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Tim Pieters

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60 Results

2026

QKI dysregulation induces extensive splicing changes in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Bruno PalhaisNitesh D. SharmaIgor FijalkowskiTim PietersDieter DeforceFilip Van NieuwerburghPieter MestdaghPanagiotis NtziachristosKsenia Matlawska-WasowskaPieter Van Vlierberghe

A1 Journal Article in HAEMATOLOGICA

2025

Combinatorial targeting of metabolic vulnerabilities in t-cell leukemia through NAMPT inhibition

Laura GuerreroKasper Thorhauge ChristensenIgor FijalkowskiCristina BorinTim PietersJonas De KeselManou WittouckJolien Van LaereFilip Van NieuwerburghNitesh Sharma et al.

Genetic rescue of a subset of thyroid follicular cells restores thyroid function in dyshormonogenic duoxa-/- mice

Sami DjerbibHelmut GrasbergerSteven GoossensJody HaighLieven HaenebalckeTim PietersJukka KeroFrancoise MiotXavier De Deken

A1 Journal Article in THYROID

HNRNPC and m6A RNA methylation control oncogenic transcription and metabolism in T-cell leukemia

Jonas De KeselIgor FijalkowskiTim PietersCristina BorinKasper Thorhauge ChristensenManou WittouckJolien Van LaereLaura GuerreroLindy ReunesMarino Caruso et al.

A1 Journal Article in BLOOD

SOX11 skews T-cell development and synergizes with LMO2 and MYCN to form T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in mouse models

André Pedro Pinto De AlmeidaKasper Thorhauge ChristensenIgor FijalkowskiMarlies Vanden BemptJan CoolsTom TaghonPanagiotis NtziachristosPieter Van VlierbergheSteven GoossensTim Pieters

Sox11-induced reprogramming of B2 cells to a B1a-like phenotype promotes Mantle Cell Lymphoma in mice

Tim PietersLuca PagliaroAndré Pedro Pinto De AlmeidaFritz OffnerTom TaghonPieter Van VlierbergheSteven Goossens

The role of KMT2A-complex members, PSIP1 and Menin, in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Lisa DemoenSteven GoossensTim PietersKaat Durinck

2024

A dual role for PSIP1/LEDGF in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Lisa DemoenFilip MatthijssensLindy ReunesBruno PalhaisBéatrice LintermansSara T'SasIgor FijalkowskiJoachim TaminauMuluembet Z. AkeleSiska Van Belle et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

Dual targeting of MAPK and PI3K pathways unlocks redifferentiation of Braf-mutated thyroid cancer organoids

Helene LasolleAndrea SchiavoAdrien TourneurPierre GillotayBarbara de Faria da FonsecaLucieli CeolinOlivier MonestierBenilda AganahiLaura ChometteMarina Malta Letro Kizys et al.

A1 Journal Article in ONCOGENE

Functional evaluation of transcription factors in T-ALL : MYB and SOX11

André Pedro Pinto De AlmeidaPieter Van VlierbergheSteven GoossensTim PietersTom Taghon

Ikaros loss enhances pre-leukemic thymocyte self-renewal and drives T-all in mice

Maaike Van TrimpontSara T'SasTim LammensPieter Van VlierbergheTim PietersSteven Goossens

Myb overexpression synergizes with the loss of Pten and is a dependency factor and therapeutic target in T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia

André Pedro Pinto De AlmeidaSara T'SasLuca PagliaroIgor FijalkowskiWouter SleeckxHannah Van SteenbergeRaffaella ZamponiBéatrice LintermansWouter Van LoockeBruno Palhais et al.

A1 Journal Article in HEMASPHERE

Tet2 is a tumor suppressor in the pre-leukemic phase of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Stien De ConinckJuliette RoelsBéatrice LintermansSara T'SasTom TaghonDavid CurtisTim PietersSteven GoossensPieter Van Vlierberghe

A1 Journal Article in BLOOD ADVANCES

Unravelling novel key players in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma

Stien De ConinckPieter Van VlierbergheSteven GoossensTim Pieters

2023

Emerging epigenetic and posttranslational mechanisms controlling resistance to glucocorticoids in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cristina BorinTim PietersValentina SerafinPanagiotis Ntziachristos

A1 Journal Article in HEMASPHERE

Mutations in the histone methyltransferase Ezh2 drive context-dependent leukemia in Xenopus tropicalis

Dieter TulkensMarthe BoelensThomas NaertMarjolein CarronSuzan DemuynckSylviane DewaeleGert Van IsterdaelDavid CreytensTim PietersSteven Goossens et al.

A1 Journal Article in LEUKEMIA

SOX11 is a mediator of core regulatory circuit robustness : upregulation of SWI/SNF components and recruitment of transcriptional enhancer NONO

Amber LouwagieBieke DecaestekerSarah-Lee BekaertFanny De VloedEllen SandersStéphane Van HaverTim PietersPieter Van VlierbergheS RobertsS Ek et al.

SOX11 regulates SWI/SNF complex components as member of the adrenergic neuroblastoma core regulatory circuitry

Bieke DecaestekerAmber LouwagieSiebe LoontiensFanny De VloedSarah-Lee BekaertJuliette RoelsSuzanne VanhauwaertSara De BrouwerEllen SandersA Berezovskaya et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2022

Direct and indirect anti-leukemic properties of Activity-on-Target interferons for the treatment of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Steven GoossensAnje CauwelsTim PietersRenate De SmedtSara T'SasAndré Pedro Pinto De AlmeidaWillem DaneelsPieter Van VlierbergheJan Tavernier

A1 Journal Article in HAEMATOLOGICA

Myb drives B-cell neoplasms and myeloid malignancies in vivo

Tim PietersAndré Pedro Pinto De AlmeidaSara T'SasKelly LemeireTino HochepiedGeert BerxAlex KentsisSteven GoossensPieter Van Vlierberghe

A1 Journal Article in BLOOD ADVANCES

Oncogenic deubiquitination controls tyrosine kinase signaling and therapy response in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Qi JinBlanca Gutierrez DiazTim PietersYalu ZhouSonali NarangIgor FijalkowskiCristina BorinJolien Van LaereMonique PaytonByoung-Kyu Cho et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

2021

Cell-penetrating Alphabody protein scaffolds for intracellular drug targeting

Erwin PannecouckeMaaike Van TrimpontJohan DesmetTim PietersLindy ReunesLisa DemoenMarnik VuylstekeStefan LoverixKaren VandenbrouckePhilippe Alard et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

Cyclin D2 overexpression drives B1a-derived MCL-like lymphoma in mice

Tim PietersSara T'SasStijn VanheeAndré Pedro Pinto De AlmeidaYasmine DriegeJuliette RoelsWouter Van LoockeWillem DaneelsMathijs BaensArnaud Marchand et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

MYB rearrangements and over‐expression in T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Valentina BardelliSilvia ArnianiValentina PieriniTiziana PieriniDanika Di GiacomoPaolo GorelloMartina MorettiFabrizia PellaneraLoredana EliaAntonella Vitale et al.

A1 Journal Article in GENES CHROMOSOMES & CANCER

RUNX2 regulates leukemic cell metabolism and chemotaxis in high-risk T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Filip MatthijssensNitesh D. SharmaMonique NysusChristian K. NicklHuining KangDominique R. PerezBéatrice LintermansWouter Van LoockeJuliette RoelsSofie Peirs et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

SOX11 as guardian of epigenetic plasticity in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerAmber LouwagieSiebe LoontiensSara De BrouwerCarolina de Carvalho NunesGeertrui DeneckerFanny De VloedLisa DepestelJuliette RoelsKaren Verboom et al.

SOX11 functions as an oncogene in Lmo2-driven T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL)

André Pedro Pinto De AlmeidaTim PietersSara T'SasSteven GoossensPieter Van Vlierberghe

2020

Aging of preleukemic thymocytes drives CpG island hypermethylation in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Juliette RoelsMorgan ThénozB SzarzyńskaM LandforsStien De ConinckLisa DemoenLien ProvezAnna KuchmiySteven StrubbeLindy Reunes et al.

A2 Journal Article in BLOOD CANCER DISCOVERY

Aging of preleukemic thymocytes drives CpG island hypermethylation in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Juliette RoelsMorgan ThénozBronislawa SzarzynskaMattias LandforsStien De ConinckLisa DemoenLien ProvezAnna KuchmiySteven StrubbeLindy Reunes et al.

Neural defects caused by total and Wnt1-Cre mediated ablation of p120ctn in mice

Tim PietersEllen SandersHuiyu TianJolanda van HengelFrans Van Roy

A1 Journal Article in BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Teaching an old dog new tricks : activity-on-target interferon to treat T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Steven GoossensAnje CauwelsTim PietersWillem DaneelsPieter Van VlierbergheJan Tavernier

2019

Genetic characterization and therapeutic targeting of MYC-rearranged T cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Gloria MilaniFilip MatthijssensWouter Van LoockeKaat DurinckJuliette RoelsSofie PeirsMorgan ThénozTim PietersLindy ReunesBéatrice Lintermans et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY

N-cadherin stabilises neural identity by dampening anti-neural signals

Karolina PunovuoriRosa P MiguelesMattias MalagutiGuillaume BlinKenneth G MacleodNeil O CarragherTim PietersFrans Van RoyMarc P StemmlerSally Lowell

A1 Journal Article in DEVELOPMENT

Novel strategy for rapid functional in vivo validation of oncogenic drivers in haematological malignancies

Tim PietersSara T'SasLisa DemoenAndré Pedro Pinto De AlmeidaLieven HaenebalckeFilip MatthijssensKelly LemeireJinke D'HontFrédérique VanrockeghemTino Hochepied et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

2018

LEDGF/p75 is dispensable for hematopoiesis but essential for MLL-rearranged leukemogenesis

Sara El AshkarJuerg SchwallerTim PietersSteven GoossensJonas DemeulemeesterFrauke ChristSiska Van BelleSabine JugeNancy BoeckxAlan Engelman et al.

A1 Journal Article in BLOOD

2017

Structure-function studies in mouse embryonic stem cells using recombinase-mediated cassette exchange

Tim PietersLieven HaenebalckeKenneth BruneelNiels VandammeTino HochepiedJolanda van HengelDagmar WirthGeert BerxJody J HaighFrans Van Roy et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS

Targeting BET proteins improves the therapeutic efficacy of BCL-2 inhibition in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Sofie PeirsV FrismantasFilip MatthijssensW Van LoockeTim PietersNiels VandammeBéatrice LintermansMP DobayGeert BerxBruce Poppe et al.

A1 Journal Article in LEUKEMIA

The EMT transcription factor Zeb2 controls adult murine hematopoietic differentiation by regulating cytokine signaling

Jin LiTamara RiedtSteven GoossensCarmen Carrillo GarciaSabrina SzczepanskiMaria BrandesTim PietersLinne DobroschInes GuetgemannNatalie Farla et al.

A1 Journal Article in BLOOD

Zeb2 regulates cell fate at the exit from epiblast state in mouse embryonic stem cells

Agata StryjewskaRuben DriesTim PietersGriet VerstappenAndrea ConidiKathleen CoddensAnnick FrancisLieve UmansWilfred FJ van IJckenGeert Berx et al.

A1 Journal Article in STEM CELLS

2016

BRD4 inhibition improves the efficacy of ABT-199 in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Sofie PeirsFilip MatthijssensTim PietersNiels VandammeGeert BerxBruce PoppePieter Van Vlierberghe

BRD4 inhibition improves the efficacy of ABT-199 in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Sofie PeirsFilip MatthijssensTim PietersNiels VandammeGeert BerxBruce PoppePieter Van Vlierberghe

Cyclin D2 overexpression recapitulates mantle cell lymphoma in mice

Tim PietersSteven GoossensSara T'SasGeert BerxJody J HaighPieter Van Vlierberghe

Fast generation of conditional ROSA26-based mouse models that recapitulate genomic events in human T-ALL

Tim PietersSteven GoossensSara T'SasLieven HaenebalckeTino HochepiedBéatrice LintermansSofie PeirsFilip MatthijssensJ HaighGeert Berx et al.

Genetic characterization and therapeutic targeting of MYC translocated pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Gloria MilaniKaat DurinckFilip MatthijssensSofie PeirsTim PietersLindy ReunesBéatrice LintermansNiels VandammeTim LammensYunlei Li et al.

Inactivation of p120 catenin in mice disturbs intrahepatic bile duct development and aggravates liver carcinogenesis

Jolanda van HengelCeline Van den BroekeTim PietersLouis LibbrechtIlse HofmannFrans Van Roy

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

LIN28B is over-expressed in specific subtypes of pediatric leukemia and regulates lncRNA H19

Hetty HelsmoortelBarbara De MoerlooseTim PietersFarzaneh GhazaviSilvia BresolinHelene CaveAndrica de VriesValerie de HaasChristian FlothoVeerle Labarque et al.

A1 Journal Article in HAEMATOLOGICA

p120 Catenin-mediated stabilization of E-cadherin is essential for primitive endoderm specification

Tim PietersSteven GoossensLieven HaenebalckeVanessa AndriesAgata StryjewskaRiet De RyckeKelly LemeireTino HochepiedDanny HuylebroeckGeert Berx et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS GENETICS

Targeting BET family proteins improves the efficacy of ABT-199 in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Sofie PeirsFilip MatthijssensBéatrice LintermansTim PietersNiels VandammeGeert BerxBruce PoppePieter Van Vlierberghe

Targeting BET family proteins improves the therapeutic efficacy of BCL-2 inhibition in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Sofie PeirsViktoras FrismantasFilip MatthijssensBéatrice LintermansTim PietersNiels VandammeWouter Van LoockeGeert BerxBruce PoppeJean-Pierre Bourquin et al.

The combination of ABT-199 and JQ1 as a novel therapeutic strategy in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Sofie PeirsFilip MatthijssensTim PietersNiels VandammeBéatrice LintermansLindy ReunesGeert BerxBruce PoppePieter Van Vlierberghe

2015

Novel biological insights in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Kaat DurinckSteven GoossensSofie PeirsAnnelynn WallaertWouter Van LoockeFilip MatthijssensTim PietersGloria MilaniTim LammensPieter Rondou et al.

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY

The H3K27me3 demethylase UTX is a gender-specific tumor suppressor in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Joni Van der MeulenViraj SanghviKonstantinos MavrakisKaat DurinckFang FangFilip MatthijssensPieter RondouMonica RosenTim PietersPeter Vandenberghe et al.

A1 Journal Article in BLOOD

The long non-coding RNA H19 is regulated by LIN28B

Hetty HelsmoortelBarbara De MoerlooseTim PietersFarzaneh GhazaviS BresolinH CavéA CayeACH de VriesC FlothoV Labarque et al.

ZEB2 drives immature T-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia development via enhanced tumour-initiating potential and IL-7 receptor signalling

Steven GoossensEnrico RadaelliOdile BlanchetKaat DurinckJoni Van der MeulenSofie PeirsTom TaghonCedric S TremblayMagdaline CostaMorvarid Farhang Ghahremani et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2014

Role of cell-cell adhesion complexes in embryonic stem cell biology

Tim PietersFrans Van Roy

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

2013

Efficient ROSA26-based conditional and/or inducible transgenesis using RMCE-compatible F1 hybrid mouse embryonic stem cells

Lieven HaenebalckeSteven GoossensMichaël NaessensNatascha KruseMorvarid Farhang GhahremaniSona BartunkovaKatharina HaighTim PietersPieterjan DierickxBenjamin Drogat et al.

A1 Journal Article in STEM CELL REVIEWS AND REPORTS

2012

Efficient and user-friendly pluripotin-based derivation of mouse embryonic stem cells

Tim PietersLieven HaenebalckeTino HochepiedJinke D'HontJody HaighFrans Van RoyJolanda van Hengel

A1 Journal Article in STEM CELL REVIEWS AND REPORTS

Functions of p120ctn in development and disease

Tim PietersJolanda van HengelFrans Van Roy

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE-LANDMARK

Functions of p120ctn isoforms in cell-cell adhesion and intracellular signaling

Tim PietersFrans Van RoyJolanda van Hengel

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE-LANDMARK

2011

Functional analysis of mice harboring a knockout or knockin of the alternatively spliced exon C of p120ctn

Tim PietersFrans Van RoyJolanda van Hengel