Focal Deletions of a Promoter Tether Activate the IRX3 Oncogene in T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Sunniyat Rahman, Gianna Bloye, Nadine Farah, Jonas Demeulemeester, Joana R. Costa, David O’Connor, Rachael Pocock, Tanya Rapoz-D’Silva, Adam Turna, Lingyi Wang, SooWah Lee, Adele K. Fielding, Juliette Roels, Roman Jaksik, Małgorzata Dawidowska, , Marc R. Mansour
The paper identifies a novel mechanism where focal deletions of an intronic element in FTO lead to IRX3 activation in T-ALL through enhancer hijacking.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2024Cancer Biology