Ana Belén Alonso-Aguado

Ana Belén Alonso-Aguado

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

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5 May 2023 in Biology
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Daniel Lainez-GonzálezDaniel Lainez-González
Daniel Lainez-González
AAAna Belén Alonso-Aguado
Ana Belén Alonso-Aguado
JAJuan Manuel Alonso-Domínguez
Juan Manuel Alonso-Domínguez
Wnt signaling is a highly conserved pathway in evolution which controls important processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation and migration, both in the embryo and in the adult. Dysregulation of this pathway can favor the development of different types of cancer, such as acute myeloid leukemia and other hematological malignancies. Overactivation of this pathway may promote the transformation of pre-leukemic stem cells into acute myeloid leukemia stem cells, as well as the maintenance of their quiescent state, which confers them with self-renewal and chemoresistance capacity, favoring relapse of the disease. Although this pathway participates in the regulation of normal hematopoiesis, its requirements seem to be greater in the leukemic stem cell population. In this review, we explore the possible therapeutic targeting of Wnt to eradicate the LSCs of AML.