2021
PON2 subverts metabolic gatekeeper functions in B cells to promote leukemogenesis
Pan L, Hong C, Chan LN, Xiao G, Malvi P, Robinson ME, Geng H, Reddy ST, Lee J, Khairnar V, Cosgun KN, Xu L, Kume K, Sadras T, Wang S, Wajapeyee N, Müschen M. PON2 subverts metabolic gatekeeper functions in B cells to promote leukemogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2016553118. PMID: 33531346, PMCID: PMC7896313, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2016553118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant recipient miceDNA double-strand breaksNormal B cell developmentDouble-strand breaksB cell developmentGenetic deletionB cellsLymphoid transcription factorsGlucose transporter GLUT1Gatekeeper functionGlucose uptakeRecipient miceTranscription factorsSomatic recombinationSynthetic lethalityB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaCell developmentMetabolic gatekeeperRefractory B-ALLDeficient murineCell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaPoor clinical outcomeCell typesAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaGlucose transport
2017
Colony Lysate Arrays for Proteomic Profiling of Drug-Tolerant Persisters of Cancer Cell
Kume K, Nishizuka SS. Colony Lysate Arrays for Proteomic Profiling of Drug-Tolerant Persisters of Cancer Cell. Analytical Chemistry 2017, 89: 8626-8631. PMID: 28753272, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-tolerant persistersCancer cellsTranscription factorsProteomic profilingProteomic profilesLevels of proteinIndividual coloniesProtein array systemNumber of assaysSingle cellsProtein levelsCritical mechanismFunctional informationAlternative therapeutic targetsProteinTherapeutic targetFunctional heterogeneityCellsInitiation of relapseProfilingPersistersAgarose gelOct4ASTAT3Colonies