MYC: a multipurpose oncogene with prognostic and therapeutic implications in blood malignancies

SE Ahmadi, S Rahimi, B Zarandi, R Chegeni… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
MYC oncogene is a transcription factor with a wide array of functions affecting cellular
activities such as cell cycle, apoptosis, DNA damage response, and hematopoiesis. Due to …

Chronic myeloid leukemia: a model disease of the past, present and future

VR Minciacchi, R Kumar, DS Krause - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been a “model disease” with a long history. Beginning
with the first discovery of leukemia and the description of the Philadelphia Chromosome and …

Myc and cell cycle control

G Bretones, MD Delgado, J León - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2015 - Elsevier
Soon after the discovery of the Myc gene (c-Myc), it became clear that Myc expression levels
tightly correlate to cell proliferation. The entry in cell cycle of quiescent cells upon Myc …

MYC oncogene contributions to release of cell cycle brakes

L García-Gutiérrez, MD Delgado, J León - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Promotion of the cell cycle is a major oncogenic mechanism of the oncogene c-MYC (MYC).
MYC promotes the cell cycle by not only activating or inducing cyclins and CDKs but also …

Chronic myeloid leukemia: beyond BCR-ABL1

T Zhou, LJ Medeiros, S Hu - Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2018 - Springer
Purpose of review In this review, we emphasize up-to-date practical cytogenetic and
molecular aspects of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and summarize current knowledge on …

MEK1/2 regulate normal BCR and ABL1 tumor-suppressor functions to dictate ATO response in TKI-resistant Ph+ leukemia

L Mazzera, M Abeltino, G Lombardi, AM Cantoni… - Leukemia, 2023 - nature.com
Resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) remains a clinical challenge in Ph-positive
variants of chronic myeloid leukemia. We provide mechanistic insights into a previously …

Gene expression analysis of zebrafish melanocytes, iridophores, and retinal pigmented epithelium reveals indicators of biological function and developmental origin

CW Higdon, RD Mitra, SL Johnson - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
In order to facilitate understanding of pigment cell biology, we developed a method to
concomitantly purify melanocytes, iridophores, and retinal pigmented epithelium from …

MYC-induced replicative stress: a double-edged sword for cancer development and treatment

L Curti, S Campaner - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
MYC is a transcription factor that controls the expression of a large fraction of cellular genes
linked to cell cycle progression, metabolism and differentiation. MYC deregulation in tumors …

Systems-pharmacology dissection of a drug synergy in imatinib-resistant CML

GE Winter, U Rix, SM Carlson, KV Gleixner… - Nature chemical …, 2012 - nature.com
Occurrence of the BCR-ABLT315I gatekeeper mutation is among the most pressing
challenges in the therapy of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Several BCR-ABL inhibitors …

Targeting chronic myeloid leukemia stem cells with the hypoxia-inducible factor inhibitor acriflavine

G Cheloni, M Tanturli, I Tusa… - Blood, The Journal …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-driven neoplasia
characterized by expression of the constitutively active tyrosine kinase BCR/Abl. CML …