Targeting PRMT9 Suppresses Acute Myeloid Leukemia Maintenance

AML is a heterogenous disease in which prognosis and treatment is determined by recurrent genetic mutations and chromosomal abnormalities. Some genetic alterations result in aberrant RNA translation, which is exploited by leukemia stem cells (LSCs) to produce short-lived oncoproteins (c-Myc, Mcl-1) to promote cell survival. Since LSCs are considered as the source of treatment failure and relapse, it is critical to understand how LSCs hijack the translational machinery in order to develop effective therapeutics in AML.