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ReviewTrends in cancer2026

Condensates in fusion oncoprotein-driven leukemia: new biology and therapeutic opportunities.

Nicole L Michmerhuizen, Richard W Kriwacki, Charles G Mullighan

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Review in Trends in cancer, 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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3 authors.

Nicole L MichmerhuizenDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Richard W KriwackiDepartment of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Charles G MullighanDepartment of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA. Electronic address: charles.mullighan@stjude.org.

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Shondra Michelle Miller · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
Translating genomic discoveries to improved outcomes for high risk acute leukemiaR35CA197695 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Charles G Mullighan · 2017 to 2026
$11.4M
Project 4U54CA243124 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI MULLIGHAN, CHARLES G. · 2019 to 2023
$10.5M
LAMPSP01CA298963 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI RICHARD W KRIWACKI · 2025 to 2026
$9.1M
Role of Phase separation by fusion oncoproteins in oncogenesisR01CA246125 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI DENIZ, ASHOK A, KRIWACKI, RICHARD W · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
Characterizing and Targeting the NUP98 Fusion Oncoprotein InteractomeR00CA283256 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Nicole Michmerhuizen · 2025 to 2026
$498k
Functional and Pharmacologic Investigation of the NUP98 Fusion Oncoprotein InteractomeK99CA283256 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI MICHMERHUIZEN, NICOLE · 2023 to 2024
$282k
NCI NIH HHS K99 CA283256NCI NIH HHS P01 CA298963NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NCI NIH HHS R00 CA283256NCI NIH HHS R01 CA246125NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197695NCI NIH HHS U54 CA243124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromosomal rearrangements leading to the formation of fusion oncoproteins (FOs) are drivers of leukemia and other cancers. Many such FOs are now known to localize in nuclear or cytoplasmic condensates formed through the process of phase separation (PS). FO-associated condensates facilitate the spatiotemporal organization of key macromolecules required for oncogenic transformation. NUP98 fusions provided the first example of FO-associated condensates in leukemia, and other leukemic drivers subsequently illustrated the shared and distinct mechanisms by which PS contributes to leukemogenesis. Improved understanding of FO-associated condensates has, in turn, revealed new opportunities for therapeutic targeting. Pharmacologic approaches, including the dissolution of condensates, inhibition of key condensate components, or modification of condensate material properties, may translate to more effective treatments for patients with FO-driven cancer.

Indexed as

Biomolecular CondensatesLeukemiaOncogene Proteins, FusionAnimalsCell Transformation, NeoplasticHumansNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsPhase SeparationNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsOncogene Proteins, Fusioncondensatefusion oncoproteinleukemiaNUP98 fusionphase separation

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PMID42265005
PMCPMC13344903

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