Featured Publications
m6A Modification Prevents Formation of Endogenous Double-Stranded RNAs and Deleterious Innate Immune Responses during Hematopoietic Development
Gao Y, Vasic R, Song Y, Teng R, Liu C, Gbyli R, Biancon G, Nelakanti R, Lobben K, Kudo E, Liu W, Ardasheva A, Fu X, Wang X, Joshi P, Lee V, Dura B, Viero G, Iwasaki A, Fan R, Xiao A, Flavell RA, Li HB, Tebaldi T, Halene S. m6A Modification Prevents Formation of Endogenous Double-Stranded RNAs and Deleterious Innate Immune Responses during Hematopoietic Development. Immunity 2020, 52: 1007-1021.e8. PMID: 32497523, PMCID: PMC7408742, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-stranded RNADeleterious innate immune responseMammalian hematopoietic developmentEndogenous double-stranded RNAHematopoietic developmentInnate immune responseAbundant RNA modificationMurine fetal liverPattern recognition receptor pathwaysImmune responseProtein codingDsRNA formationRNA modificationsWriter METTL3Hematopoietic defectsPerinatal lethalityNative stateConditional deletionAberrant innate immune responsesLoss of METTL3Hematopoietic failureReceptor pathwayAberrant immune responsePrevents formationFetal liver
2020
Editorial: Do not lose focus on myeloid biology in the era of COVID-19.
Halene S, Prebet T. Editorial: Do not lose focus on myeloid biology in the era of COVID-19. Current Opinion In Hematology 2020, 28: 71-72. PMID: 33394725, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000635.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2019
From clonal hematopoiesis to myeloid leukemia and what happens in between: Will improved understanding lead to new therapeutic and preventive opportunities?
Bewersdorf JP, Ardasheva A, Podoltsev NA, Singh A, Biancon G, Halene S, Zeidan AM. From clonal hematopoiesis to myeloid leukemia and what happens in between: Will improved understanding lead to new therapeutic and preventive opportunities? Blood Reviews 2019, 37: 100587. PMID: 31400824, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2019.100587.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMyeloid neoplasmsClonal hematopoiesisTherapy-related myeloid neoplasmsAnnual progression rateHealthy elderly individualsGenetic testing resultsCardiovascular mortalityHematologic disordersMyeloid leukemiaClinical significanceProgression ratePremalignant stateElderly individualsDiagnostic criteriaPreventive opportunitiesSolid tumorsClinical settingNatural historyFurther studiesPatientsSomatic mutationsRiskHematopoiesisCurrent understandingICUs
2018
SRSF2 mutations drive oncogenesis by activating a global program of aberrant alternative splicing in hematopoietic cells
Liang Y, Tebaldi T, Rejeski K, Joshi P, Stefani G, Taylor A, Song Y, Vasic R, Maziarz J, Balasubramanian K, Ardasheva A, Ding A, Quattrone A, Halene S. SRSF2 mutations drive oncogenesis by activating a global program of aberrant alternative splicing in hematopoietic cells. Leukemia 2018, 32: 2659-2671. PMID: 29858584, PMCID: PMC6274620, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-018-0152-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplicing factorsRNA processingAlternative splicingGene productsSplicing factor SRSF2Gene regulatory eventsAberrant alternative splicingSplice alterationsRecurrent mutationsSplicing proteinsHITS-CLIPSR familyMRNA splicingSplicing genesHematopoietic differentiationRegulatory eventsImpairs hematopoietic differentiationMolecular explanationWidespread modificationSplicingHematopoietic cellsMutationsBinding eventsOncogenesisProtein
2015
Regulation of actin polymerization by tropomodulin-3 controls megakaryocyte actin organization and platelet biogenesis
Sui Z, Nowak RB, Sanada C, Halene S, Krause DS, Fowler VM. Regulation of actin polymerization by tropomodulin-3 controls megakaryocyte actin organization and platelet biogenesis. Blood 2015, 126: 520-530. PMID: 25964668, PMCID: PMC4513252, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-09-601484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsApoptosisBlood PlateletsBlotting, WesternCell MembraneCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCytoplasmEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHematopoiesisHemorrhageImmunoprecipitationMegakaryocytesMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMicroscopy, FluorescencePloidiesPolymerizationTropomodulinConceptsPlatelet biogenesisDemarcation membrane systemF-actinTropomodulin-3Organelle distributionProplatelet formationActin polymerizationF-actin cappingF-actin organizationF-actin cytoskeletonWild-type megakaryocytesActin cytoskeletonActin organizationMK differentiationTmod isoformsLarge proplateletsBiogenesisContractile bundlesActin filamentsDMS formationBinds tropomyosinBud sizeMK numberConfocal microscopyCytoskeletonThe regulatory role of serum response factor pathway in neutrophil inflammatory response
Taylor A, Halene S. The regulatory role of serum response factor pathway in neutrophil inflammatory response. Current Opinion In Hematology 2015, 22: 67-73. PMID: 25402621, PMCID: PMC4374983, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum response factor pathwayRole of SRFLinear actin polymerizationEssential transcription factorCell-cell interactionsRas homolog family memberAberrant myeloid differentiationFactor pathwayT cell developmentActin cytoskeletonMultiple complex rolesRegulated processSRF pathwayTranscription factorsDiaphanous 1Actin polymerizationMyeloid cell functionChromosome 5Integrin activationIntegrin complexRegulatory roleMyeloid differentiationCommon genetic aberrationsLeukocyte adhesion deficiencyAdaptive immune system
2012
MKL1 and MKL2 play redundant and crucial roles in megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation
Smith EC, Thon JN, Devine MT, Lin S, Schulz VP, Guo Y, Massaro SA, Halene S, Gallagher P, Italiano JE, Krause DS. MKL1 and MKL2 play redundant and crucial roles in megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation. Blood 2012, 120: 2317-2329. PMID: 22806889, PMCID: PMC3447785, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-420828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DiphosphateAnimalsBleeding TimeBlood PlateletsBone Marrow CellsCells, CulturedCrosses, GeneticCytoplasmCytoskeletonGene Expression ProfilingHematopoiesisMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPlatelet ActivationThrombocytopeniaTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsConceptsMegakaryocyte maturationPlatelet formationSerum response factorSerum response factor expressionMembrane organizationGene expressionMKL1MKL2Response factorDKO miceKO backgroundMegakaryocyte compartmentMegakaryocytesCritical roleMegakaryocyte ploidyExpressionMaturationKnockout miceFactor expressionCrucial roleHomologuesGenesMiceProlonged bleeding timeRole