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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
2020
Resolving Cell Cycle Speed in One Snapshot with a Live-Cell Fluorescent Reporter
Eastman AE, Chen X, Hu X, Hartman AA, Morales A, Yang C, Lu J, Kueh HY, Guo S. Resolving Cell Cycle Speed in One Snapshot with a Live-Cell Fluorescent Reporter. Cell Reports 2020, 31: 107804. PMID: 32579930, PMCID: PMC7418154, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescent reportersLive-cell fluorescent reporterCell cycle speedFluorescent timer proteinsCell proliferationCell cycle dynamicsRed fluorescent proteinFaster cycling cellsFate transitionsFusion reporterActive lociTimer proteinFluorescent proteinLength heterogeneityComplex tissuesHematopoietic cellsCycling cellsReporterFluorescence ratioCycle dynamicsProteinFunctional heterogeneityMouse strainsSolid tissuesCycle speed
2016
miR-126 Regulates Distinct Self-Renewal Outcomes in Normal and Malignant Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Lechman ER, Gentner B, Ng SW, Schoof EM, van Galen P, Kennedy JA, Nucera S, Ciceri F, Kaufmann KB, Takayama N, Dobson SM, Trotman-Grant A, Krivdova G, Elzinga J, Mitchell A, Nilsson B, Hermans KG, Eppert K, Marke R, Isserlin R, Voisin V, Bader GD, Zandstra PW, Golub TR, Ebert BL, Lu J, Minden M, Wang JC, Naldini L, Dick JE. miR-126 Regulates Distinct Self-Renewal Outcomes in Normal and Malignant Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Cancer Cell 2016, 29: 214-228. PMID: 26832662, PMCID: PMC4749543, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2015.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeukemia stem cellsMiR-126Human acute myeloid leukemia stem cellsAcute myeloid leukemia stem cellsMyeloid leukemia stem cellsPI3K/Akt/mTORMiR-126 expressionAkt/mTORMalignant hematopoietic stem cellsMiR-126 regulationStem cellsMiR-126 targetsLSC activityLSC quiescenceAML samplesChemotherapy resistanceHematopoietic stem cellsHematopoietic stem cell cyclingMiRNA signatureCell cycle progressionLSC functionCycle progressionStem cell cyclingSignature miRNAsCell cycling
2010
MicroRNA miR-125a controls hematopoietic stem cell number
Guo S, Lu J, Schlanger R, Zhang H, Wang JY, Fox MC, Purton LE, Fleming HH, Cobb B, Merkenschlager M, Golub TR, Scadden DT. MicroRNA miR-125a controls hematopoietic stem cell number. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 14229-14234. PMID: 20616003, PMCID: PMC2922532, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0913574107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cellsStem cell pool sizeStem cell stateLong-term hematopoietic stem cellsCell-autonomous mannerStem cellsStem cell populationCell pool sizeMiR-125aStem cell numbersHematopoietic stem cell numbersEnzyme DicerImmature hematopoietic progenitorsHematopoietic differentiationMutant animalsCell statesProgenitor cell apoptosisMicroRNA processing enzyme DicerMicroRNA clusterProapoptotic genesHSPC populationsHematopoietic expansionSpecific microRNAsUnique microRNAsHSPC apoptosis
2008
ADAR1 is essential for the maintenance of hematopoiesis and suppression of interferon signaling
Hartner JC, Walkley CR, Lu J, Orkin SH. ADAR1 is essential for the maintenance of hematopoiesis and suppression of interferon signaling. Nature Immunology 2008, 10: 109-115. PMID: 19060901, PMCID: PMC2701568, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicroRNA-Mediated Control of Cell Fate in Megakaryocyte-Erythrocyte Progenitors
Lu J, Guo S, Ebert BL, Zhang H, Peng X, Bosco J, Pretz J, Schlanger R, Wang JY, Mak RH, Dombkowski DM, Preffer FI, Scadden DT, Golub TR. MicroRNA-Mediated Control of Cell Fate in Megakaryocyte-Erythrocyte Progenitors. Developmental Cell 2008, 14: 843-853. PMID: 18539114, PMCID: PMC2688789, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CD34Bone Marrow CellsCell DifferentiationCell LineageCells, CulturedErythroid CellsErythropoietinGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansIntegrin beta3K562 CellsMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsModels, BiologicalPlatelet Membrane Glycoprotein IIbProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mybThrombopoietinConceptsMegakaryocyte-erythrocyte progenitorsLineage specificationTranscription factor MYBMiR-150Cell fateLineage fateRegenerative biologyErythroid cellsFunction experimentsMultipotent cellsMegakaryocytic lineageMiRNA expressionPrimary cellsCritical targetModel systemMicroRNAsProgenitorsFateRegulationCellsImportant participantsMYBLineagesMiRNAsBiology