Disrupting tRNA modifications to target mitochondrial vulnerabilities in drug-resistant leukemia cells

Dysregulated RNA modifications contribute to cancer progression and therapy resistance, yet the underlying mechanism often remains unknown. Here, we perform CRISPR-based synthetic lethality screens to systematically explore the role of RNA modifications in mediating resistance to antileukemic drugs....

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Hauptverfasser: Pauli, Cornelius (VerfasserIn) , Kienhöfer, Michael (VerfasserIn) , Blank, Maximilian Felix (VerfasserIn) , Begik, Oguzhan (VerfasserIn) , Rohde, Christian (VerfasserIn) , Zimmermann, Sarah (VerfasserIn) , Werner, Laura (VerfasserIn) , Heid, Daniel (VerfasserIn) , Xu, Fu (VerfasserIn) , Weidenauer, Katharina (VerfasserIn) , Delaunay, Sylvain (VerfasserIn) , Krall, Nadja (VerfasserIn) , Trunk, Katrin (VerfasserIn) , Zhao, Duoduo (VerfasserIn) , Zhou, Fengbiao (VerfasserIn) , Llovera, Laia (VerfasserIn) , Ollivier, Alexane (VerfasserIn) , Heit-Mondrzyk, Anke (VerfasserIn) , Platzbecker, Uwe (VerfasserIn) , Baldus, Claudia (VerfasserIn) , Serve, Hubert (VerfasserIn) , Bornhäuser, Martin (VerfasserIn) , Vågbø, Cathrine Broberg (VerfasserIn) , Benitah, Salvador Aznar (VerfasserIn) , Krijgsveld, Jeroen (VerfasserIn) , Novoa, Eva Maria (VerfasserIn) , Müller-Tidow, Carsten (VerfasserIn) , Frye, Michaela (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: November 13 2025
In: Blood
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 146, Heft: 20, Pages: 2443-2456
ISSN:1528-0020
DOI:10.1182/blood.2024027822
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2024027822
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Verfasserangaben:Cornelius Pauli, Michael Kienhöfer, Maximilian Felix Blank, Oguzhan Begik, Christian Rohde, Sarah Miriam Naomi Zimmermann, Laura Werner, Daniel Heid, Fu Xu, Katharina Weidenauer, Sylvain Delaunay, Nadja Krall, Katrin Trunk, Duoduo Zhao, Fengbiao Zhou, Laia Llovera, Alexane Ollivier, Anke Heit-Mondrzyk, Uwe Platzbecker, Claudia Baldus, Hubert Serve, Martin Bornhäuser, Cathrine Broberg Vågbø, Salvador Aznar Benitah, Jeroen Krijgsveld, Eva Maria Novoa, Carsten Müller-Tidow, and Michaela Frye

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