The lncRNA LAMP5-AS1 drives leukemia cell stemness by directly modulating DOT1L methyltransferase activity in MLL leukemia.
Wen-Tao WangTian-Qi ChenZhan-Cheng ZengQi PanWei HuangCai HanKe FangLin-Yu SunQian-Qian YangDan WangXue-Qun LuoYu-Meng SunYue-Qin ChenPublished in: Journal of hematology & oncology (2020)
This is the first study that a lncRNA regulates the self-renewal program and differentiation block in MLL leukemia cells by facilitating the methyltransferase activity of DOT1L and global H3K79 methylation, showing its potential as a therapeutic target for MLL leukemia.