Novel concepts in blood development and leukemia

In this course studens will read grounbreaking publications that have changed paradigms and concepts regarding the hematopoetic system and different types of leukemia.

Students will present an introduction to the topic and critically analyze the manuscripts.

 

The course introduction presentation can be dowloaded here Presentation

Articles

Stem cell Differentiation

1) Prospective identification of hematopoietic lineage choice by deep learning

2) Platelet-biased stem cells reside at the apex of the hematopoietic stem-cell hierarchy

3) The Branching Point in Erythro-Myeloid differentiation

4) Transcriptional Heterogeneity and Lineage Commitment in Myeloid Progenitors

5) Distinct routes of lineage development reshape the human blood hierarchy across ontogeny

Stem cell kinetics and dynamics

1) Hematopoietic Stem Cells Count and Remember Self-Renewal Divisions

2) Decoupling the Functional Pleiotropy of Stem Cell Factor by Tuning c-Kit Signaling

3) Exit from dormancy provokes DNA-damage- induced attrition in hematopoietic stem cells

4) Fundamental properties of unperturbed hematopoiesis from stem cells in vivo

5) Clonal dynamics of native hematopoiesis

HSCs and Aging

1) Clonal reversal of ageing-associated stem cell lineage bias via a pluripotent intermediate

2) Clonal hematopoiesis and blood-cancer risk inferred from blood DNA sequence

3) Clonal hematopoiesis associated with TET2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in mice

4) Detectable clonal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer 

5) The unfolded protein response governs integrity of the hematopoietic stem-cell pool during stress

Leukomognesis

1) CpG Island Hypermethylation mediated by DNMT3A Is a Consequence of AML Progression

2) Genomic and Epigenomic Landscapes of Adult De Novo Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Stem cell and leukemia evolution

1) Hematopoietic differentiation is required for Initiation of acute myeloid leukemia

2) Lineage-specific and single-cell chromatin accessibility charts human hematopoiesis and leukemia evolution

3) Identification of pre-leukaemic haematopoietic stem cells in acute leukaemia

4) Role of TP53 mutations in the origin and evolution of therapy-related acute myeloid leukaemia

5) Somatic Mutations and Clonal Hematopoiesis in Aplastic Anemia

HSCs and leukemia metabolism

1) Self-renewal of a purified Tie2+ hematopoietic stem cell population relies on mitochondrial clearance

2) Metabolic gatekeeper function of B-lymphoid transcription factors

3) Hematopoietic stem cells require a highly regulated protein synthesis rate

4) Fasting selectively blocks development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia via leptin-receptor upregulation

Microenviroment stem cells and leukemia

1) Distinct bone marrow blood vessels differentially regulate haematopoiesis

2) Age-dependent modulation of vascular niches for haematopoietic stem cells 

3) Mesenchymal Inflammation Drives Genotoxic Stress in Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Predicts Disease Evolution in Human Pre-leukemia

4) Leukaemogenic effects of Ptpn11 activating mutations in the stem cell microenvironment