Inherited myeloproliferative neoplasm risk affects haematopoietic stem cells

EL Bao, SK Nandakumar, X Liao, AG Bick… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are blood cancers that are characterized by the
excessive production of mature myeloid cells and arise from the acquisition of somatic driver …

Reduced subcutaneous adipogenesis in human hypertrophic obesity is linked to senescent precursor cells

B Gustafson, A Nerstedt, U Smith - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Inappropriate expansion of the adipose cells in the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) is a
characteristic of hypertrophic obesity and of individuals with genetic predisposition for T2D …

Regulatory role of microRNAs targeting the transcription co-factor ZNF521 in normal tissues and cancers

E Chiarella, A Aloisio, S Scicchitano, HM Bond… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Powerful bioinformatics tools have provided a wealth of novel miRNA–transcription factor
networks crucial in controlling gene regulation. In this review, we focus on the biological …

Biological and therapeutic implications of a unique subtype of NPM1 mutated AML

AS Mer, EM Heath, SA Madani Tonekaboni… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), molecular heterogeneity across patients constitutes a
major challenge for prognosis and therapy. AML with NPM1 mutation is a distinct genetic …

Engineering a niche supporting hematopoietic stem cell development using integrated single-cell transcriptomics

B Hadland, B Varnum-Finney, S Dozono… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) develop from hemogenic endothelium within embryonic
arterial vessels such as the aorta of the aorta-gonad-mesonephros region (AGM). To identify …

The transcriptional network that controls growth arrest and macrophage differentiation in the human myeloid leukemia cell line THP-1

I Gažová, L Lefevre, SJ Bush, S Clohisey… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The response of the human acute myeloid leukemia cell line THP-1 to phorbol esters has
been widely studied to test candidate leukemia therapies and as a model of cell cycle arrest …

The neuropeptide receptor calcitonin receptor-like (CALCRL) is a potential therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia

L Angenendt, E Bormann, C Pabst, V Alla, D Görlich… - Leukemia, 2019 - nature.com
Calcitonin receptor-like (CALCRL) is a G-protein-coupled neuropeptide receptor involved in
the regulation of blood pressure, angiogenesis, cell proliferation, and apoptosis, and is …

ZNF521 Enhances MLL-AF9-Dependent Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transformation in Acute Myeloid Leukemias by Altering the Gene Expression Landscape

E Chiarella, A Aloisio, S Scicchitano, K Todoerti… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Leukemias derived from the MLL-AF9 rearrangement rely on dysfunctional transcriptional
networks. ZNF521, a transcription co-factor implicated in the control of hematopoiesis, has …

Cell-intrinsic factors governing quiescence vis-a-vis activation of adult hematopoietic stem cells

P Budgude, A Vaidya, V Kale - Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2023 - Springer
Hematopoiesis is a highly complex process, regulated by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
Often, these two regulatory arms work in tandem to maintain the steady-state condition of …

Exploring the contribution of Zfp521/ZNF521 on primary hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and leukemia progression

E Chiarella - Cell and Tissue Research, 2024 - Springer
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) drive cellular turnover in the hematopoietic system by
balancing self-renewal and differentiation. In the adult bone marrow (BM), these cells are …