2021
Identification of a Conserved Intracellular Loop (CIL) Structure That Scaffolds PIP3 to Amplify Oncogenic Signaling during Malignant B-Cell Transformation
Lee J, Robinson M, Ma N, Sadras T, Cosgun K, Chan L, Kume K, Thomas-Tikhonenko A, Weinstock D, Diamond M, Vaidehi N, Müschen M. Identification of a Conserved Intracellular Loop (CIL) Structure That Scaffolds PIP3 to Amplify Oncogenic Signaling during Malignant B-Cell Transformation. Blood 2021, 138: 868. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-149646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipid raftsB cell receptorB cell activationB cell activation signalsConstitutive membrane localizationMalignant B-cell transformationPleckstrin homology domainCell membrane lipid compositionMembrane lipid compositionNormal B-cell activationEndosomal proteinCell membrane lipidsBasic lysine residueHomology domainPH domainMembrane localizationB-cell transformationProteomic analysisEndosomal membranesPIP3PIP3 accumulationOncogenic signalingOncogenic transformationGene expressionInducible activation
2020
IFITM3 functions as a PIP3 scaffold to amplify PI3K signalling in B cells
Lee J, Robinson ME, Ma N, Artadji D, Ahmed MA, Xiao G, Sadras T, Deb G, Winchester J, Cosgun KN, Geng H, Chan LN, Kume K, Miettinen TP, Zhang Y, Nix MA, Klemm L, Chen CW, Chen J, Khairnar V, Wiita AP, Thomas-Tikhonenko A, Farzan M, Jung JU, Weinstock DM, Manalis SR, Diamond MS, Vaidehi N, Müschen M. IFITM3 functions as a PIP3 scaffold to amplify PI3K signalling in B cells. Nature 2020, 588: 491-497. PMID: 33149299, PMCID: PMC8087162, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2884-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CD19B-LymphocytesCell Transformation, NeoplasticFemaleGerminal CenterHumansIntegrinsMembrane MicrodomainsMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred NODModels, MolecularPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPhosphorylationReceptors, Antigen, B-CellRNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsPI3KCell leukemiaAntiviral effector functionsAntigen-specific antibodiesInterferon-induced transmembrane proteinsIFITM3 functionDevelopment of leukemiaCell surfacePoor outcomeOncogenic PI3KClinical cohortEffector functionsGerminal centersMouse modelB cellsExpression of IFITM3Malignant transformationAccumulation of PIP3PI3K signalsCell receptorNormal numbersLeukemiaDefective expressionEndosomal proteinIFITM3