Investigations revealed that treatment with the newly synthesized drug analogue SH-03[{(7S,7aR,13aS)-9,10-dimethoxy-3,3-dimethyl-7,7a,13,13atetrahydro-3H-chromeno[3,4-b]pyrano[2,3-h]chromen-7-ol}] could induce AGO2-mediated apoptosis in myeloid leukaemia cells via intrinsic apoptotic pathways independent of Dicer.
Further investigations revealed that knock-down of AGO2 by custom-made AGO2 siRNA in HEK-293 cells resulted in silencing of the expression of target genes vascular endothelial growth factor A and histone deacetylase 2, which are known to be involved in the development of myeloid leukaemia.
In a search for candidate myeloid leukemia tumor suppressor genes from a approximately 2.5 Mb commonly-deleted segment within chromosome band 7q22, we identified a novel human Trithorax (Trx) family member named MLL5.
Downregulation of topoisomerase IIbeta in myeloid leukemia cell lines leads to activation of apoptosis following all-trans retinoic acid-induced differentiation/growth arrest.
Guanine-adenine-thymine-adenine 2 (GATA2) mutated disorders include the recently described MonoMAC syndrome (Monocytopenia and Mycobacterium avium complex infections), DCML (dendritic cell, monocyte, and lymphocyte deficiency), familial MDS/AML (myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia) (myeloid neoplasms), congenital neutropenia, congenital lymphedema (Emberger's syndrome), sensorineural deafness, viral warts, and a spectrum of aggressive infections seen across all age groups.
To identify acquired somatic mutations associated with myeloid transformation in patients with GATA2 mutations, we sequenced the region of the ASXL1 gene previously associated with transformation from myelodysplasia to myeloid leukemia.
Here, we show that DNMT3A loss synergizes with the FLT3 internal tandem duplication in a dose-influenced fashion to generate rapid lethal lymphoid or myeloid leukemias similar to their human counterparts.
Acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22.1)/RUNX1-RUNX1T1 and KIT Exon 8 mutation is associated with characteristic mastocytosis and dismal outcomes.
Acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22.1)/RUNX1-RUNX1T1 and KIT Exon 8 mutation is associated with characteristic mastocytosis and dismal outcomes.
Among these, the non-cytotoxic lignan (±) pinoresinol successfully restored sensitivity to doxorubicin from 7 μM in the P-gp overexpressed human myelogenous leukemia cells, Lucena 1.
Overexpression of the EVI1 oncogene is associated typically with aggressive myeloid leukemia, but is also detectable in breast carcinoma where its contributions are unexplored.