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Hematopoiesis - Regulation of Gene Transcription Poster II

Sunday, December 7, 2008: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Hall A (Moscone Center)
Functional analysis of the Human Pbx  Interacting Protein (HPIP) in Human Hematopoiesis

Pawandeep Kaur, M.Sc, (Hons)1*, Christiane Stadler, PhD1*, Farid Ahmed, PhD1*, Monica Cusan, MTA1*, R. Keith Humphries, MD, PhD2, Wolfgang Hiddemann, MD3, Christian Buske, PD, med1* and Michaela Feuring-Buske, PD, med1*

1Haematologikum, Klinische Kooperationsgruppe am Hämatologikum der Helmholtz Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik III, Klinikum der LMU München-Großhade, Muenchen, Germany
2Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
3Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Munich-Hopsital Großhadern, Munich, Germany

The Histone Acetyl-Transferase MOZ Cooperates with the Histone Methyl-Transferase MLL to Regulate HOX Gene Expression in Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Jérôme Paggetti*, Romain Aucagne*, Arnaud Jacquel, PhD*, Anne Largeot*, Brice Lagrange*, Eric Solary, MD, Jean-Noël Bastie, MD, PhD* and Laurent Delva, PhD*

Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne, Inserm U866, Dijon, France

Local and Distant Elements Regulate Tissue-Specific Expression of ANK-1 Gene Transcripts

Ashley N. Owen1*, Karina Laflamme, PhD1*, Andre M. Pilon, MS1*, Lisa J. Garrett, MS2*, Patrick G. Gallagher, MD3 and David M. Bodine, PhD1

1Nhgri, Hematopoiesis Section, GMBB, Bethesda, MD
2Nhgri, Transgenic Mouse Core Facility, Bethesda, MD
3School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Affects the Cell-Fate Decisions of Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells Modulating the Epigenetic States of Various Essential Transcription Factors

Hirokazu Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D.1*, Itaru Matsumura, M.D., Ph.D.1*, Yusuke Satoh, M.D., Ph.D.1*, Sachiko Ezoe, M.D., Ph.D.1*, Tatsutoshi Nakahata, M.D., Ph.D.2* and Yuzuru Kanakura, M.D., Ph.D.1*

1Department of Hematology and Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
2Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Integrated Biochemical and Computational Approach Identifies BCL6 Direct Target Genes Controlling Multiple Pathways in Normal Germinal-Center B Cells

Masumichi Saito, PhD1*, Katia Basso, PhD1*, Pavel Sumazin, PhD2*, Adam A Margolin, PhD2*, Kai Wang, PhD2*, Wei-Keat Lim2*, Andrea Califano, PhD3* and Riccardo Dalla-Favera, MD4

1Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University, New York, NY
2Joint Centers for Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY
3Department of Biomedical Informatics and Joint Centers for Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY
4Institute for Cancer Genetics, Department of Pathology and Genetics & Development, Columbia University, New York, NY

HIF-1 Prevents Hematopoietic Cells from Cell Damage by Overproduction of Mitochondrial ROS after Cytokine Stimulation through Induction of PDK-1

Keita Kirito, MD1, Kozue Yoshida2*, Yongzhen Hu3*, Qiao Qiao1*, Kumi Sakoe1* and Norio Komatsu1*

1Dept. of Hematology, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
2Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Shimotsuke, Japan
3Hematology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of TCM, China

Chromatin Architecture and Transcription Factor Occupancy of Erythrocyte Membrane Genes Studied by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation on Microarrays (ChIP-chip)

Laurie A Steiner1*, Yelena Maksimova1*, Clara Wong1*, Vincent Schulz2* and Patrick G. Gallagher, MD3

1Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
2Ycemh, Yale University, New Haven
3School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Proteins (SSBPs) Promote the Oligomerization of LIM-Domain Binding Protein Ldb1

Ying Cai, PhD1*, Lalitha Nagarajan, PhD2* and Stephen J. Brandt, MD3

1Div. of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Ctr., Nashville, TN
2Dept. of Molecular Genetics, UT-MD Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston, TX
3Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Ctr., Nashville, TN

The MiR23A MicroRNA Cluster Is a Target of PU.1 and Promotes Development of Myeloid Cells at the Expense of B Cells

Kristin S Owens, BA1*, Kimi Y Kong, PhD1*, Jason H Rogers, BS1* and Richard E. Dahl, PhD2

1Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2Univ. of New Mexico Health Sciences Ctr., Albuquerque, NM

Identification of Gfi1 as a Direct Target of the Leukemogenic Fusion Protein AML1-ETO9a

Miao-Chia Lo1*, Luke F. Peterson2*, I-Ming Chen3, Cheryl L. Willman3 and Dong-Er Zhang1

1Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
2Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
3University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center, Albuquerque, NM

Frequent in Vivo redundancy of C/EBPß and C/EBPε during Myeloid Development

Nils Heinrich Thoennissen1*, Tadayuki Akagi1*, Sam Abbassi1*, Daniel Nowak1*, Ann George2*, Gay M. Crooks, MD2, C. Müller-Tidow, MD3*, Adrian F Gombart1* and Phillip H Koeffler1*

1Division of Hematology and Oncology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
2Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
3University Hospital, Münster, Germany

*signifies non-member of ASH