Project description:tRNA related fragments(tRF) and tRNA halves(tiRNA) are novel class of short non-coding RNA derived from tRNAs. Using RNA sequencing, we evaluated the tRFs/tiRNAs expression profiles in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma and multiple myeloma patients. Bioinformatics analyses indicated that tRFs/tiRNAs may be involved in the progression and drug-resistance of multiple myeloma.
Project description:To determine the cell types and their transcriptional alterations during multiple myeloma progression from its precursor conditions, ie. monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), we used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the bone marrow aspirate samples from 4 newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, 6 MGUS and 4 SMM patients as well as 5 healthy donors.
Project description:Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell malignancy of the bone marrow. Despite therapeutic advances, multiple myeloma remains incurable and better risk stratification as well as new therapies are therefore highly needed. The proteome of multiple myeloma has not been systematically assessed before and holds the potential to uncover additional insight into disease biology and improved prognostic models. Here, we provide a comprehensive multi-omics analysis including deep tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative global (phospho)proteomics, RNA sequencing and nanopore DNA sequencing of 138 primary patient-derived plasma cell malignancies encompassing treatment-naive multiple myeloma patients treated in clinical trials, plasma cell leukemia, and the premalignancy monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), as well as healthy controls. We found that the (phospho)proteome of malignant plasma cells is highly deregulated as compared to healthy plasma cells and is both defined by chromosomal alterations and extensive post-transcriptional regulation. A protein signature was identified that is associated with aggressive disease and more predictive for outcome than cytogenetic-based risk assessment in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Integration with functional genetics and single-cell sequencing revealed generally and genetic subtype-specific deregulated proteins and pathways in plasma cell malignancies that include novel potential targets for (immuno)therapies. These findings provide new insights in the biology of multiple myeloma and will be a unique resource for investigating new therapeutic approaches.
Project description:Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell malignancy of the bone marrow. Despite therapeutic advances, multiple myeloma remains incurable and better risk stratification as well as new therapies are therefore highly needed. The proteome of multiple myeloma has not been systematically assessed before and holds the potential to uncover additional insight into disease biology and improved prognostic models. Here, we provide a comprehensive multi-omics analysis including deep tandem mass tags (TMT)-based quantitative global (phospho)proteomics, RNA sequencing and nanopore DNA sequencing of 138 primary patient-derived plasma cell malignancies encompassing treatment-naive multiple myeloma patients treated in clinical trials, plasma cell leukemia, and the premalignancy monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), as well as healthy controls. We found that the (phospho)proteome of malignant plasma cells is highly deregulated as compared to healthy plasma cells and is both defined by chromosomal alterations and extensive post-transcriptional regulation. A protein signature was identified that is associated with aggressive disease and more predictive for outcome than cytogenetic-based risk assessment in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Integration with functional genetics and single-cell sequencing revealed generally and genetic subtype-specific deregulated proteins and pathways in plasma cell malignancies that include novel potential targets for (immuno)therapies. These findings provide new insights in the biology of multiple myeloma and will be a unique resource for investigating new therapeutic approaches.
Project description:We recently defined a gene expression-based signature of high-risk multiple myeloma; this predictive signature was developed with and independently validated for newly diagnosed patients treated with high dose therapy and stem cell rescue. Here we use Phase 3 clinical trial data to show that this signature also predicts short survival in relapsed disease treated with single agent bortezomib or high dose dexamethasone. In addition, a survival signature derived with relapsed myeloma samples identified newly diagnosed patients with short survival. Taken together these data suggest that a similar biology underlies poor outcome in both newly diagnosed and relapsed myeloma and provide strong evidence that the high-risk signature is a powerful tool to identify patients who are candidates for new therapeutic regimens. Keywords: Model validation See above (Series_summary)
Project description:Single cell profiling of small cohorts of myeloma precursor disease patient samples including monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance and smoldering multiple myeloma have shown diverse evolutionary patterns and immune changes that occur early in the disease process. Using scRNAseq and scBCRseq in a large cohort of fifty-three patients with myeloma precursor disease in comparison with myeloma and normal donors we describe the early genomic drivers of malignant transformation and describe their divergent clonal expansion in hyperdiploid compared to non-hyperdiploid samples. We describe intra-patient heterogeneity with potential therapeutic implications as well as the distinct evolution patterns (linear/branching) from myeloma precursor disease to myeloma. Finally, we describe the unique adaptations of the microenvironment as a response to distinct genomic changes in myeloma cells. These results further our knowledge to characterize myeloma precursor disease evolution, inform individual patient progression risk stratification and identify potential biomarkers that could be clinically exploited.
Project description:Multiple Myeloma is universally preceded by a pre-malignant state, however, the genetic and immune mechanisms associated with transformation are incompletely understood thus hindering development of preventative treatment strategies. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we profiled the transcriptomes of tumor and immune microenvironment cells derived from transgenic mice whose disease spanned the myeloma progression spectrum. This work in turn provides unique and previously unappreciated insight into the biology of precursor disease progression.
Project description:Markers predicting response and resistance to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma are currently missing. We subjected cells isolated from peripheral blood and bone marrow before and after the application of CAR T cells directed against B cell maturation antigen to single cell multi-omic analyses to identify markers associated with resistance and early relapse.