MYBL2 Is a Sub-haploinsufficient Tumor Suppressor Gene in Myeloid Malignancy (RNAi)

ABSTRACT: A dosage-dependent role for tumor suppressor genes in the initiation of myeloid malignancies remains controversial. Here we show that MYBL2 is expressed at sharply reduced levels in CD34+ cells from most patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS; 65%; n=26). In a murine competitive reconstitution model, Mybl2 knockdown by RNAi to 20-30% of normal levels in multipotent hematopoietic progenitors led to clonal dominance by these M-bM-^@M-^\sub-haploinsufficientM-bM-^@M-^] cells, affecting all blood cell lineages. By 6 months post-transplantation, the reconstituted mice had developed a myeloproliferative/myelodysplastic disorder originating from the cells with aberrantly reduced Mybl2 expression. Thus, downregulation of MYBL2 activity to levels below those predicted by classical haploinsuffi

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Stefan Heinrichs 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-43400 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress