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ZFX controls propagation and prevents differentiation of acute T-lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemia.
Cell reports - 13 Feb 2014
Weisberg Stuart P, Smith-Raska Matthew R, Esquilin Jose M, Zhang Ji, Arenzana Teresita L, Lau Colleen M, Churchill Michael, Pan Haiyan, Klinakis Apostolos, Dixon Jack E, Mirny Leonid A, Mukherjee Siddhartha, Reizis Boris
Abstract excerpt
Tumor-propagating cells in acute leukemia maintain a stem/progenitor-like immature phenotype and proliferative capacity. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) originate from different lineages through distinct oncogenic events such as MLL fusions and Notch signaling, respectively. We found that Zfx, a transcription factor that controls hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal,...
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