A Murine Model of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Based on B Cell-Restricted Expression of Sf3b1 Mutation and Atm Deletion

Yin et al. show that Sf3b1-K700E mutation in mouse B cells induces cellular senescence, but deletion of Atm overcomes senescence and leads to the development of CLL-like disease. Both human and mouse CLL harboring mutant SF3B1 exhibit deregulated B cell receptor signaling and increased sensitivity to ibrutinib.

from Cancer Cell http://bit.ly/2Sfhiwi