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ArticleHaematologica2026

Bruno Palhais, Nitesh D Sharma, Igor Fijalkowski, Tim Pieters, Dieter Deforce, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Pieter Mestdagh, Panagiotis Ntziachristos, Ksenia Matlawska-Wasowska, Pieter Van Vlierberghe

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Article in Haematologica, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Bruno PalhaisCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University and University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium; Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis Lab, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Leukemia Therapy Resistance Unit, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent. bruno.palhais@ugent.be.
Nitesh D SharmaDepartment of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
Igor FijalkowskiCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University and University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium; Leukemia Therapy Resistance Unit, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent.
Tim PietersCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University and University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium; Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis Lab, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Leukemia Therapy Resistance Unit, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Unit for Translational Research in Oncology, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent.
Dieter DeforceCancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium; Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; NXTGNT, Ghent University, Ghent.
Filip Van NieuwerburghCancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium; Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; NXTGNT, Ghent University, Ghent.
Pieter MestdaghCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University and University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium; OncoRNALab, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent. pieter.mestdagh@ugent.be.
Panagiotis NtziachristosCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University and University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium; Leukemia Therapy Resistance Unit, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent. panagiotis.ntziachristos@ugent.be.
Ksenia Matlawska-WasowskaDepartment of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. kmatlawska@uab.edu.
Pieter Van VlierbergheCenter for Medical Genetics, Ghent University and University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium; Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis Lab, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent.

Funding

XRAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA013148 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Omer Jamy · 1985 to 2026
$165.9M
The roles of SOCS5 in T-ALL migration and tissue infiltrationR01CA237165 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI MATLAWSKA-WASOWSKA, KSENIA · 2019 to 2023
$1.7M
Role of CXCR3-CXCL10 signaling in T-ALL CNS diseaseR01CA282701 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Ksenia Matlawska-Wasowska · 2024 to 2026
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013148NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237165NCI NIH HHS R01 CA282701
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is essential for developing more effective therapeutic strategies. Despite therapeutic advances, the role of RNA-binding proteins in the pathogenesis of T-ALL remains poorly understood. Here, we investigate the RNA-binding Quaking protein (QKI), identifying it as a key regulator of splicing with tumor-suppressive properties in T-ALL. Through the analysis of two independent pediatric T-ALL cohorts, we demonstrate that QKI expression is frequently reduced in T-ALL, particularly within the HOXA subtype, and this reduction correlates with poor overall and event-free survival. Using T-ALL cell lines, we show that QKI depletion induces widespread splicing alterations, with numerous events corroborated in patient samples. Transcriptome profiling indicates that QKI downregulation leads to broad changes in gene expression, notably affecting pathways related to cell cycle progression, cholesterol homeostasis, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Functional assays demonstrate that QKI overexpression in T-ALL cells significantly reduces cell proliferation, induces G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, and limits leukemia progression and dissemination, ultimately improving survival in xenograft models. Together, these findings provide compelling evidence that QKI functions as a regulator of RNA splicing with tumor-suppressive activity in T-ALL.

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Gene Expression Regulation, LeukemicPrecursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA SplicingAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene Expression ProfilingHumansMiceQKI protein, humanRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID41537349
PMCPMC13231128

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