TAF1 plays a critical role in AML1-ETO driven leukemogenesis

oleh: Ye Xu, Na Man, Daniel Karl, Concepcion Martinez, Fan Liu, Jun Sun, Camilo Jose Martinez, Gloria Mas Martin, Felipe Beckedorff, Fan Lai, Jingyin Yue, Alejandro Roisman, Sarah Greenblatt, Stephanie Duffort, Lan Wang, Xiaojian Sun, Maria Figueroa, Ramin Shiekhattar, Stephen Nimer

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01

Deskripsi

AML1-ETO is a fusion protein in which acetylation of lysine-43 is critical to leukemogenesis. Here, they show that TAF1 is required for AML1-ETO mediated gene expression such that it binds to acetylated AML1-ETO to facilitate the association of AML1-ETO with chromatin, and consequently, promotes leukemic self-renewal.