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SUBMITTER: Zhang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4038627 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Hong H Alberich-Jorda Meritxell M Amabile Giovanni G Yang Henry H Staber Philipp B PB Di Ruscio Annalisa A Welner Robert S RS Ebralidze Alexander A Zhang Junyan J Levantini Elena E Lefebvre Véronique V Valk Peter J M PJ Delwel Ruud R Hoogenkamp Maarten M Nerlov Claus C Cammenga Jörg J Saez Borja B Scadden David T DT Bonifer Constanze C Ye Min M Tenen Daniel G DG
Cancer cell 20131031 5
Mutation or epigenetic silencing of the transcription factor C/EBPα is observed in ∼10% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In both cases, a common global gene expression profile is observed, but downstream targets relevant for leukemogenesis are not known. Here, we identify Sox4 as a direct target of C/EBPα whereby its expression is inversely correlated with C/EBPα activity. Downregulation of Sox4 abrogated increased self-renewal of leukemic cells and restored their differentiation. ...[more]