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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 proteinFLT3miR-196b directly targets both HOXA9/MEIS1 oncogenes and FAS tumour suppressor in MLL-rearranged leukaemia
Li Z, Huang H, Chen P, He M, Li Y, Arnovitz S, Jiang X, He C, Hyjek E, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Elkahloun A, Cao D, Shen C, Wunderlich M, Wang Y, Neilly MB, Jin J, Wei M, Lu J, Valk PJ, Delwel R, Lowenberg B, Le Beau MM, Vardiman J, Mulloy JC, Zeleznik-Le NJ, Liu PP, Zhang J, Chen J. miR-196b directly targets both HOXA9/MEIS1 oncogenes and FAS tumour suppressor in MLL-rearranged leukaemia. Nature Communications 2012, 3: 688. PMID: 22353710, PMCID: PMC3514459, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBase SequenceCell Transformation, NeoplasticCells, CulturedFas ReceptorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, Tumor SuppressorHematopoiesisHomeodomain ProteinsHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsMiR-196bTumor suppressorMiRNA regulation mechanismOverexpression of FASBone marrow transplantationEssential oncogenic roleMiRNA regulationEctopic expressionMixed lineage leukemiaMEIS1 expressionMLL fusionsProapoptotic genesSingle miRNACell differentiationDirect targetLeukaemic phenotypeHoxa9/Meis1Marrow transplantationNormal developmentFurther repressionLeukaemic cellsOncogenic roleLineage leukemiaNormal haematopoiesisSecondary transplantation
2009
Regulation of mir-196b by MLL and its overexpression by MLL fusions contributes to immortalization
Popovic R, Riesbeck LE, Velu CS, Chaubey A, Zhang J, Achille NJ, Erfurth FE, Eaton K, Lu J, Grimes HL, Chen J, Rowley JD, Zeleznik-Le NJ. Regulation of mir-196b by MLL and its overexpression by MLL fusions contributes to immortalization. Blood 2009, 113: 3314-3322. PMID: 19188669, PMCID: PMC2665896, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-04-154310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticCells, CulturedEmbryonic Stem CellsGene Expression RegulationHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseLeukemiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsMolecular Sequence DataMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidUp-RegulationConceptsMLL fusion proteinsHox genesMiR-196bLeukemogenic MLL fusion proteinsFusion proteinEmbryonic stem cell differentiationStem cell differentiationDifferentiated hematopoietic cellsShort-term hematopoietic stem cellsMixed lineage leukemia (MLL) geneBone marrow progenitor cellsLeukemia developmentHOXA clusterHematopoietic stem cellsPrimary leukemia samplesChimeric proteinMarrow progenitor cellsHematopoietic lineagesCell differentiationLeukemia geneFusion contributesChromosomal translocationsHematopoietic cellsGenesStem cells