Kadriye Nehir Cosgun, PhD
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Optogenetic Control of Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies
Kume K, Lee J, Cheng Z, Robinson M, Leveille E, Cosgun K, Chan L, Feng Y, Arce D, Khanduja D, Toomre D, Müschen M. Optogenetic Control of Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 4138. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesB-cell lymphomaMature B-cell lymphomasB cell deathB cellsB cell developmentGenetic deletionMantle cell lymphomaNF-kB signalingBCR signal inhibitorsB cell precursorsCell of originCell viabilityChronic active BCRB cell survivalB cell receptor signalsHodgkin's diseaseMultiple myelomaNormal B cell developmentPlasma cellsBtk tyrosine kinaseCell lymphomaBurkitt's lymphomaNF-kBSmall molecule inhibitorsSTAT5-Feedback Controls Distinct Metabolic States for Dynamic Transitions between Cellular Activation and Quiescence in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Kume K, Chen Z, Robinson M, Chan L, Leveille E, Cosgun K, Cheng Z, Arce D, Khanduja D, Graeber T, Müschen M. STAT5-Feedback Controls Distinct Metabolic States for Dynamic Transitions between Cellular Activation and Quiescence in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2023, 142: 2977. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-191006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaPharmacological inhibitionGenetic deletionCellular activationReceptor signalingCell deathBone marrow relapsePoor overall outcomePoor clinical outcomeLeukemia-initiating capacityOncogenic STAT5Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics analysisExpression levelsPhosphorylation of STAT5Flow cytometry analysisMetabolic statePositive MRDRole of mTORMarrow relapseAggressive courseClinical outcomesExcessive protein synthesisMetabolic outcomesImmunoglobulin Light Chains Control Permissiveness to Malignant B-Cell Transformation By RAS-Pathway Lesions
Chan L, Kume K, Hurtz C, Robinson M, Cosgun K, Müschen M. Immunoglobulin Light Chains Control Permissiveness to Malignant B-Cell Transformation By RAS-Pathway Lesions. Blood 2023, 142: 2974. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJeKo-1 cellsB cell precursorsMature B cellsB cellsMantle cell lymphoma cellsCell lymphoma cellsGenetic ablationImmunoglobulin light chainsRAS activationOncogenic RASMalignant transformationB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaConventional light chainsRAS pathwayLymphoma cellsCell deathOncogenic RAS activationLight chainAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaMature B-cell lymphomasTransgenic mouse modelB-cell lymphomaB-cell malignanciesMalignant B-cell transformationKappa-LCRepurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies
Cosgun K, Robinson M, Oulghazi S, Xu L, Xiao G, Chan L, Lee J, Kume K, Leveille E, Arce D, Khanduja D, Feldhahn N, Song J, Chan W, Chen J, Taketo M, Schjerven H, Jellusova J, Kothari S, Davids M, Müschen M. Repurposing GSK3B Small Molecule Inhibitors for Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 2818. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFavorable safety profileSmall molecule inhibitorsT-lymphoid malignancyΒ-catenin degradationLymphoid malignanciesΒ-cateninInteractome studiesSafety profileClinical trialsMolecule inhibitorsLow nanomolar concentrationsΒ-catenin accumulationSolid tumorsRefractory B-cell malignanciesCell deathPK/PD profilesZinc finger proteinRefractory lymphoid malignanciesChIP-seq analysisPhase 2 trialMYC target genesT-cell lymphomaColony formationRapid nuclear accumulationWnt/β-catenin pathwayDynamic Recruitment of Inhibitory Complexes Controls Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies
Sun R, Lee J, Robinson M, Kume K, Ma N, Cosgun K, Chan L, Antoshkina I, Khanduja D, Leveille E, Katz S, Chen J, Paietta E, Vaidehi N, Müschen M. Dynamic Recruitment of Inhibitory Complexes Controls Oncogenic Signaling in B-Cell Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 719. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-189742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesB-cell lymphomaHigher serum levelsMature B-cell lymphomasSoluble CD25Serum levelsOncogenic signalingMouse modelB cellsAggressive B-cell lymphomasAcceleration of diseaseActivation of inhibitoryPoor clinical outcomeCD25 surface expressionB cell subsetsRole of CD25Patient-derived xenograftsB cell populationsB-cell receptor signalingB-cell leukemiaGenetic mouse modelsKnockin mouse modelCell deathMature B cell populationClinical outcomesComputational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies
Li Q, Robinson M, Leveille E, Zhang C, Sun R, Cheng Z, Kume K, Cosgun K, Kothari S, Khanduja D, Nakada D, Müschen M. Computational Discovery and Validation of NAD+ Biosynthesis As Unique Vulnerability in B-Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 418. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-190269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall molecule inhibitorsDrug discovery toolNAMPT inhibitorsCompound screenCell type-specific targetsCell linesMolecule inhibitorsPurine/pyrimidine metabolismTumor cell linesEnergy metabolismSalvage biosynthesis pathwaySolid tumor cell linesB cell developmentCellular energy metabolismB cell signalingAmino acid metabolismCell cycle arrestDiscovery toolDepletion of metabolitesBiosynthesis pathwayCompetitive fitnessRate-limiting enzymeNAMPT deletionConditional mouse modelEnergy stressSeparation of B- and T-Cell-Specific Signaling Molecules Prevents Oncogenic Transformation in Lymphoid Malignancies
Ketzer F, Klemm L, Robinson M, Loucks C, Arce D, Cosgun K, Kothari S, Müschen M. Separation of B- and T-Cell-Specific Signaling Molecules Prevents Oncogenic Transformation in Lymphoid Malignancies. Blood 2023, 142: 1396. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-189221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKinase ZAP70Transcriptional regulationTranscription factorsKinase SykDownstream activationT-cell signaling proteinsCRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockoutComparative proteomic analysisNegative selectionFunction of proteinsWild-type cellsCas9-mediated knockoutCo-expressed proteinsPre-malignant cellsT cell linesCellular fitnessTranscription machinerySLP-76Signaling proteinsMalignant transformationSignal transductionAberrant transcriptionProteomic analysisChIP-qPCRNovel key mechanismThe Transcriptional Landscape of Ph+B-ALL Is Orchestrated By Long-Range Enhancer-Promoter Interactions and the Coordinated Action of Phosphorylation-Dependent and Phosphorylation-Independent Transcription Factors
Ng H, Robinson M, Malysheva V, Deniz O, Crump N, Cosgun K, Helian K, Spivakov M, Müschen M, Feldhahn N. The Transcriptional Landscape of Ph+B-ALL Is Orchestrated By Long-Range Enhancer-Promoter Interactions and the Coordinated Action of Phosphorylation-Dependent and Phosphorylation-Independent Transcription Factors. Blood 2023, 142: 2779. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-173435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscription factorsTranscriptional programsEnhancer signatureGene expressionChromatin interactionsTranscriptional changesTyrosine kinaseAdditional transcription factorsMotif enrichment analysisPromoter-enhancer interactionsCis-regulatory elementsEnhancer-promoter interactionsPromoter capture HiNon-promoter regionsUnique transcriptional programGene expression changesCoordinated actionMurine B cell precursorsOncogenic tyrosine kinasesEnhancer usageActive chromatinActive genesEnhancer landscapeTranscriptional landscapeActive enhancersCD25 recruits inhibitory phosphatases for feedback control of B-cell receptor signaling
Sun R, Lee J, Robinson M, Kume K, Cosgun K, Chan L, Leveille E, Geng H, Vykunta V, Shy B, Marson A, Meffre E, Müschen M. CD25 recruits inhibitory phosphatases for feedback control of B-cell receptor signaling. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 154.23-154.23. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.210.supp.154.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntigen-experienced B cellsB cellsEarly B cell developmentGerminal centersB cell developmentSpontaneous germinal centersCD25 surface expressionAutoreactive B cellsRole of CD25B cell toleranceB-cell receptor signalingB-cell leukemiaB cell receptorAutoantibody productionCD25Cell toleranceGenetic ablationReceptor signalingBCR signalingOncogenic signalingInhibitorySuccessful initiationSignalingNegative selectionAutoimmunityβ-catenin engages IKZF factors to control lymphopoiesis
Cosgun K, Jumaa H, Robinson M, Xu L, Xiao G, Arce D, Khanduja D, Chan L, Lee J, Schjerven H, Jellusova J, Müschen M. β-catenin engages IKZF factors to control lymphopoiesis. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 65.09-65.09. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.210.supp.65.09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΒ-cateninZinc finger transcription factorFinger transcription factorDramatic nuclear accumulationGSK3β-dependent phosphorylationT cell signalingT cell developmentTCF factorsRepressive complexesTranscriptional controlEnhancer clusterInteractome studiesTranscriptional activationΒ-catenin activationCommon oncogenic driversInhibition of GSK3βTranscription factorsNegative regulationMesenchymal lineagesNuclear accumulationCell deathMYCT-lymphoid malignancyΒ-catenin expressionPromotes Proliferation