ABSTRACT: Ezh2 encodes for the catalyc unit of the PRC2 complex. RNAi-mediated suppressing of Ezh2 by two independent shRNAs promotes Em-myc lymphomagenesis in vivo. Microarray were used to explore the trascriptional changes driven by suppression of Ezh2 in Em-myc cells and to identify which programs contribute to promotion of lymphoma formation. RNA was extracted from purified primary lymphoma cells for each shRNAs targeting Ezh2 and from two independent preparations of premalignant Em-myc cells. Mouse Genome 1.0 ST arrays were processed according to the manifacturer`s instructions.
Project description:Ezh2 encodes for the catalyc unit of the PRC2 complex. RNAi-mediated suppressing of Ezh2 by two independent shRNAs promotes Em-myc lymphomagenesis in vivo. Microarray were used to explore the trascriptional changes driven by suppression of Ezh2 in Em-myc cells and to identify which programs contribute to promotion of lymphoma formation.
Project description:Impact of CDK4-deficiency on EM-BM-5-myc driven B-lymphoma By crossing mating CDK4 Knockout mice with EM-BM-5-myc mice,We found CDK4-deficiency enhances the EM-BM-5-myc induced B-lymphoma.We further to discover the molecular mechanism B-lymphoma cells form the cdk4+/+ EM-BM-5-myc and cdk4-/-EM-BM-5-myc mice and then culturing for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:Our study represents the first analysis of splenocyte transcriptomes of Em-Myc transgenic mice lacking alternatively spliced p53 isoforms
Project description:Immunoglobulin gene rearrangement and somatic hypermutation have the potential to create neoantigens in non-Hodgkin B cell lymphoma. However, the presentation of these putative immunoglobulin neoantigens by B cell lymphomas has not been proven. We used MHC immunoprecipitation followed by liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to define antigens presented by follicular lymphomas (FL), chronic lymphocytic leukemias (CLL), diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and mantle cell lymphomas (MCL). We found presentation of the clonal immunoglobulin molecule, including neoantigens by both class I and class II MHC, though more commonly in class II MHC. To determine whether B cell activation could promote presentation of immunoglobulin neoantigens, we used a toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonists to upregulate expression of MHC-II. This resulted in enhanced class II MHC presentation of the immunoglobulin variable region including neoantigens. These findings demonstrate that immunoglobulin neoantigens are presented across most subtypes of B cell lymphomas. Activation of lymphoma cells to upregulate antigen presentation boosts presentation of immunoglobulin neoantigens and represents a strategy for augmenting lymphoma immunotherapies.
Project description:Purpose: Evaluation of the impact of a reduction in Bptf levels on the nature of lymphomas arising from Em-Myc mice. Results: Bptf heterozygous tumors show reduced activity of the E2F and c-MYC pathways, together with increased activity of the NF-kB pathway.
Project description:This Series contain trascriptional profiling via RNA-seq for two ALL-B cell lines, one commercial (NALM-6), one patient-derived (LAL-B), in presence or absence of AATF transcript. In NALM-6, also MYC was depleted and sequenced in triplicate. Furthermore, the Burkitt's Lymphoma P493 cell line has been sequenced in presence or absence of Tetracycline (MYC On-Off) and in CN vs siAATF.
Project description:Treatment induced senescence (TIS) is a terminal cell cycle arrest program, increasingly recognized as a tumor suppressor mechanism complementing apoptosis in response to standard chemotherapy regimens. In particular cells with blocked apoptotic pathways rely on senescence as the only remaining failsafe mechanism to keep the neoplastic growth in check. However, little is known about biological properties, long-term fate of senescent tumor cells and their impact on the microenvironment. We used global gene expression profiling by microarrays to gain insight in the molecular programme underlying the treatment-induced senescence in Emu-myc transgenic B-cell lymphomas (apoptosis protected by Bcl2 overexpression), which robustly enter senescence in response to DNA-damaging anticancer agents such as Adriamycin (ADR). Primary lymphoma cells isolated from lymph nodes of Emu-Myc transgenic mice were used. In this model the the c-Myc oncogene is constitutively expressed in the cells of B-cell lineage, leading to spontaneous development of aggressive B-cell lymphomas, resembling Burkitt lymphoma in humans. In order to bring up the senescence as the main failsafe mechanism, primary lymphoma cells are protected from apoptosis by retroviral over-expression of a strong antiapoptotic protein Bcl2. These cells (Myc;Bcl2) massively undergo senescence upon DNA-damaging treatment. Adriamycin (ADR) is a cytostatic drug, used as a standard part of several lymphoma treatment regimens. In this study, transcriptional profiles of matched pairs of untreated vs. 5 days ADR treated Myc;Bcl2 lymphomas were analysed.
Project description:Oncogene-induced senescence (OIS), a terminal cell cycle block countering (pre)neoplastic lesions, is characterised on the molecular level by trimethylated histone H3 lysine 9 (h3K9me3), a transcriptionally repressive chromatin mark linked to silencing of S-phase-promoting genes. Whether H3K9-governed chromatin remodelling influences anticancer treatment-induced senescence (TIS) and whether functional control of this mark impacts on treatment outcome is not known. We used global gene expression profiling by microarrays to gain insight into the molecular responses of Emu-myc; Suv39h1-/- B-cell lymphoma cells to senescence-inducing anticancer agent Adriamycin (ADR). Primary lymphoma cells isolated from lymph nodes of Emu-Myc; Suv39h1-/- mice were used. In this model, the c-Myc oncogene is constitutively expressed in the cells of the B-cell lineage, leading to spontaneous development of aggressive B-cell lymphomas. Adriamycin (ADR), a cytostatic drug used as a standard part of several lymphoma treatment regimens, is known to massively induce TIS in Suv39h1-proficient lymphomas, protected from apoptosis by Bcl-2 over expression (Myc;Bcl2). In order to discern the impact of Suv39h1 to TIS induction under these conditions, we analysed here transcriptional profiles of matched pairs of Emu-myc;Suv39h1-/-;Bcl2 lymphomas, untreated or treated for 5 days with ADR.
Project description:Lymphomagenesis in the presence of deregulated MYC expression requires suppression of MYC-driven apoptosis, often through downregulation of the pro-apoptotic BCL2L11 gene (Bim). Transcription factors (EBNAs) encoded by the lymphoma-associated Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) activate MYC and silence BCL2L11. We show that EBNA2 upregulates MYC by reconfiguring the 3 Mb MYC locus to increase upstream and decrease downstream enhancer-promoter interactions. EBNA2 recruits the SWI/SNF ATPase BRG1 to drive MYC enhancer-promoter interactions. MYC-Immunoglobulin translocation breakpoints in EBV-positive endemic Burkitt lymphoma localise to EBNA2-activated upstream MYC regions. This implicates EBV in the genesis and localisation of breakpoints, since active enhancers are targeted by activation-induced cytidine deaminase. We identify a novel haematopoietic BCL2L11 enhancer hub that is inactivated by EBNA3A and EBNA3C through recruitment of the H3K27 methyltransferase EZH2. Reversal of enhancer inactivation using an EZH2 inhibitor upregulates BCL2L11 and induces apoptosis. EBV therefore drives lymphomagenesis by hijacking long-range enhancer hubs and specific cellular co-factors. A study of MYC enhancer-promoter interactions using 4C on induction of MYC by Epstein-Barr virus infection of CD19+ primary B cells. B cells physiologically activated by treatment with CD40 ligand and IL-4 were studied as a control.