Project description:The first genetic hits towards leukemia are thought often to confer to the mutant clone a slight proliferative/survial advantage. These pre-malignant clones can then be maintained under physiological cues in normal pool for long periods. We have searched for this type of first genetic hits and found that ectopic expression of novel nucleoporin 98 (NUP98)-homeodomain fusion proteins in primitive bone marrow cells can induce long-lasting hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) activity in these cells. More specifically, NUP98-CDX1/2 was able to sustain HSC activity with high frequencies despite massive in vitro expansions and in vivo residence. Continual expression of NUP98-CDX1/2 did not perturb lymphoid, myeloid or erythroid/platelet differentiation and NUP98-CDX1/2 was able to reprogram committed progenitors into cells with attributes of HSC. Switching off of NUP98-CDX1/2 expression did not lead to “return” to normal HSC but acute differentiation. Related NUP98-CDX4 induced leukemia with the shortest latency ever reported for HOX transcription factors. In this case switching off of NUP98-CDX4 expression cured the full-blown leukemia and again the cured cells showed only transient repopulating activity in vivo. These two types of pre-leukemic cells generated here will provide useful models for elucidating the self-renewal mechanisms of HSC as well as leukemic stem cells. Total RNA from NUP98-CDX lines was compared to EGFP overexpressing lines. The experiment was done in triplicate.
Project description:We have cloned and characterized a fusion gene NUP98/HHEX1 resulting from t(7;10) from a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). As NUP98/HHEX acts as an aberrant transcriptional activator, putative targets were searched upon transient expression of the fusion in primary murine bone marrow cells. Keywords: Comparative analysis of NUP98/HHEX, NUP98/HOX vs. MIG (empty virus) in primary bone marrow cells
Project description:We have cloned and characterized a fusion gene NUP98/HHEX1 resulting from t(7;10) from a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). As NUP98/HHEX acts as an aberrant transcriptional activator, putative targets were searched upon transient expression of the fusion in primary murine bone marrow cells. Experiment Overall Design: Murine bone marrow cells were transduced with a retrovirus (MSCV-IRES-GFP, MIG) expressing either NUP98/HHEX or NUP98/HOXA9 (or the empty vector), mRNA was isolated after 72h. Each experiment was performed in triplicates.
Project description:To provide the first insight into the pathophysiological relevance of the Nizp1-NSD1 functional association, we targeted this interaction in the context of acute myeloid leukemia driven by the expression of NUP98-NSD1 oncogenic fusion. We expressed NUP98-NSD1 in mouse c-Kit+/Sca-1+/Lin- bone marrow progenitors and knocked down Nizp1 expression by shRNA. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis using data obtained from RNA-seq of 4 different cell lines.
Project description:Leukemia is a complex malignancy with hundreds of distinct mutations associated with disease development. Studies have shown that oncogenes cooperate to promote leukemia transformation, however, the downstream effectors of this cooperation are largely unknown. Using a genetically defined mouse model of acute leuekmia, we investigated the regulated of genes downstream of the cooperative oncogenic interaction between BCR-ABL and NUP98-HOXA9 and identified a unique gene signature abberrantly expression in leukemia. Total RNA was isolated from hematopoietic cells transduced with BCR-ABL and Nup98-HOXA9 retroviruses and transplanted into recipient mice. Bone marrow cells were purified by GFP (BCR-ABL) and YFP (NUP98-HOXA9) using FACS.
Project description:The first genetic hits towards leukemia are thought often to confer to the mutant clone a slight proliferative/survial advantage. These pre-malignant clones can then be maintained under physiological cues in normal pool for long periods. We have searched for this type of first genetic hits and found that ectopic expression of novel nucleoporin 98 (NUP98)-homeodomain fusion proteins in primitive bone marrow cells can induce long-lasting hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) activity in these cells. More specifically, NUP98-CDX1/2 was able to sustain HSC activity with high frequencies despite massive in vitro expansions and in vivo residence. Continual expression of NUP98-CDX1/2 did not perturb lymphoid, myeloid or erythroid/platelet differentiation and NUP98-CDX1/2 was able to reprogram committed progenitors into cells with attributes of HSC. Switching off of NUP98-CDX1/2 expression did not lead to “return” to normal HSC but acute differentiation. Related NUP98-CDX4 induced leukemia with the shortest latency ever reported for HOX transcription factors. In this case switching off of NUP98-CDX4 expression cured the full-blown leukemia and again the cured cells showed only transient repopulating activity in vivo. These two types of pre-leukemic cells generated here will provide useful models for elucidating the self-renewal mechanisms of HSC as well as leukemic stem cells.
Project description:Trascriptional profiling by array of bone marrow derived murine cells trasduced with control and Id1-overexpressing vectors to identify genes changes induced by increased expression of the transcriptional regulator Id1
Project description:ATAC-seq profiling of Nfat5 KO and wild type macrophages derived from bone marrow (primary cells), treated or not with Lipopolysaccharide (LPS).