Structure, function and inhibition of critical protein–protein interactions involving mixed lineage leukemia 1 and its fusion oncoproteins

X Li, Y Song - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Mixed lineage leukemia 1 (MLL1, also known as MLL or KMT2A) is an important
transcription factor and histone-H3 lysine-4 (H3K4) methyltransferase. It is a master …

All eyes on Eya: A unique transcriptional co-activator and phosphatase in cancer

CJ Hughes, C Alderman, AR Wolin, KM Fields… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Eya family of proteins (consisting of Eyas1–4 in mammals) play vital roles in
embryogenesis by regulating processes such as proliferation, migration/invasion, cellular …

A menin-MLL inhibitor induces specific chromatin changes and eradicates disease in models of MLL-rearranged leukemia

AV Krivtsov, K Evans, JY Gadrey, BK Eschle, C Hatton… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Inhibition of the Menin (MEN1) and MLL (MLL1, KMT2A) interaction is a potential therapeutic
strategy for MLL-rearranged (MLL-r) leukemia. Structure-based design yielded the potent …

Inhibition of BET recruitment to chromatin as an effective treatment for MLL-fusion leukaemia

MA Dawson, RK Prinjha, A Dittmann, G Giotopoulos… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Recurrent chromosomal translocations involving the mixed lineage leukaemia (MLL) gene
initiate aggressive forms of leukaemia, which are often refractory to conventional therapies …

MLL-AF9 expression in hematopoietic stem cells drives a highly invasive AML expressing EMT-related genes linked to poor outcome

V Stavropoulou, S Kaspar, L Brault, MA Sanders… - Cancer cell, 2016 - cell.com
To address the impact of cellular origin on acute myeloid leukemia (AML), we generated an
inducible transgenic mouse model for MLL-AF9-driven leukemia. MLL-AF9 expression in …

Requirement for CDK6 in MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia

T Placke, K Faber, A Nonami… - Blood, The Journal …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Chromosomal rearrangements involving the H3K4 methyltransferase mixed-lineage
leukemia (MLL) trigger aberrant gene expression in hematopoietic progenitors and give rise …

A dual role for PSIP1/LEDGF in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

L Demoen, F Matthijssens, L Reunes, B Palhais… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive hematological malignancy.
Current intensified therapeutic protocols coincide with severe side effects, and no salvage …

Structure-function analyses of the human SIX1–EYA2 complex reveal insights into metastasis and BOR syndrome

AN Patrick, JH Cabrera, AL Smith, XS Chen… - Nature structural & …, 2013 - nature.com
SIX1 interacts with EYA to form a bipartite transcription factor essential for mammalian
development. Loss of function of this complex causes branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome …

Leukemic transformation by the MLL-AF6 fusion oncogene requires the H3K79 methyltransferase Dot1l

AJ Deshpande, L Chen, M Fazio… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Abstract The t (6; 11)(q27; q23) is a recurrent chromosomal rearrangement that encodes the
MLLAF6 fusion oncoprotein and is observed in patients with diverse hematologic …