Back to Search Start Over

Synthetic modeling reveals HOXB genes are critical for the initiation and maintenance of human leukemia

Authors :
Manabu Kusakabe
Ann Chong Sun
Kateryna Tyshchenko
Rachel Wong
Aastha Nanda
Claire Shanna
Samuel Gusscott
Elizabeth A. Chavez
Alireza Lorzadeh
Alice Zhu
Ainsleigh Hill
Stacy Hung
Scott Brown
Artem Babaian
Xuehai Wang
Robert A. Holt
Christian Steidl
Aly Karsan
R. Keith Humphries
Connie J. Eaves
Martin Hirst
Andrew P. Weng
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

Studies with patient derived xenografts are hampered by factors such as genetic variability and sample availability. Here, the authors generate a leukemia mouse model by lentiviral transduction of normal human cord blood and show an oncogenic role of HOXB genes.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0dc063f01a744a6691471a7f27cd84dc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10510-8