Epigenetic activation of the FLT3 gene by ZNF384 fusion confers a therapeutic susceptibility in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Different molecular subtypes defined by specific gene rearrangements have been described for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Here, the authors show that ZNF384 fusion activates FLT3 expression conferring a therapeutic vulnerability for ZNF384- rearranged ALL subtype.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xujie Zhao, Ping Wang, Jonathan D. Diedrich, Brandon Smart, Noemi Reyes, Satoshi Yoshimura, Jingliao Zhang, Wentao Yang, Kelly Barnett, Beisi Xu, Zhenhua Li, Xin Huang, Jiyang Yu, Kristine Crews, Allen Eng Juh Yeoh, Marina Konopleva, Chia-Lin Wei, Ching-Hon Pui, Daniel Savic, Jun J. Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33143-w