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MLL-Rearranged Leukemia Is Dependent on Aberrant H3K79 Methylation by DOT1L
2011
SummaryThe histone 3 lysine 79 (H3K79) methyltransferase Dot1l has been implicated in the development of leukemias bearing translocations of the Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) gene. We identified the MLL-fusion targets in an MLL-AF9 leukemia model, and conducted epigenetic profiling for H3K79me2, H3K4me3, H3K27me3, and H3K36me3 in hematopoietic progenitor and leukemia stem cells (LSCs). We found abnormal profiles only for H3K79me2 on MLL-AF9 fusion target loci in LSCs. Inactivation of Dot1l led to downregulation of direct MLL-AF9 targets and an MLL translocation-associated gene expression signature, whereas global gene expression remained largely unaffected. Suppression of MLL translocation-a…
Evaluation of genetic stability of the SYT gene rearrangement by break-apart FISH in primary and xenotransplanted synovial sarcomas
2006
Synovial sarcomas (SS) are infrequent and morphologically heterogeneous soft tissue sarcomas. The t(X;18)(p11.2;q11.2), which results in fusion of the SYT gene at 18q11 with the SSX1, SSX2, or (rarely) SSX4 gene is a primary genetic event in 90% of SS. To determine whether the t(X;18) present in the original tumor is maintained in its passages, a dual-color break-apart FISH assay for SYT gene disruption was performed in two tissue microarrays (TMA) comprising eight molecularly confirmed primary SSs and their xenografts, which were followed for several generations. A simplified scoring system was applied to the FISH results of the primary and xenotransplanted SS to classify the FISH data int…
EWS/FLI-1 rearrangement in small round cell sarcomas of bone and soft tissue detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction amplificatio…
1994
Recent cloning of the t(11;22) region has led to the detection of a number of sequences involved in the breakpoints by substituting a sequence which encodes a putative RNA binding domain for that of the DNA binding domain of the human homologue of murine FLI-1. Several tumours display consistent translocation at t(11;22) (q24;q12), a finding that suggests these fusion transcripts could be expressed and detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction amplification. To date, only a small number of Ewing's sarcomas (Es) and peripheral neuroectodermal tumours (pPNET) of bone have been tested with this novel molecular biology approach. In this study, we confirmed the presence of the …
Molecular cytogenetics of childhood hematological malignancies
1998
Cytogenetic and molecular analyses are essential for the classification of childhood hematologic malignancies. Nearly all children with leukemia should have an adequate cytogenetic analysis which in 80-90% is expected to show clonal chromosomal abnormalities. Moreover, with the availability of appropriate gene probes and sophisticated molecular techniques, genetic rearrangements become detectable in the majority of leukemia patients. Genetic abnormalities often associate with particular clinical-biological characteristics of the disease. In ALL, for example, genetic alterations together with distinct immunologic and clinical features, define various subgroups. In AML, unique cytogenetic rea…
Small but Powerful, the Primary Endosymbiont of Moss Bugs, Candidatus Evansia muelleri, Holds a Reduced Genome with Large Biosynthetic Capabilities
2014
International audience; Moss bugs (Coleorrhyncha: Peloridiidae) are members of the order Hemiptera, and like many hemipterans, they have symbiotic associations with intracellular bacteria to fulfill nutritional requirements resulting from their unbalanced diet. The primary endosymbiont of the moss bugs, Candidatus Evansia muelleri, is phylogenetically related to Candidatus Carsonella ruddii and Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum, primary endosymbionts of psyllids and whiteflies, respectively. In this work, we report the genome of Candidatus Evansia muelleri Xc1 from Xenophyes cascus, which is the only obligate endosymbiont present in the association. This endosymbiont possesses an extremely …
Enhanced quantum sieving of hydrogen isotopes via molecular rearrangement of the adsorbed phase in chabazite
2020
Coadsorption experiments reveal an unexpected increase of the D2/H2 selectivity with loading in pure silica chabazite at 47 K. This effect is correlated with the appearance of a step in the adsorption isotherms of H2 and D2. Grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations show that this phenomenon is related to a molecular rearrangement of the adsorbed phase induced by its strong confinement. In the case of a H2 and D2 mixture, this rearrangement favors the adsorption of D2 having a smaller size due to quantum effects.
Photochemical ligand rearrangement in dirhodium(II) compounds. Structure of Rh2(O2CCH3)2(η2-O2CCH3)[(C6H4)PPh2] (η2-PCCl)(PCClP-ClC6H4)Ph2
1995
Abstract The photochemical reaction of the adducts Rh2(O2CCH3)3[(C6H4)P(o-ClC6H4)Ph]· (P(p-XC6H4)3) (X=H, Me, Cl), yield the compounds Rh2(O2CCH3)2(η2-O2CCH3)[(p-XC6H3)P (p-XC6H4)2](η2-PCCl), (PCCl=P(o-ClC6H4)Ph2) in a ligand rearrangement reaction that involves activation of CH and RhC bonds. The factors that favour this process are studied by carrying out photochemical reactions with different phosphines. The structures of Rh2(O2CCH3)2(η2-O2CCH3) [(C6H4)PPh2](η2-PCCl) has been determined by X-ray diffraction. Mr=1321.1, orthorhombic, space group Pbcn, a=20.339(8), b=20.07(6), c=23.07(3) A , V=9413(3) A 3 , Z=8, D x =1.86 g cm −3 . Mo Kα radiation (graphite crystal monochromator, λ=0.071…
Selective favorskii rearrangement in macrocyclic rings
1981
Abstract A mixture of 2,2-dibromo-12-chlorocyclododecanone (IIa) and 2,12-dibromo-2-chlorocyclododecanone (IIb) by Favorskii rearrangement gave selectively methyl 2-chloro-1-cycloundecene-1-carboxylate (IIIa).
Solution-, solid-phase, and fluorous synthesis of beta,beta-difluorinated cyclic quaternary alpha-amino acid derivatives: a comparative study.
2008
The diastereoselective synthesis of cyclic beta,beta-difluorinated alpha-amino acid derivatives bearing a quaternary stereocenter is described. The process relies on the chemo- and diastereoselective addition of allylic organometallic reagents to fluorinated alpha-imino esters and a subsequent ring-closing metathesis reaction (RCM). Complete selectivity in the nucleophilic addition was achieved with (R)-phenylglycinol methyl ether as a chiral auxiliary. The resulting amino acids were introduced into peptide chains, which could facilitate the preparation of potentially bioactive dipeptide derivatives. In addition, the solution synthesis of these cyclic fluorinated alpha-amino acids was succe…
Recent Advances in Asymmetric [3,3]-SigmatropicRearrangements
2003
The synthesis of new complex structures is still a challenge in preparative organic chemistry. Focusing on the generation of defined stereogenic centers, the [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements are known as reliable reactions. Always, a highly ordered transition state must be passed through, which allows the shift of chiral information from the reactant into the nascent product. Generally, the complete [1,3]- and, frequently, the [1,4]-chirality transfer enables one to predict the configuration of the new centers. This review focuses on Claisen and Cope rearrangements, which adopt the chiral information via a so termed asymmetric induction. This means, that the directing chiral subunit is plac…