Project description:AML blasts and CD34+ normal progenitors were treated with SAHA, and gene expression profiles were compared to 6-hours treatments. The analysis revealed commonly regulated genes in these systems by HDACi.
Project description:Chip-chip data from primary human AML patient blasts, normal CD34+ HSCs, normal neutrophils and normal T cells with H3K9 and H3K27 antibodies. Gene expression profiling from primary human AML patient blasts and CD34+ normal cells. Analysis of the chromatin landscape of the ERG locus using H3K9 and H3K27 as markers of euchromatin and heterochromatin respectively. Analysis of ERG expression in AML patients with normal CD34+ HSCs as control.
Project description:Chip-chip data from primary human AML patient blasts, normal CD34+ HSCs, normal neutrophils and normal T cells with H3K9 and H3K27 antibodies. Gene expression profiling from primary human AML patient blasts and CD34+ normal cells. Analysis of the chromatin landscape of the ERG locus using H3K9 and H3K27 as markers of euchromatin and heterochromatin respectively. Analysis of ERG expression in AML patients with normal CD34+ HSCs as control. Correlation of the activity of a stem cell enhancer at the ERG locus in AML primary patient blasts with their transcriptome and clinical outcome data.
Project description:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous group of diseases. Normal cytogenetics (CN) constitutes the single largest group, while trisomy 8 (+8) as a sole abnormality is the most frequent trisomy. How trisomy contributes to tumorigenesis is unknown. We used oligonucleotide-based DNA microarrays to study global gene expression in AML+8 patients with +8 as the sole chromosomal abnormality and AML-CN patients. CD34+ cells purified from normal bone marrow (BM) were also analyzed as a representative heterogeneous population of stem and progenitor cells. Expression patterns of AML patients were clearly distinct from those of CD34+ cells of normal individuals. We show that AML+8 blasts overexpress genes on chromosome 8, estimated at 32% on average, suggesting gene-dosage effects underlying AML+8. Systematic analysis by cellular function indicated up-regulation of genes involved in cell adhesion in both groups of AML compared with CD34+ blasts from normal individuals. Perhaps most interestingly, apoptosis-regulating genes were significantly down-regulated in AML+8 compared with AML-CN. We conclude that the clinical and cytogenetic heterogeneity of AML is due to fundamental biological differences. **NOTE: Migrated from caArray 1.x, identifier='gov.nih.nci.ncicb.caarray:Experiment:1015897559579654:1'
Project description:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous group of diseases. Normal cytogenetics (CN) constitutes the single largest group, while trisomy 8 (+8) as a sole abnormality is the most frequent trisomy. How trisomy contributes to tumorigenesis is unknown. We used oligonucleotide-based DNA microarrays to study global gene expression in AML+8 patients with +8 as the sole chromosomal abnormality and AML-CN patients. CD34+ cells purified from normal bone marrow (BM) were also analyzed as a representative heterogeneous population of stem and progenitor cells. Expression patterns of AML patients were clearly distinct from those of CD34+ cells of normal individuals. We show that AML+8 blasts overexpress genes on chromosome 8, estimated at 32% on average, suggesting gene-dosage effects underlying AML+8. Systematic analysis by cellular function indicated up-regulation of genes involved in cell adhesion in both groups of AML compared with CD34+ blasts from normal individuals. Perhaps most interestingly, apoptosis-regulating genes were significantly down-regulated in AML+8 compared with AML-CN. We conclude that the clinical and cytogenetic heterogeneity of AML is due to fundamental biological differences. **NOTE: Migrated from caArray 1.x, identifier='gov.nih.nci.ncicb.caarray:Experiment:1015897559579654:1' krahe-00060 Assay Type: Gene Expression Provider: Affymetrix Array Designs: Hu6800 Organism: Homo sapiens (ncbitax) Tissue Sites: Bone marrow Material Types: synthetic_DNA, synthetic_RNA, organism_part Cell Types: Myeloid Cell Disease States: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Normal
Project description:miRNAs deregulation contributes to cancer. miR-194-5p is up-regulated by the HDAC inhibitor (HDACi) SAHA, negatively modulating BCL2-associated transcription factor 1 (BCLAF1). We prove that the miR-194-5p/BCLAF1 equilibrium regulates differentiation, survival and self-renewal of normal progenitors and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) blasts. This equilibrium is perturbed in AMLs resulting in highly expressed BCLAF1, suppression of miR194-5p, consequently, locking cells into an immature, potentially ‘immortal’ state. HDACis reverse this scenario relocating BCLAF1 from the nucleus to a peri-membrane ring-like cytoplasmic structure, sensitizing the cells to differentiation or apoptosis. miR-194-5p and BCLAF1 are significantly deregulated in a cohort of 60 primary AMLs and get restored by HDACi. Our findings connect responsiveness to treatment to re-instatement of miR-194-5p/BCLAF1 balance. These findings might be exploited for (epi-based) anti-leukemia therapy.
Project description:High expression of CDK7, a cell cycle regulator and transcriptional modulator, correlates with poor outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We report that TGN-1062, a novel CDK7 inhibitor, exhibits significant antileukemic effects by inhibiting cell growth and inducing apoptosis in AML cell lines and primary CD34+CD38- blasts (enriched for leukemia stem cells; LSCs), while sparing normal CD34+CD38- cells (enriched for hematopoietic stem cells; HSCs). Our study revealed that TGN-1062 treatment in primary CD34+CD38- AML blasts suppress RNA m6A modification by downregulating METTL3/14 proteins, key components of the m6A methyltransferase complex that regulate RNA stability and translation. Decrease in METTL proteins reduced BCL-2 m6A RNA modification and led to increased BCL-2 mRNA decay and protein levels. BCL-2 downregulation resulted in disruption of mitochondrial metabolism and mitofusion in LSCs through decrease of HMGB1/HSPB1 and NRF2/DRP1 signaling, respectively. In vivo, TGN-1062 significantly reduced leukemia burden and prolonged survival in a murine MllPTD/WT/Flt3ITD/ITD AML model and in FLT3-WT and inv(16) AML patient-derived xenografts (PDXs). Increased survival in secondary transplant experiments supported TGN-1062 activity on LSCs. Of note, we proved that TGN-1062 synergized with the BCL-2 inhibitor, venetoclax in eliminating LSCs in both murine and PDX AML models, underscoring its potential as a promising therapeutic approach for AML patients.
Project description:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common and deadly forms of hematopoietic malignancies. We hypothesized that microarray studies could identify previously unrecognized expression changes that only occur only in AML blasts. We were particularly interested in those genes with increased expression in AML, believing that these genes may be potential therapeutic targets. Experiment Overall Design: We compared gene expression profiles between normal hematopoietic cells from 38 healthy donors and leukemic blasts from 26 AML patients. Normal hematopoietic samples included CD34+ selected cells (N = 18), unselected bone marrows (N = 10), and unselected peripheral bloods (N = 10).