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Identification Of Pathways Required For The Survival Of Inversion(16) Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Yiqian Wang
Identification Of Pathways Required For The Survival Of Inversion(16) Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Yiqian Wang
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Inversion of chromosome 16 [inv(16)] acute myeloid leukemia (AML) generates a fusion gene CBFB-MYH11. Approximately half of inv(16) AML patients eventually relapse mainly due to the existence of leukemia stem cells (LSCs). Previous work using a Cbfb-MYH11 knockin mouse model showed that the LSCs are enriched within CSF2RB- population. Another gene upregulated by Cbfb-MYH11 encodes the cytokine receptor IL1RL1. Using Cbfb-MYH11 knockin mice, we showed that LSCs exist in multiple sub-populations defined by their immunophenotype, and IL1RL1 is expressed by cell populations with high LSC activity. We also found that treatment of IL-33, the ligand for IL1RL1, promoted …