Brief Report: Loss of p15Ink4b Accelerates Development of Myeloid Neoplasms in Nup98‐HoxD13 Transgenic Mice

Humeniuk, Rita; Koller, Richard; Bies, Juraj; Aplan, Peter D.; Wolff, Linda

doi:10.1002/stem.1635

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“…This epigenetic state is associated with reduced expression ( 46 ) and is an important molecular predictor of outcome. Loss of expression of CDKN2B accelerates the development of myeloid leukemia in transgenic mice ( 47 ). Another important TSG is CDKN1A (p21), the expression of which is correlated with cell-cycle arrest that precedes terminal differentiation in a variety of tissues ( 48 ).…”

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Inhibition of DNA and Histone Methylation by 5-Aza-2′-Deoxycytidine (Decitabine) and 3-Deazaneplanocin-A on Antineoplastic Action and Gene Expression in Myeloid Leukemic Cells

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Epigenetic alterations play an important role in the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by silencing of genes that suppress leukemogenesis and differentiation. One of the key epigenetic changes in AML is gene silencing by DNA methylation. The importance of this alteration is illustrated by the induction of remissions in AML by 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-AZA-CdR, decitabine), a potent inhibitor of DNA methylation. However, most patients induced into remission by 5-AZA-CdR will relapse, suggesting that a second agent should be sought to increase the efficacy of this epigenetic therapy. An interesting candidate for this purpose is 3-deazaneplanocin A (DZNep). This analog inhibits EZH2, a histone methyltransferase that trimethylates lysine 27 histone H3 (H3K27me3), a marker for gene silencing. This second epigenetic silencing mechanism also plays an important role in leukemogenesis as shown in preclinical studies where DZNep exhibits potent inhibition of colony formation by AML cells. We reported previously that 5-AZA-CdR in combination with DZNep exhibits a synergistic antineoplastic action against human HL-60 AML cells and the synergistic activation of several tumor suppressor genes. In this report, we showed that this combination also induced a synergistic activation of apoptosis in HL-60 cells. The synergistic antineoplastic action of 5-AZA-CdR plus DZNep was also observed on a second human myeloid leukemia cell line, AML-3. In addition, 5-AZA-CdR in combination with the specific inhibitors of EZH2, GSK-126, or GSK-343, also exhibited a synergistic antineoplastic action on both HL-60 and AML-3. The combined action of 5-AZA-CdR and DZNep on global gene expression in HL-60 cells was investigated in greater depth using RNA sequencing analysis. We observed that this combination of epigenetic agents exhibited a synergistic activation of hundreds of genes. The synergistic activation of so many genes that suppress malignancy by 5-AZA-CdR plus DZNep suggests that epigenetic gene silencing by DNA and histone methylation plays a major role in leukemogenesis. Targeting DNA and histone methylation is a promising approach that merits clinical investigation for the treatment of AML.

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Inhibition of DNA and Histone Methylation by 5-Aza-2′-Deoxycytidine (Decitabine) and 3-Deazaneplanocin-A on Antineoplastic Action and Gene Expression in Myeloid Leukemic Cells

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“…In summary, we found that elevated MSI2 expression predicts poor prognosis in MDS and is required for maintaining the diseased MDS stem cell. Cooperativity with NHD13 has been associated with various factors including FLT3, MEIS1, P16 and TP53 (refs 16 , 21 , 22 , 23 ). MSI2 overexpression can act as a cooperating oncogene and drive transformation, accelerate leukaemia and increase disease burden in the context of a MDS mouse model.…”

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MSI2 is required for maintaining activated myelodysplastic syndrome stem cells

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et al. 2016

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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are driven by complex genetic and epigenetic alterations. The MSI2 RNA-binding protein has been demonstrated to have a role in acute myeloid leukaemia and stem cell function, but its role in MDS is unknown. Here, we demonstrate that elevated MSI2 expression correlates with poor survival in MDS. Conditional deletion of Msi2 in a mouse model of MDS results in a rapid loss of MDS haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and reverses the clinical features of MDS. Inversely, inducible overexpression of MSI2 drives myeloid disease progression. The MDS HSPCs remain dependent on MSI2 expression after disease initiation. Furthermore, MSI2 expression expands and maintains a more activated (G1) MDS HSPC. Gene expression profiling of HSPCs from the MSI2 MDS mice identifies a signature that correlates with poor survival in MDS patients. Overall, we identify a role for MSI2 in MDS representing a therapeutic target in this disease.

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“…Among the regulated cell cycle-related genes, CDKN2B , which is involved in G1/S checkpoint control of cell cycle as well as gain and loss events for p15INK4b have been extensively studied in recent years [ 61 , 62 ] with less established roles in UVB-mediated cellular damage in keratinocyte biology. Results of our RT-qPCR and western blotting analyses showed that the CPD-photolyase mediated repair of UVB-induced CPDs prevented increased expression of CDKN2B (p15INK4b) mRNA and protein.…”

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Identification of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer-Responsive Genes Using UVB-Irradiated Human Keratinocytes Transfected with In Vitro-Synthesized Photolyase mRNA

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Major biological effects of UVB are attributed to cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs), the most common photolesions formed on DNA. To investigate the contribution of CPDs to UVB-induced changes of gene expression, a model system was established by transfecting keratinocytes with pseudouridine-modified mRNA (Ψ-mRNA) encoding CPD-photolyase. Microarray analyses of this model system demonstrated that more than 50% of the gene expression altered by UVB was mediated by CPD photolesions. Functional classification of the gene targets revealed strong effects of CPDs on the regulation of the cell cycle and transcriptional machineries. To confirm the microarray data, cell cycle-regulatory genes, CCNE1 and CDKN2B that were induced exclusively by CPDs were selected for further investigation. Following UVB irradiation, expression of these genes increased significantly at both mRNA and protein levels, but not in cells transfected with CPD-photolyase Ψ-mRNA and exposed to photoreactivating light. Treatment of cells with inhibitors of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) blocked the UVB-dependent upregulation of both genes suggesting a role for JNK in relaying the signal of UVB-induced CPDs into transcriptional responses. Thus, photolyase mRNA-based experimental platform demonstrates CPD-dependent and -independent events of UVB-induced cellular responses, and, as such, has the potential to identify novel molecular targets for treatment of UVB-mediated skin diseases.

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Brief Report: Loss of p15Ink4b Accelerates Development of Myeloid Neoplasms in Nup98‐HoxD13 Transgenic Mice

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Inhibition of DNA and Histone Methylation by 5-Aza-2′-Deoxycytidine (Decitabine) and 3-Deazaneplanocin-A on Antineoplastic Action and Gene Expression in Myeloid Leukemic Cells

Inhibition of DNA and Histone Methylation by 5-Aza-2′-Deoxycytidine (Decitabine) and 3-Deazaneplanocin-A on Antineoplastic Action and Gene Expression in Myeloid Leukemic Cells

MSI2 is required for maintaining activated myelodysplastic syndrome stem cells

Identification of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer-Responsive Genes Using UVB-Irradiated Human Keratinocytes Transfected with In Vitro-Synthesized Photolyase mRNA

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