MLL-fusion-driven leukemia requires SETD2 to safeguard genomic integrity

In leukemia, diverse fusion proteins involving the MLL gene can drive oncogenic activity. Here, the authors describe a dependency of MLL-leukemia cells on the methyltransferase SETD2 to maintain genomic integrity during leukemia initiation and maintenance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anna Skucha, Jessica Ebner, Johannes Schmöllerl, Mareike Roth, Thomas Eder, Adrián César-Razquin, Alexey Stukalov, Sarah Vittori, Matthias Muhar, Bin Lu, Martin Aichinger, Julian Jude, André C. Müller, Balázs Győrffy, Christopher R. Vakoc, Peter Valent, Keiryn L. Bennett, Johannes Zuber, Giulio Superti-Furga, Florian Grebien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04329-y