MECOM is a master repressor of myeloid differentiation through dose control of CEBPA in acute myeloid leukemia
Dorien Pastoors, Marije Havermans, Roger Mulet‐Lazaro, Leonie Smeenk, Sophie Ottema, Claudia A. J. Erpelinck-Verschueren, Stanley van Herk, Maikel Anthonissen, Tim Grob, Shruthi Subramanian, Julie A.I. Thoms, John E. Pimanda, Bas J. Wouters, H. Berna Beverloo, Torsten Haferlach, , Ruud Delwel
This study shows MECOM represses myeloid differentiation by inhibiting CEBPA, and its overexpression in AML reduces CEBPA levels, maintaining stem cell state.
Blood · Oct 8, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology