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RNA-seq of healthy CD34+ HSPCs after co-culture with myelodyplastic syndrome patient-derived mesenchymal stromal cells

ABSTRACT: Cytopenia in at least one of the hematopoietic lineages (RBCs, WBCs or platelets) is a hallmark feature of MDS, indicating the lack of ability to support HSPC proliferation and the retention of their multilineage potential in the bone marrow. Here, wel investigate MDS-MSCs (with and without 5-azacitidine pre-treatment) as feeder layers for healthy CD34+ HSPCs. We performed RNA sequencing of co-cultured CD34+ HSPCs to compare their transcriptomic signatures after exposure to treated vs untreated MDS-MSCs.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE119916 | GEO | 2019/09/30

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Ineffective hematopoiesis is a hallmark of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Hematopoietic alterations in MDS patients strictly correlate with microenvironment dysfunctions, eventually affecting also the mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) compartment. Stromal cells are indeed epigenetically reprogrammed to cooperate with leukemic cells and propagate the disease as "tumor unit"; therefore, changes on MSCs epigenetic profile might contribute to the hematopoietic perturbations typical of MDS. Here, we unveil that the histone variant macroH2A1 (mH2A1) regulates the crosstalk between epigenetics and inflammation in MDS-MSCs, potentially affecting their hematopoietic support ability. We show that the mH2A1 splicing isoform mH2A1.1 accumulates in MDS-MSCs, correlating with the expression of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), an important pro-tumor activator of MSC phenotype associated to a pro-inflammatory behavior. MH2A1.1-TLR4 axis was further investigated in HS-5 stromal cells after ectopic mH2A1.1 overexpression (mH2A1.1-OE). Proteomic data confirmed the activation of a pro-inflammatory signature associated to TLR4 and nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB) activation. Moreover, mH2A1.1-OE proteomic profile identified several upregulated proteins associated to DNA and histones hypermethylation, including S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase, a strong inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase and of the methyl donor S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM). HPLC analysis confirmed higher SAM/SAH ratio along with a metabolic reprogramming. Interestingly, an increased LDHA nuclear localization was detected both in mH2A1.1-OE cells and MDS-MSCs, probably depending on MSC inflammatory phenotype. Finally, coculturing healthy mH2A1-OE MSCs with CD34+ cells, we found a significant reduction in the number of CD34+ cells, which was reflected in a decreased number of colony forming units (CFU -Cs). These results suggest a key role of mH2A1.1 in driving the crosstalk between epigenetic signaling, inflammation and cell metabolism networks in MDS-MSCs.

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RNA-seq of healthy CD34+ HSPCs after co-culture with myelodyplastic syndrome patient-derived mesenchymal stromal cells

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