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Unexpected suppression of tumorigenesis by c-MYC via TFAP4-dependent restriction of stemness in B lymphocytes.
Blood - 16 Dec 2021
Tonc Elena, Takeuchi Yoshiko, Chou Chun, Xia Yu, Holmgren Melanie, Fujii Chika, Raju Saravanan, Chang Gue Su, Iwamoto Masahiro, Egawa Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
The proliferative burst of B lymphocytes is essential for antigen receptor repertoire diversification during the development and selective expansion of antigen-specific clones during immune responses. High proliferative activity inevitably promotes oncogenesis, the risk of which is further elevated in B lymphocytes by endogenous gene rearrangement and somatic mutations. However, B-cell-derived cancers are rare,...
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