Cutting edge: Codeletion of the ras GTPase-activating proteins (RasGAPs) neurofibromin 1 and p120 RasGAP in T cells results in the development of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Beth A. Lubeck, Philip E. Lapinski, Jennifer A. Oliver, Olga Ksionda, Luis F. Parada, Yuan Zhu, Ivan Maillard, Mark Chiang, Jeroen Roose, Philip D. King

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Abstract

Ras GTPase-activating proteins (RasGAPs) inhibit signal transduction initiated through the Ras small GTPbinding protein. However, which members of the RasGAP family act as negative regulators of T cell responses is not completely understood. In this study, we investigated potential roles for the RasGAPs RASA1 and neurofibromin 1 (NF1) in T cells through the generation and analysis of T cell-specific RASA1 and NF1 doubledeficient mice. In contrast to mice lacking either RasGAP alone in T cells, double-deficient mice developed T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, which originated at an early point in T cell development and was dependent on activating mutations in the Notch1 gene. These findings highlight RASA1 and NF1 as cotumor suppressors in the T cell lineage.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)31-35
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Immunology
Volume195
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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