2019
Ifitm3 Is Essential for PI(3,4,5)P3-Dependent B-Cell Activation and Leukemogenesis
Lee J, Xiao G, Cosgun K, Geng H, Ma N, Chan L, Kume K, Nix M, Chen Z, Chen C, Chen J, Khairnar V, Wiita A, Thomas-Tikhonenko A, Farzan M, Diamond M, Jung J, Vaidehi N, Müschen M. Ifitm3 Is Essential for PI(3,4,5)P3-Dependent B-Cell Activation and Leukemogenesis. Blood 2019, 134: 2782. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-127615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor clinical outcomeB cellsBCR-ABL1Clinical outcomesPI3KAntigen-specific humoral immune responsesAntigen-specific B cell responsesAntiviral effector functionsTime of diagnosisMRNA levelsB cell responsesHumoral immune responseSurface expressionB cell populationsB-cell malignanciesB-cell receptor signalingDependent B cell activationTransplant recipient miceMalignant B-cell transformationB cell activationB cell precursorsColony formation capacityAdvisory CommitteeSrc kinaseB-cell transformation
2018
IFITM3-Mediated Regulation of Cell Membrane Dynamics Is Essential for Malignant B-Cell Transformation
Lee J, Geng H, Dinson D, Xiao G, Cosgun K, Chan L, Chen Z, Farzan M, Jung J, Wiita A, Muschen M. IFITM3-Mediated Regulation of Cell Membrane Dynamics Is Essential for Malignant B-Cell Transformation. Blood 2018, 132: 552. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-117472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB cell receptorLipid raftsOncogenic tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinasePlasma membraneCentral regulatorNormal B-cell receptorType II transmembrane topologyPI3KMalignant B-cell transformationIntracellular N terminusHomotypic cellular aggregationCell membraneCo-receptor CD19Assembly of membraneMRNA levelsLipid raft formationCell membrane dynamicsPotent tumor suppressorDifferent cell typesCholesterol accumulationCell cycle arrestCell receptorEndocytic motifTransmembrane topology