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December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

Deciphering the mechanistic role of mixed lineage leukemia partial tandem duplications (MLLPTD) in MDS and AML

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RDRoberta DollingerMNMehar Un Nissa

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This study shows MLLPTD alters gene regulatory programs in MDS and AML, highlighting significant protein-protein interactions.

Key Points

  • Investigate the mechanistic role of MLLPTD in myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia.
  • Characterization of MLLPTD at transcript, protein, and genomic levels.
  • Quantitative mass spectrometry to assess MLL copy number and binding to chromatin.
  • Analysis of H3K4 trimethylation at genes bound by MLLPTD.
  • MLLPTD cells have lower overall MLL copy number compared to wild-type MLL cells.
  • Increased binding broadness to chromatin and higher H3K4 trimethylation at MLLPTD target genes.
  • KAT2A is identified as a preferential interactor for MLLPTD, affecting leukemogenesis in MLLPTD cells.

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Dollinger et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f3d4fa91c937236d4b5https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-3238
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