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Gene expression analysis of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells from myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients and normal controls

ABSTRACT: Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a group of heterogeneous clonal stem cell disorders. We hypothesize that gene expression changes in the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment might play a fundamental role in the development and progression of MDS. The goal of the present study is to investigate the differences in gene expression profiles of BM mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) between MDS patients and normal individuals, as well as between MDS subtypes. To this end, we applied global gene expression profiling on BM MSCs from adult de novo MDS patients and from controls. The results suggest that gene expression of the MDS BM microenvironment is difference from control BM. In particular, interferon signaling pathway was shown to be up-regulated in MDS BM. The results also showed altered expression according to disease progression. The present study provides evidence supporting MDS as an immune disease and suggests that BM MSCs are a possible therapeutic target in MDS.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE61853 | GEO | 2015/03/25

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA262556

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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Gene expression analysis of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells from myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients and normal controls

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