Project description:Analysis of Lin-c-Kit+Sca-1- haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) expressing the Nup98-HoxD13 (NHD13) fusion gene. NHD13 induces myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in mice. Results provide insight into the molecular basis of the myelodysplastic phenotype WT mouse HSCs were compared to an NHD13 mutant sequenced in triplicate on a HiSeq 2000
Project description:Analysis of Lin-c-Kit+Sca-1- haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) expressing the Nup98-HoxD13 (NHD13) fusion gene. NHD13 induces myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in mice. Results provide insight into the molecular basis of the myelodysplastic phenotype
Project description:Transcriptome analysis of total RNA from bone marrow (BM) mononuclear cells of MDS patients and normal dornors Global gene expression and alternative splicing profiling among patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) compared with normal donors
Project description:Diamond Blackfan anemia is a congenital bone marrow failure syndrome characterized by hypoproliferative anemia, often with associated physical abnormalities. Perturbations of the ribosome appear critically important to the development of DBA, as alterations in 9 different ribosomal protein genes have been identified in multiple unrelated families, along with rarer abnormalities of additional ribosomal proteins. However, presently only 50-60% of patients have an identifiable genetic lesion by ribosomal protein gene sequencing. Using genome-wide SNP array to evaluate for regions of recurrent copy variation, we identified 2 patients with mosaic loss in the region of the the chromosome 5-deleted region involved in somatically-acquired 5q- myelodysplastic syndrome.
Project description:Azacitidine is used to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndrome, which alters epigenetic regulatory program that changes global gene expression by inhibiting DNA methylation. However, epigenomic factors affecting azacitidine response have not been studied in the context of chromatin. The efficacy of the hypomethylating agent differs by patient, leaving approximately 40% of patients fail to respond. Here, we demonstrate that chromatin accessibility features in patient-derived bone marrow cells can distinguish azacitidine responders from non-responders before treatment. Profiling chromatin accessibility from 23 high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome patients discovered that treatment response is strongly associated with distinct hematopoietic cell states. While non-responders showed enrichment of myeloid progenitor signatures, responders were characterized by elevated T cell populations. Notably, CD8+ T cells from non-responders exhibited selective loss of chromatin accessibility at TBX/EOMES binding sites, revealing a previously unrecognized link between T cell differentiation state and azacitidine response. These findings suggest the importance of immune cell differentiation and their activity in hypomethylating agent response for myelodysplastic syndromes, providing insights for patient stratification and treatment optimization based on the chromatin accessibility in high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome patients.
Project description:Deferasirox (DFX) is an oral iron chelator used to reduce iron overload caused by frequent red blood cell transfusions in anemic myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients. To study molecular mechanisms by which DFX improves outcome in MDS, we analyzed gene expression patterns in MDS patients before and after DFX therapy.