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SUBMITTER: Dell'Aversana C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5668498 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Leukemia 20170220 11
Deregulation of epigenetic mechanisms, including microRNA, contributes to leukemogenesis and drug resistance by interfering with cancer-specific molecular pathways. Here, we show that the balance between miR-194-5p and its newly discovered target BCL2-associated transcription factor 1 (BCLAF1) regulates differentiation and survival of normal hematopoietic progenitors. In acute myeloid leukemias this balance is perturbed, locking cells into an immature, potentially 'immortal' state. Enhanced expr ...[more]