Targeting β-catenin in CML: leukemia stem cells beware!

Kleppe, Maria; Levine, Ross L · Cell Stem Cell · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Heidel et al. (2012) use genetic and pharmacological approaches to reveal that Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required for leukemic stem cell (LSC) maintenance in chronic myeloid leukemia. They demonstrate that β-catenin inactivation targets imanitib-resistant LSCs in vivo.