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SUBMITTER: Berger A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4259420 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Berger Angelika A Sexl Veronika V Valent Peter P Moriggl Richard R
Oncotarget 20141001 20
The two transcription factors STAT5A and STAT5B are central signaling molecules in leukemias driven by Abelson fusion tyrosine kinases and they fulfill all criteria of drug targets. STAT5A and STAT5B display unique nuclear shuttling mechanisms and they have a key role in resistance of leukemic cells against treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). Moreover, STAT5A and STAT5B promote survival of leukemic stem cells. We here discuss the possibility of targeting up-stream kinases with TKI, ...[more]