Table 1

Characteristics of pre-BCR+ and pre-BCR ALL subsets

GeneFunctionType of defectFunctional outcomePhenotype in disease modelFrequency in human ALL (%)Reference
TotalPre-BCR+Pre-BCR
CRLF2 Cytokine receptor Overexpression Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 12* 15 9-11 
Rearrangement 
FLT3 Cytokine receptor Point mutation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to leukemia 2.5 9-11 
IL7R Cytokine receptor Point mutation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 9-11 
PDGFRB Cytokine receptor Rearrangement Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to leukemia 9-11 
EPOR Cytokine receptor Rearrangement Cytokine receptor signaling ↑  <1 <1 9-11 
JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 Tyrosine kinase Point mutation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 7* 9-11 
Rearrangement 
ABL1 Tyrosine kinase BCR-ABL1 Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ ALL 3*-27 4-35 9-11 
NUP214, ETV6, RCSD1 Propensity to leukemia 9-11 
SH2B3 Linker Deletion Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Pro–B-cell block 9-11 
IGHM Ig heavy chain Nonproductive V(D)J No functional pre-BCR B-cell autoimmunity 83 >80 54, 66 
VPREB1 Surrogate light chain Focal deletion No functional pre-BCR Pro–B-cell block 15 20 56 
CD79A (Pre-) BCR signaling chain Transcriptional silencing No functional pre-BCR Pro–B-cell block 80 >80 54, 55 
CD79B (Pre-) BCR signaling chain Transcriptional silencing No functional pre-BCR Pro–B-cell block 80 >80 54, 55 
SYK (Pre-) BCR tyrosine kinase Aberrant splicing, mutation Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Pro–B-cell block <10 <10 54 
BLNK (Pre-) BCR linker Aberrant splicing Pre–B-cell differentiation ↓ Pre–B-cell block 40 ∼50 53, 57 
Focal deletion Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 64 
BTK (Pre-) BCR tyrosine kinase Aberrant splicing Pre–B-cell differentiation ↓ Pre–B-cell block 30 ∼25 58-60 
Propensity to ALL 
PAX5 Transcription factor Deletion, point mutation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL ∼25 10 ∼25 64 
BACH2 Transcription factor Deletion 6q15 Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Propensity to ALL 20 ∼25 34 
IKZF1 Transcription factor Deletion, point mutation Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Propensity to ALL 20-84 ∼25 64, 65 
IKZF3 Transcription factor Deletion Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Propensity to ALL 64, 65 
EBF1 Transcription factor Deletion, point mutation Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Propensity to ALL 64, 65 
PBX1 Transcription factor TCF3-PBX1 rearrangement Pre-BCR signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 3*-5 40 66, 68 
1q23 duplication 66 
PRDM1 Transcription factor Deletion 6q21 Pre-BCR signaling ↑ Plasma cell defect 66 
GeneFunctionType of defectFunctional outcomePhenotype in disease modelFrequency in human ALL (%)Reference
TotalPre-BCR+Pre-BCR
CRLF2 Cytokine receptor Overexpression Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 12* 15 9-11 
Rearrangement 
FLT3 Cytokine receptor Point mutation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to leukemia 2.5 9-11 
IL7R Cytokine receptor Point mutation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 9-11 
PDGFRB Cytokine receptor Rearrangement Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to leukemia 9-11 
EPOR Cytokine receptor Rearrangement Cytokine receptor signaling ↑  <1 <1 9-11 
JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 Tyrosine kinase Point mutation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 7* 9-11 
Rearrangement 
ABL1 Tyrosine kinase BCR-ABL1 Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ ALL 3*-27 4-35 9-11 
NUP214, ETV6, RCSD1 Propensity to leukemia 9-11 
SH2B3 Linker Deletion Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Pro–B-cell block 9-11 
IGHM Ig heavy chain Nonproductive V(D)J No functional pre-BCR B-cell autoimmunity 83 >80 54, 66 
VPREB1 Surrogate light chain Focal deletion No functional pre-BCR Pro–B-cell block 15 20 56 
CD79A (Pre-) BCR signaling chain Transcriptional silencing No functional pre-BCR Pro–B-cell block 80 >80 54, 55 
CD79B (Pre-) BCR signaling chain Transcriptional silencing No functional pre-BCR Pro–B-cell block 80 >80 54, 55 
SYK (Pre-) BCR tyrosine kinase Aberrant splicing, mutation Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Pro–B-cell block <10 <10 54 
BLNK (Pre-) BCR linker Aberrant splicing Pre–B-cell differentiation ↓ Pre–B-cell block 40 ∼50 53, 57 
Focal deletion Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 64 
BTK (Pre-) BCR tyrosine kinase Aberrant splicing Pre–B-cell differentiation ↓ Pre–B-cell block 30 ∼25 58-60 
Propensity to ALL 
PAX5 Transcription factor Deletion, point mutation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL ∼25 10 ∼25 64 
BACH2 Transcription factor Deletion 6q15 Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Propensity to ALL 20 ∼25 34 
IKZF1 Transcription factor Deletion, point mutation Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Propensity to ALL 20-84 ∼25 64, 65 
IKZF3 Transcription factor Deletion Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Propensity to ALL 64, 65 
EBF1 Transcription factor Deletion, point mutation Pre-BCR signaling ↓ Propensity to ALL 64, 65 
PBX1 Transcription factor TCF3-PBX1 rearrangement Pre-BCR signaling ↑ Propensity to ALL 3*-5 40 66, 68 
1q23 duplication 66 
PRDM1 Transcription factor Deletion 6q21 Pre-BCR signaling ↑ Plasma cell defect 66 
SignalingFunctionAbnormalityFunctional outcomePhenotype in disease modelFrequency in human ALL (%)Reference
TotalPre-BCR+Pre-BCR
STAT5 Transcription factor Hyperphosphorylation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Pro–B-cell survival ↓ ∼40 >50 9-11, 66 
BCL6 Transcription factor Overexpression Pre-BCR signaling ↑ Pre–B-cell survival ↓ 13.5 >95 31-33, 66 
SignalingFunctionAbnormalityFunctional outcomePhenotype in disease modelFrequency in human ALL (%)Reference
TotalPre-BCR+Pre-BCR
STAT5 Transcription factor Hyperphosphorylation Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ Pro–B-cell survival ↓ ∼40 >50 9-11, 66 
BCL6 Transcription factor Overexpression Pre-BCR signaling ↑ Pre–B-cell survival ↓ 13.5 >95 31-33, 66 
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