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miR-125b promotes MLL-AF9–driven murine acute myeloid leukemia involving a VEGFA-mediated non–cell-intrinsic mechanism
Liu J, Guo B, Chen Z, Wang N, Iacovino M, Cheng J, Roden C, Pan W, Khan S, Chen S, Kyba M, Fan R, Guo S, Lu J. miR-125b promotes MLL-AF9–driven murine acute myeloid leukemia involving a VEGFA-mediated non–cell-intrinsic mechanism. Blood 2017, 129: 1491-1502. PMID: 28053194, PMCID: PMC5356452, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-06-721027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Blockade of miR-150 Maturation by MLL-Fusion/MYC/LIN-28 Is Required for MLL-Associated Leukemia
Jiang X, Huang H, Li Z, Li Y, Wang X, Gurbuxani S, Chen P, He C, You D, Zhang S, Wang J, Arnovitz S, Elkahloun A, Price C, Hong GM, Ren H, Kunjamma RB, Neilly MB, Matthews JM, Xu M, Larson RA, Le Beau MM, Slany RK, Liu PP, Lu J, Zhang J, He C, Chen J. Blockade of miR-150 Maturation by MLL-Fusion/MYC/LIN-28 Is Required for MLL-Associated Leukemia. Cancer Cell 2012, 22: 524-535. PMID: 23079661, PMCID: PMC3480215, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2012.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA MethylationDown-RegulationFms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3Gene DosageGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansLeukemiaMiceMicroRNAsMutationMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsMiR-150MiR-150 functionsLeukemic cell growthPathogenesis of leukemiaHoxa9/Meis1Acute leukemiaDysregulation of miRNAsExpression of microRNAsPivotal gatekeeperLeukemiaFunctional axisCell growthLeukemogenesisMYC/MLL fusion proteinsBlockadePathogenesisPosttranscriptional levelExpressionFusion proteinFLT3
2011
MicroRNA Expression Profiling Identifies Activated B Cell Status in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells
Li S, Moffett HF, Lu J, Werner L, Zhang H, Ritz J, Neuberg D, Wucherpfennig KW, Brown JR, Novina CD. MicroRNA Expression Profiling Identifies Activated B Cell Status in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e16956. PMID: 21408091, PMCID: PMC3050979, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB-LymphocytesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHumansLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellLymphocyte ActivationMicroRNAsPhenotypeReproducibility of ResultsTime FactorsConceptsB cell statusChronic lymphocytic leukemiaCLL cellsB cellsCpG activationChronic lymphocytic leukemia cellsActivated B cellsLymphocytic leukemia cellsCell statusClinical courseFirst therapyExpression profiling identifiesLymphocytic leukemiaNormal donorsUnmutated statusMiR-155MiR-223MiR-181bMiR-29cMiR-181aLeukemia cellsMiR-103Untransformed B cellsRecent dataProfiling identifies
2010
Aberrant overexpression and function of the miR-17-92 cluster in MLL-rearranged acute leukemia
Mi S, Li Z, Chen P, He C, Cao D, Elkahloun A, Lu J, Pelloso LA, Wunderlich M, Huang H, Luo RT, Sun M, He M, Neilly MB, Zeleznik-Le NJ, Thirman MJ, Mulloy JC, Liu PP, Rowley JD, Chen J. Aberrant overexpression and function of the miR-17-92 cluster in MLL-rearranged acute leukemia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 3710-3715. PMID: 20133587, PMCID: PMC2840429, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914900107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHeLa CellsHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMiceMicroRNAsMultigene FamilyConceptsMouse bone marrow progenitor cellsMiRNA clusterTarget genesMLL fusionsBone marrow progenitor cellsMiR-17Marrow progenitor cellsCell differentiationDNA copy number amplificationsWild-type MLLProgenitor cellsRelevant target genesHistone H3 acetylationPotential target genesMLL fusion genesCopy number amplificationDevelopment of MLLH3K4 trimethylationIndividual miRNAsH3 acetylationMixed lineage leukemiaCell cycleHuman cellsDirect bindingMiRNAs