Hematopoiesis News Volume 5.18 | May 13 2014

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    Hematopoiesis News 5.18 May 13, 2014

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    TOP STORY
    RIPK1 Regulates RIPK3-MLKL-Driven Systemic Inflammation and Emergency Hematopoiesis
    Scientists showed that C57BL/6 Ripk1-/- mice die at birth of systemic inflammation that was not transferable by the hematopoietic compartment. However, Ripk1-/- progenitors failed to engraft lethally irradiated hosts properly. Blocking tumor necrosis factor reversed this defect in emergency hematopoiesis but, surprisingly, Tnfr1 deficiency did not prevent inflammation in Ripk1-/- neonates. [Cell]
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    PUBLICATIONS (Ranked by impact factor of the journal)
    LABORATORY RESEARCH

    Quiescent Hematopoietic Stem Cells Accumulate DNA Damage during Aging that Is Repaired upon Entry into Cell Cycle
    Investigators quantified DNA damage in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and downstream progenitors from young and old mice, revealing that strand breaks significantly accrue in HSCs during aging. [Cell Stem Cell] Abstract | Graphical Abstract

    Clonal Variegation and Dynamic Competition of Leukemia-Initiating Cells in Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with MLL Rearrangement
    Through Ig/TCR rearrangement analysis of mixed lineage leukemia (MLL)-AF4+ infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at diagnosis and xenograft leukemias from mice transplanted with the same diagnostic samples, scientists established that MLL-AF4+ infant ALL is composed of a branching subclonal architecture already at diagnosis, frequently driven by a Ig/TCR-rearranged founder clone. [Leukemia] Abstract

    Mapping Hematopoiesis in a Fully Regenerative Vertebrate: The Axolotl
    The authors used white and CMV:GFP+ transgenic white axolotl strains to map sites of hematopoiesis and develop hematopoietic cell transplant methodology. They also established a FACS enrichment technique for major blood lineages and colony-forming unit assays for hematopoietic progenitors. [Blood] Abstract

    Deficiency of the NR4A Orphan Nuclear Receptor NOR1 in Hematopoietic Stem Cells Accelerates Atherosclerosis
    Investigators employed bone marrow transplantation to determine the selective contribution of NOR1 expression in hematopoietic stem cells to the development of atherosclerosis. [Stem Cells] Abstract

    Engineering the Human Thymic Microenvironment to Support Thymopoiesis In Vivo
    Scientists developed an implantable thymic microenvironment composed of two human thymic stroma populations critical for thymopoiesis; thymic epithelial cells and thymic mesenchyme. [Stem Cells] Abstract

    The Histone Methyltransferase Activity of MLL1 Is Dispensable for Hematopoiesis and Leukemogenesis
    Scientists showed that the SET domain, and thus histone methyltransferase activity of MLL1, is dispensable for maintaining hematopoietic stem cells and supporting leukemogenesis driven by the MLL-AF9 fusion oncoprotein. [Cell Rep] Full Article | Graphical Abstract | Press Release

    CLINICAL RESEARCH

    Hematopoietic SCT: A Useful Treatment for Late Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
    Allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (HSCT) is currently the only treatment for adult and late-onset juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), although it is still in question because of insufficient follow-up. Investigators aimed to determine whether HSCT could halt the progression of adult and late-onset juvenile MLD. [Bone Marrow Transplant] Abstract

    Combined Umbilical Cord Blood and Bone Marrow from HLA-Identical Sibling Donors for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children with Hemoglobinopathies
    Investigators analyzed the feasibility and outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in 13 children with hemoglobinopathies after the co- infusion of cord blood and bone marrow from the same human leucocyte antigen (HLA) identical sibling donor. [Pediatr Blood Cancer] Abstract

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    REVIEWS
    RNA Interference Screening to Detect Targetable Molecules in Hematopoietic Stem Cells
    The authors discuss how RNA interference screening has emerged as a new and powerful tool to molecularly dissect various functional aspects of both normal and malignant hematopoietic stem cells, and how this may ultimately enable the discovery of novel therapeutic targets for clinical applications. [Curr Opin Hematol] Abstract

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    INDUSTRY NEWS
    Epizyme Initiates Pediatric MLL-r Proof-of-Concept Study for EPZ-5676
    Epizyme, Inc. EPZM announced the initiation of a Phase Ib open-label clinical study of EPZ-5676 in pediatric patients with acute leukemias bearing a rearrangement of the MLL gene (MLL-r). [Epizyme, Inc.] Press Release

    Immunomedics Announces U.S. Patent for IMMU-114
    Immunomedics, Inc. announced the issuance of U.S. patent no. 8,722,047 for the company’s patent application “Humanized anti-HLA-DR antibodies.” The allowed claims protect IMMU-114, which is being investigated as a monotherapy in a newly-opened Phase I dose-escalation trial in patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia. [Immunomedics, Inc.] Press Release

    STEMCELL Technologies Inc. Has Just Released NEW MesenCultâ„¢ Proliferation Kit with MesenPureâ„¢ (Mouse), a Novel Cell Culture Medium to Advance Research on Mouse Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells (MSCs)
    MesenCultâ„¢ Proliferation Kit with MesenPureâ„¢ (Mouse) is a novel cell culture medium to advance research on mouse mesenchymal stem and progenitor cells (MSCs). [STEMCELL Technologies Inc.] Press Release

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    POLICY NEWS
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    EVENTS
    NEW Hematologic Malignancies: Translating Discoveries to Novel Therapies
    September 20 – 23, 2014
    Philadelphia, United States

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES
    NEW Postdoctoral Fellow – Mammalian Hematopoietic and Erythroid Development (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)

    NEW Postdoctoral Fellow – Regulation of Cytokine Receptor Signaling in Hematopoietic Stem Cells (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)

    NEW Postdoctoral Positions – New Models of Hematopoiesis and Hematopoietic Disorders (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)

    Postdoctoral Researcher – Cancer Genomics (University of Chicago)

    Postdoctoral Fellow in Cardiovascular Immunology / Hematology (Massachusetts General Hospital)

    Postdoctoral Associate – Hematopoietic Differentiation (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)

    Postdoctoral Fellowship – Hematology, Immunology, Cancer Therapeutics (Nationwide Children’s Hospital)

    Director of GMP/GLP Quality Operations (University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine)

    Research Technologist – hPSC (STEMCELL Technologies Inc.)

    Research Associate – Cell Separation (STEMCELL Technologies Inc.)

    Research Technologist – Pluripotent Stem Cells (STEMCELL Technologies Inc.)

    Research Technologist – PSC Biology and Bioengineering (STEMCELL Technologies Inc.)


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