Interleukin-7 receptor α mutational activation can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Interleukin-7 receptor alpha (IL7Ra) is important for lymphoid cell development but its role in leukaemogenesis is not clear. Here, the authors generate a knock-in murine model to show that activating mutations in IL7Ra can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

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Main Authors: Afonso R. M. Almeida, João L. Neto, Ana Cachucho, Mayara Euzébio, Xiangyu Meng, Rathana Kim, Marta B. Fernandes, Beatriz Raposo, Mariana L. Oliveira, Daniel Ribeiro, Rita Fragoso, Priscila P. Zenatti, Tiago Soares, Mafalda R. de Matos, Juliana Ronchi Corrêa, Mafalda Duque, Kathryn G. Roberts, Zhaohui Gu, Chunxu Qu, Clara Pereira, Susan Pyne, Nigel J. Pyne, Vasco M. Barreto, Isabelle Bernard-Pierrot, Emannuelle Clappier, Charles G. Mullighan, Ana R. Grosso, J. Andrés Yunes, João T. Barata
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27197-5
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author Afonso R. M. Almeida
João L. Neto
Ana Cachucho
Mayara Euzébio
Xiangyu Meng
Rathana Kim
Marta B. Fernandes
Beatriz Raposo
Mariana L. Oliveira
Daniel Ribeiro
Rita Fragoso
Priscila P. Zenatti
Tiago Soares
Mafalda R. de Matos
Juliana Ronchi Corrêa
Mafalda Duque
Kathryn G. Roberts
Zhaohui Gu
Chunxu Qu
Clara Pereira
Susan Pyne
Nigel J. Pyne
Vasco M. Barreto
Isabelle Bernard-Pierrot
Emannuelle Clappier
Charles G. Mullighan
Ana R. Grosso
J. Andrés Yunes
João T. Barata
author_facet Afonso R. M. Almeida
João L. Neto
Ana Cachucho
Mayara Euzébio
Xiangyu Meng
Rathana Kim
Marta B. Fernandes
Beatriz Raposo
Mariana L. Oliveira
Daniel Ribeiro
Rita Fragoso
Priscila P. Zenatti
Tiago Soares
Mafalda R. de Matos
Juliana Ronchi Corrêa
Mafalda Duque
Kathryn G. Roberts
Zhaohui Gu
Chunxu Qu
Clara Pereira
Susan Pyne
Nigel J. Pyne
Vasco M. Barreto
Isabelle Bernard-Pierrot
Emannuelle Clappier
Charles G. Mullighan
Ana R. Grosso
J. Andrés Yunes
João T. Barata
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description Interleukin-7 receptor alpha (IL7Ra) is important for lymphoid cell development but its role in leukaemogenesis is not clear. Here, the authors generate a knock-in murine model to show that activating mutations in IL7Ra can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
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spelling doaj.art-83e6d6932423405685472917e2af4d772022-12-21T20:20:24ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-12-0112111610.1038/s41467-021-27197-5Interleukin-7 receptor α mutational activation can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAfonso R. M. Almeida0João L. Neto1Ana Cachucho2Mayara Euzébio3Xiangyu Meng4Rathana Kim5Marta B. Fernandes6Beatriz Raposo7Mariana L. Oliveira8Daniel Ribeiro9Rita Fragoso10Priscila P. Zenatti11Tiago Soares12Mafalda R. de Matos13Juliana Ronchi Corrêa14Mafalda Duque15Kathryn G. Roberts16Zhaohui Gu17Chunxu Qu18Clara Pereira19Susan Pyne20Nigel J. Pyne21Vasco M. Barreto22Isabelle Bernard-Pierrot23Emannuelle Clappier24Charles G. Mullighan25Ana R. Grosso26J. Andrés Yunes27João T. Barata28Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR144, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le CancerHematology Laboratory, Saint-Louis Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France, and Saint-Louis Research Institute, Université de Paris, INSERM U944/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7212Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaCentro Infantil BoldriniInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaCentro Infantil BoldriniInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaDepartment of Pathology and Hematological Malignancies Program, St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalDepartment of Pathology and Hematological Malignancies Program, St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalDepartment of Pathology and Hematological Malignancies Program, St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalSmurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, University of DublinStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS), University of StrathclydeStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS), University of StrathclydeDNA Breaks Laboratory, CEDOC - Chronic Diseases Research Center, NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de LisboaInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR144, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le CancerHematology Laboratory, Saint-Louis Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France, and Saint-Louis Research Institute, Université de Paris, INSERM U944/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7212Department of Pathology and Hematological Malignancies Program, St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalUCIBIO, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de LisboaCentro Infantil BoldriniInstituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaInterleukin-7 receptor alpha (IL7Ra) is important for lymphoid cell development but its role in leukaemogenesis is not clear. Here, the authors generate a knock-in murine model to show that activating mutations in IL7Ra can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27197-5
spellingShingle Afonso R. M. Almeida
João L. Neto
Ana Cachucho
Mayara Euzébio
Xiangyu Meng
Rathana Kim
Marta B. Fernandes
Beatriz Raposo
Mariana L. Oliveira
Daniel Ribeiro
Rita Fragoso
Priscila P. Zenatti
Tiago Soares
Mafalda R. de Matos
Juliana Ronchi Corrêa
Mafalda Duque
Kathryn G. Roberts
Zhaohui Gu
Chunxu Qu
Clara Pereira
Susan Pyne
Nigel J. Pyne
Vasco M. Barreto
Isabelle Bernard-Pierrot
Emannuelle Clappier
Charles G. Mullighan
Ana R. Grosso
J. Andrés Yunes
João T. Barata
Interleukin-7 receptor α mutational activation can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Nature Communications
title Interleukin-7 receptor α mutational activation can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_full Interleukin-7 receptor α mutational activation can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_fullStr Interleukin-7 receptor α mutational activation can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Interleukin-7 receptor α mutational activation can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_short Interleukin-7 receptor α mutational activation can initiate precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_sort interleukin 7 receptor α mutational activation can initiate precursor b cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27197-5
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