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RUNX1 is a key target gene in t(4;11) leukemias and contributes to gene activation by interacting with the AF4-MLL complex

ABSTRACT: The Mixed Lineage Leukemia 1 protein (MLL1) is an important epigenetic regulator required for the maintenance of gene activation during development. MLL1 chromosome translocations produce novel fusion proteins that cause aggressive leukemias in humans. Individual MLL1 fusion proteins have distinct leukemic phenotypes even when expressed in the same cell type, but how this distinction is delineated on a molecular level is poorly understood. Here we highlight a unique molecular mechanism whereby MLL-AF4 specifically activates the RUNX1 gene and the RUNX1 protein interacts with the product of the reciprocal AF4-MLL translocation. These results support a mechanism of leukemic growth whereby two oncogenic fusion proteins cooperate by activating a target gene and then interacting directly with its downstream product

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE42075 | GEO | 2013/01/31

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA179081

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Integrative epigenomic analysis identifies biomarkers and therapeutic targets in adult B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We performed DNA methylation (HELP array) and gene expression profiling in 215 samples of adult B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and 12 normal preB samples. Adult B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) is an aggressive disease with <40% long-term survival. Genetic alterations such as BCR/ABL, E2A/PBX1 and MLL rearrangement (tMLL) define distinct B-ALL subtypes, which are associated with poor clinical outcome. It has been shown that these B-ALL subtypes have distinct expression profiles. However, the role of the epigenome in shaping these expression profiles and how the aberrant epigenetic gene regulation contributes to the biological and clinical features of those ALL subtypes is largely unknown. To address this question, we performed genome-wide DNA methylation and gene expression profiling on a large cohort of 215 well-characterized adult B-ALL specimens from the ECOG E2993 phase III clinical trial and a cohort of normal precursor B (preB) cells from 12 healthy bone marrows. The integrative analysis of these profiles led to the identification of key gene networks deregulated at the epigenetic and transcriptional levels within each subtype. In BCR/ABL, we identified a network centered on IL2RA(CD25), which is itself hypomethylated and overexpressed in most BCR/ABL B-ALL and confers poor clinical outcomes. In the tMLL subtype, we uncovered aberrant epigenetic and transcriptional activities that include hypomethylation and upregulation of FLT3 and BCL6. After showing that MLL/AF4 fusion protein binds to these genes as well as other hypomethylated and overexpressed genes in tMLL ALL cells, we showed that a specific BCL6 inhibitor, RI-BPI, kills tumor cells in both tMLL ALL cell lines and patient samples. BCL6 inhibition may therefore represent a novel therapeutic strategy for B-ALL patients with MLL translocations. RUNX1 is a key target gene in MLL-AF4 leukemias and contributes to gene activation by interacting with the AF4-MLL complex. The Mixed Lineage Leukemia 1 protein (MLL1) is an important epigenetic protein that is required for the maintenance of gene activation during development, but is also mutated in a subset of aggressive human leukemias. The most common leukemogenic MLL1 mutations are chromosome translocations that fuse MLL1 in-frame to produce novel fusion proteins. Different MLL1 fusion proteins cause unique leukemias even when they are expressed in the same cell type, suggesting that they function through unique molecular mechanisms. We used ChIP-seq in MLL-AF4 patient cell lines to identify target genes that are involved in leukemogenesis. ChIP-seq using MLLN, AF4, H3K4me3 and H3K79me2 antibodies in RS4;11 cells.

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RUNX1 is a key target gene in t(4;11) leukemias and contributes to gene activation by interacting with the AF4-MLL complex

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