Transcriptome profiling of quiescent and cytokine induced normal human haematopoietic CD34+ HSPCs, and AML blast cells
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ABSTRACT: Control group is an essential part of the research design which provide a baseline by elimating variables, bias and other factors that skew the data. Human CD34+ cells are generally used as controls to study myeloid malignancies. This study determines whether fresh or short term cytokine induced CD34+ HSPCs can provide a more appropriate normal control (compared to AML blasts) for target discovery studies. We here determine that the GEP of CD34+ cells that do not undergo ex vivo expansion best match the GEP of minimally differentiated AML blasts and would serve as a better control to identify novel targets in the AML blast population.
Project description:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by developmental arrest which is thought to arise from transcriptional dysregulation of myeloid development programs. Here, we have analyzed the transcriptome of AML blasts in comparison with normal human CD34+ cells using the HTA 2.0 gene chip. We have compared 18 minimally differentiated AML blasts with cord blood derived normal human CD34+ cells - this study is performed as a parallel analysis to compliment the nuclear proteomic studies.
Project description:Chip-chip data from primary human AML patient blasts, normal CD34+ HSCs, normal neutrophils and normal T cells with H3K9 and H3K27 antibodies. Gene expression profiling from primary human AML patient blasts and CD34+ normal cells. Analysis of the chromatin landscape of the ERG locus using H3K9 and H3K27 as markers of euchromatin and heterochromatin respectively. Analysis of ERG expression in AML patients with normal CD34+ HSCs as control. Correlation of the activity of a stem cell enhancer at the ERG locus in AML primary patient blasts with their transcriptome and clinical outcome data.
Project description:Ribonucleoside AICAr, a precursor in purine synthesis and a known activator of AMPK, was shown to induce monocytic differentiation in AML cell lines by inducing pyrimidine depletion followed by activation of ATR/Chk1 pathway and cell cycle arrest. Here we report transcriptional changes induced by AICAr in the primary AML sample (FAB-M2, FLT3 negative, NPM1 negative) in which AICAr induced differentiation and accumulation of macrophage cells in vitro. RNA-seq transcriptome analysis of primary AML cells isolated from the bone marrow of a patient with de novo FAB-M2 AML. Mononuclear cells were isolated from the bone marrow sample by density gradient separation and grown in RPMI supplemented with 10% FBS, 2 mM L-glutamine, 50 U/ml penicillin, 50 μg/ml streptomycin and 50 ng/ml IL-3, IL-6, SCF and FLT3L. Cells were treated with AICAr (0.4 mM) for 24 h. Experiment was performed in biological triplicates and total RNA was isolated for transcriptome analysis using Illumina high throughput sequencing.
Project description:Histone modifcations at the p15INK4b gene were compared in sample with p15INK4b DNA methylation vs. samples with no DNA methylation AML clinical samples without DNA methylation exhibit bivalent histone modifications at p15INK4b, while clinical samples with DNA methylation display lower H3K4me3 and retain H3K27me3 Comparison of AML cell lines and clinical samples with p15INK4b DNA methylation to those free of DNA methylation. AML cell lines KG-1, KG-1a Kasumi-1, AML-193 have p15INK4b DNA methylation. AML patient samples AML6, AML7, AML8 have p15INK4b DNA methylation.
Project description:Germline RUNX1 mutations are found in familial platelet disorders with predisposition to acute myelogenous leukemia (FPD/AML). This very rare disease is characterized by thrombocytopenia, platelet dysfunction and a 35% lifetime risk of developing MDS/AML and in rare cases also T-ALL. Here, we focus on a case of a man with a familial history of RUNX1 R174Q mutation who developed at the age of 42 years an EGIL T2-ALL and, two years after remission, an AML-M0. To investigate whether initial and relapsed leukemic blasts originated from the same clone, we performed CGH array and WES on both blasts populations. In both T2-ALL and AML-M0 samples, CGH array revealed loss of 1p36.32-23 and 17q11.2 and nine other small deletions. Both AML-M0 and T2-ALL blasts demonstrated clonal rearrangements of both TCRγ (Vγ9-Jγ1-1) and TCRδ (Dδ2-Jδ1 and Dδ2-Jδ3). 18 genes were found by WES to be mutated in both blasts at a frequency of more than 40%. Additional variants were identified only in T2-ALL or in AML-M0 evoking the existence of a common original clone, which gave rise to subclonal populations. MiSeq technology performed on peripheral blood-derived CD34+ cells five years prior T2-ALL development revealed only missense TET2 P1962T mutation at a frequency of 1% (which reaches a frequency of 50 % in fully transformed leukemic clone) suggesting that this mutation in association with germline RUNX1 R174Q mutation led to amplification of a hematopoietic clone susceptible to acquire other transforming alterations. Identification of clonal hematopoiesis with acquired mutations at low frequency in hematopoietic progenitors before leukemia development could clearly serve as a marker of pre-leukemic state and be helpful in patient care.
Project description:The label-free quantitative proteome was generated for 42 primary AML patient samples enriched for CD34+ cells (or mononuclear cells in the case of NPMcyt sameples) and as controls 6 mobilized peripheral blood CD34+ cells were included. Furthermore, 6 AML cell lines were included, and also primary mesenchymal stem cells grown under normaoxia or hypoxia were included.
Project description:Total RNA-seq of blasts derived 100 adult T-ALL cases, 211 AML cases and 13 mixed myeloid/lymphoid leukemias with CpG Island Methylator Phenotype (CIMP). In addition, CD34+ HSPCs derived from 9 healthy donors are used as a control. Due to patient confidentiality considerations, the raw data files for this dataset have been deposited to the EGA controlled-access archive under the accession numbers EGAS00001007094 (study); EGAD00001011054, EGAD00001007646, EGAD00001007581 (datasets).
Project description:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematological malignancy, associated with unfavorable patient outcome primarily due to disease relapse. Since specific early leukemic hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) are suggested to be responsible for AML propagation, the present study used single cell analysis (SCA) to detect and explore rare relapse-initiating HSPC clones, appearing already at diagnosis. To address inherent SCA limitations, we developed a unique high-resolution technique capable to follow single cell-derived subclones of heterogeneous HSPC subpopulations during AML evolution. Each of these subclones was evaluated for chemo-resistance, in-vivo leukemogenic potential, mutational profile, and the subclone cell of origin identified using reconstruction of phylogenetic trees. This study, employing combined functional and genomic analyses, unraveled the patient-specific HSPC subpopulations involved in chemo-resistance and determined, at time of diagnosis, the phenotype of the relapse-initiating clone, allowing early prediction of AML recurrence and suggesting novel precise therapeutic targets for relapse prevention.
Project description:Expression of proteins regulating apoptosis (BCL-2, MCL-1, BCL-X and BAX) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) blasts at diagnosis have been shown to be associated with disease-free survival. We previously found that the initially high apoptosis-resistance of AML cells decreased after therapy, while regaining high levels at relapse. This suggested a dynamic regulation of apoptosis. Herein, we further explored this aspect of apoptosis in AML. Firstly, the intra-individual ex vivo apoptosis-related profiles of normal lymphocytes and AML blasts showed a strong correlation, with expression values far beyond control lymphocytes. Secondly, we demonstrated that apoptosis-resistant primary AML blasts, as opposed to apoptosis-sensitive cells, were able to up-regulate BCL-2 expression in sensitive AML blasts in contact cultures (p=0.0067 and p=1.0 respectively). Using proteomics we further set out to identify novel proteins possibly engaged in apoptosis regulation. Proteomics analysis revealed that major functional protein clusters upregulated in secretomes of apoptosis-resistant AML, were presumably engaged in global gene regulation including mRNA splicing, protein translation and chromatin remodeling.
Project description:The label-free quantitative proteome was generated for 30 primary AML patient samples enriched for CD34+ cells or CKIT+ cells in the case of NPMcyt samples. As controls 3 mobilized peripheral blood CD34+ cells were included.