Molecular Mechanisms of Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Translational Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 16
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Interests: DNA methylation; TET proteins; hematopoietic stem cells; hematopoiesis; leukemia; cancer epigenetics; cancer therapy; drug screen; metabolic diseases; obesity; diabetes; biosensor; signaling and gene expression
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Dear Colleagues,
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow ensure lifelong hematopoietic homeostasis by giving rise to the full repertoire of blood cells via highly ordered differentiation processes, while maintaining a proper HSC pool via self-renewal. Recent technological advances, including genome-wide profiling and chromatin analyses, have provided overwhelming evidence that the genetic and epigenetic landscape in hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells changes dynamically during normal hematopoiesis and fate determination, which often becomes impaired under pathological conditions.
Highly heterogeneous genetic mutation profiles are commonly found in various hematopoietic malignancies, some of which can drive oncogenic transformation. In addition, epigenetic factors governing DNA (hydroxy)methylation, histone modifications, nucleosome remodeling, microRNAs, etc., act in concert with diverse transcription factors to tightly control the balance between HSC self-renewal, lineage specification, and differentiation. Chromatin modifiers are considered crucial factors that integrate inputs from the HSC microenvironment or intracellular metabolism with genetic programs to secure normal hematopoiesis. Thus, the aberrant orchestration of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that disrupts this balance has emerged as a key mechanism that can drive aberrant HSC maintenance and/or function, ultimately leading to various hematologic malignancies, including leukemias and lymphomas. Notably, the reversible nature of epigenetic aberrations makes epigenetic regulators a promising target for the effective treatment of hematologic disorders. Despite significant advances in our understanding of the impact of genetic and epigenetic disruptions on HSC biology and the pathophysiology of hematological malignancies, it still remains challenging to treat these diseases.
For this Special Issue, we invite reviews or original research articles that describe the roles of genetic or epigenetic factors in normal and malignant hematopoiesis. We will also accept articles addressing how hematopoietic cells consolidate inputs from the HSC niche or intracellular metabolism with genetic programs to secure normal HSC self-renewal and differentiation. Topics relevant to the discoveries of novel genetic and epigenetic perturbations, their functional contribution to hematological oncogenesis, and translational studies targeting these aberrations for treating hematological malignancies are also welcomed.
Dr. Myunggon Ko
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hematopoietic stem cells
- self-renewal
- differentiation
- hematological malignancies
- molecular mechanisms
- genetic factors
- epigenetic factors
- transcriptional regulation
- HSC niche
- targeted therapy
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