Characteristics of pre-BCR+ and pre-BCR− ALL subsets
Gene . | Function . | Type of defect . | Functional outcome . | Phenotype in disease model . | Frequency in human ALL (%) . | Reference . | ||
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Total . | Pre-BCR+ . | Pre-BCR− . | ||||||
CRLF2 | Cytokine receptor | Overexpression | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 12* | 0 | 15 | 9-11 |
Rearrangement | ||||||||
FLT3 | Cytokine receptor | Point mutation | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to leukemia | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 9-11 |
IL7R | Cytokine receptor | Point mutation | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-11 |
PDGFRB | Cytokine receptor | Rearrangement | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to leukemia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-11 |
EPOR | Cytokine receptor | Rearrangement | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | <1 | 0 | <1 | 9-11 | |
JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 | Tyrosine kinase | Point mutation | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 7* | 0 | 9 | 9-11 |
Rearrangement | ||||||||
ABL1 | Tyrosine kinase | BCR-ABL1 | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | ALL | 3*-27† | 0 | 4-35 | 9-11 |
NUP214, ETV6, RCSD1 | Propensity to leukemia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-11 | |||
SH2B3 | Linker | Deletion | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Pro–B-cell block | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-11 |
IGHM | Ig heavy chain | Nonproductive V(D)J | No functional pre-BCR | B-cell autoimmunity | 83 | 0 | >80 | 54, 66 |
VPREB1 | Surrogate light chain | Focal deletion | No functional pre-BCR | Pro–B-cell block | 15 | 0 | 20 | 56 |
CD79A | (Pre-) BCR signaling chain | Transcriptional silencing | No functional pre-BCR | Pro–B-cell block | 80 | 0 | >80 | 54, 55 |
CD79B | (Pre-) BCR signaling chain | Transcriptional silencing | No functional pre-BCR | Pro–B-cell block | 80 | 0 | >80 | 54, 55 |
SYK | (Pre-) BCR tyrosine kinase | Aberrant splicing, mutation | Pre-BCR signaling ↓ | Pro–B-cell block | <10 | 0 | <10 | 54 |
BLNK | (Pre-) BCR linker | Aberrant splicing | Pre–B-cell differentiation ↓ | Pre–B-cell block | 40 | 0 | ∼50 | 53, 57 |
Focal deletion | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 2 | 2 | 64 | |||
BTK | (Pre-) BCR tyrosine kinase | Aberrant splicing | Pre–B-cell differentiation ↓ | Pre–B-cell block | 30 | 0 | ∼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 | 0 | ∼25 | 34 |
IKZF1 | Transcription factor | Deletion, point mutation | Pre-BCR signaling ↓ | Propensity to ALL | 20-84‡ | 0 | ∼25 | 64, 65 |
IKZF3 | Transcription factor | Deletion | Pre-BCR signaling ↓ | Propensity to ALL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64, 65 |
EBF1 | Transcription factor | Deletion, point mutation | Pre-BCR signaling ↓ | Propensity to ALL | 6 | 0 | 8 | 64, 65 |
PBX1 | Transcription factor | TCF3-PBX1 rearrangement | Pre-BCR signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 3*-5† | 40 | 0 | 66, 68 |
1q23 duplication | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66 | ||||
PRDM1 | Transcription factor | Deletion 6q21 | Pre-BCR signaling ↑ | Plasma cell defect | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66 |
Gene . | Function . | Type of defect . | Functional outcome . | Phenotype in disease model . | Frequency in human ALL (%) . | Reference . | ||
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Total . | Pre-BCR+ . | Pre-BCR− . | ||||||
CRLF2 | Cytokine receptor | Overexpression | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 12* | 0 | 15 | 9-11 |
Rearrangement | ||||||||
FLT3 | Cytokine receptor | Point mutation | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to leukemia | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 9-11 |
IL7R | Cytokine receptor | Point mutation | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-11 |
PDGFRB | Cytokine receptor | Rearrangement | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to leukemia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-11 |
EPOR | Cytokine receptor | Rearrangement | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | <1 | 0 | <1 | 9-11 | |
JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 | Tyrosine kinase | Point mutation | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 7* | 0 | 9 | 9-11 |
Rearrangement | ||||||||
ABL1 | Tyrosine kinase | BCR-ABL1 | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | ALL | 3*-27† | 0 | 4-35 | 9-11 |
NUP214, ETV6, RCSD1 | Propensity to leukemia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-11 | |||
SH2B3 | Linker | Deletion | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Pro–B-cell block | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-11 |
IGHM | Ig heavy chain | Nonproductive V(D)J | No functional pre-BCR | B-cell autoimmunity | 83 | 0 | >80 | 54, 66 |
VPREB1 | Surrogate light chain | Focal deletion | No functional pre-BCR | Pro–B-cell block | 15 | 0 | 20 | 56 |
CD79A | (Pre-) BCR signaling chain | Transcriptional silencing | No functional pre-BCR | Pro–B-cell block | 80 | 0 | >80 | 54, 55 |
CD79B | (Pre-) BCR signaling chain | Transcriptional silencing | No functional pre-BCR | Pro–B-cell block | 80 | 0 | >80 | 54, 55 |
SYK | (Pre-) BCR tyrosine kinase | Aberrant splicing, mutation | Pre-BCR signaling ↓ | Pro–B-cell block | <10 | 0 | <10 | 54 |
BLNK | (Pre-) BCR linker | Aberrant splicing | Pre–B-cell differentiation ↓ | Pre–B-cell block | 40 | 0 | ∼50 | 53, 57 |
Focal deletion | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 2 | 2 | 64 | |||
BTK | (Pre-) BCR tyrosine kinase | Aberrant splicing | Pre–B-cell differentiation ↓ | Pre–B-cell block | 30 | 0 | ∼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 | 0 | ∼25 | 34 |
IKZF1 | Transcription factor | Deletion, point mutation | Pre-BCR signaling ↓ | Propensity to ALL | 20-84‡ | 0 | ∼25 | 64, 65 |
IKZF3 | Transcription factor | Deletion | Pre-BCR signaling ↓ | Propensity to ALL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64, 65 |
EBF1 | Transcription factor | Deletion, point mutation | Pre-BCR signaling ↓ | Propensity to ALL | 6 | 0 | 8 | 64, 65 |
PBX1 | Transcription factor | TCF3-PBX1 rearrangement | Pre-BCR signaling ↑ | Propensity to ALL | 3*-5† | 40 | 0 | 66, 68 |
1q23 duplication | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66 | ||||
PRDM1 | Transcription factor | Deletion 6q21 | Pre-BCR signaling ↑ | Plasma cell defect | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66 |
Signaling . | Function . | Abnormality . | Functional outcome . | Phenotype in disease model . | Frequency in human ALL (%) . | Reference . | ||
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Total . | Pre-BCR+ . | Pre-BCR− . | ||||||
STAT5 | Transcription factor | Hyperphosphorylation | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Pro–B-cell survival ↓ | ∼40 | 0 | >50 | 9-11, 66 |
BCL6 | Transcription factor | Overexpression | Pre-BCR signaling ↑ | Pre–B-cell survival ↓ | 13.5 | >95 | 0 | 31-33, 66 |
Signaling . | Function . | Abnormality . | Functional outcome . | Phenotype in disease model . | Frequency in human ALL (%) . | Reference . | ||
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Total . | Pre-BCR+ . | Pre-BCR− . | ||||||
STAT5 | Transcription factor | Hyperphosphorylation | Cytokine receptor signaling ↑ | Pro–B-cell survival ↓ | ∼40 | 0 | >50 | 9-11, 66 |
BCL6 | Transcription factor | Overexpression | Pre-BCR signaling ↑ | Pre–B-cell survival ↓ | 13.5 | >95 | 0 | 31-33, 66 |