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The DNA Methylcytosine Dioxygenase Tet2 Sustains Immunosuppressive Function of Tumor-Infiltrating Myeloid Cells to Promote Melanoma Progression
Pan W, Zhu S, Qu K, Meeth K, Cheng J, He K, Ma H, Liao Y, Wen X, Roden C, Tobiasova Z, Wei Z, Zhao J, Liu J, Zheng J, Guo B, Khan SA, Bosenberg M, Flavell RA, Lu J. The DNA Methylcytosine Dioxygenase Tet2 Sustains Immunosuppressive Function of Tumor-Infiltrating Myeloid Cells to Promote Melanoma Progression. Immunity 2017, 47: 284-297.e5. PMID: 28813659, PMCID: PMC5710009, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2017.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmunosuppressive functionMyeloid cellsIntratumoral myeloid cellsNon-hematologic malignanciesMyeloid-specific deletionTumor-associated macrophagesReduced tumor growthTumor-promoting functionsProinflammatory onesMyD88 pathwayMelanoma patientsCell depletionEffector TRole of TET2Methylcytosine dioxygenase TET2Mouse modelIL-1RMelanoma growthTherapeutic targetTumor growthTET2 expressionMelanoma progressionHematopoietic malignanciesMalignancyTET2
2013
An Extensive Network of TET2-Targeting MicroRNAs Regulates Malignant Hematopoiesis
Cheng J, Guo S, Chen S, Mastriano SJ, Liu C, D’Alessio A, Hysolli E, Guo Y, Yao H, Megyola CM, Li D, Liu J, Pan W, Roden CA, Zhou XL, Heydari K, Chen J, Park IH, Ding Y, Zhang Y, Lu J. An Extensive Network of TET2-Targeting MicroRNAs Regulates Malignant Hematopoiesis. Cell Reports 2013, 5: 471-481. PMID: 24120864, PMCID: PMC3834864, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.08.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey tumor suppressorMyeloid differentiation biasTET2 expressionTranslocation 2 (TET2) geneMolecular regulationDifferentiation biasHematopoietic malignanciesTen-ElevenMalignant hematopoiesisTumor suppressorHematopoietic expansionActivity screenMiR-7MiRNAsExpression of TET2Normal hematopoiesisOncogenic potentialTET2Important pathogenic mechanismMiR-101Extensive roleMiR-29cHematopoiesisExpressionRegulation