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A role for RUNX1 in hematopoiesis and myeloid leukemia

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Since its discovery from a translocation in leukemias, the runt-related transcription factor 1/acute myelogenous leukemia-1 (RUNX1/AML1), which is widely expressed in hematopoietic cells, has been extensively studied. Many lines of evidence have shown that RUNX1 plays a critical role in regulating the development and precise maintenance of mammalian hematopoiesis. Studies using knockout mice have shown the importance of RUNX1 in a wide variety of hematopoietic cells, including hematopoietic stem cells and megakaryocytes. Recently, target molecular processes of RUNX1 in normal and malignant hematopoiesis have been revealed. Although RUNX1 is not required for the maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells, it is required for the homeostasis of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, and expansion of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells due to RUNX1 deletion may be an important cause of human leukemias. Molecular abnormalities cooperating with loss of RUNX1 have also been identified. These findings may lead to a further understanding of human leukemias, and suggest novel molecular targeted therapies in the near future.

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Ichikawa, M., Yoshimi, A., Nakagawa, M. et al. A role for RUNX1 in hematopoiesis and myeloid leukemia. Int J Hematol 97, 726–734 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-013-1347-3

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