUNX1 variantsDifferentially regulates expressionErythroid commitmentHematopoietic homeostasisHuman erythroleukemia cellsMK progenitorsOverexpression of RUNX1Megakaryocyte fateDecreased expressionRUNX1Mimetic mutationNon-phosphorylatableTranscription machineryFunctional efficacySerine/threonine phosphorylationSerine/threonine kinase