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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(25): e2312499121, 2024 Jun 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38857395

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Ex vivo expansion of human CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells remains a challenge due to rapid differentiation after detachment from the bone marrow niche. In this study, we assessed the capacity of an inducible fusion protein to enable sustained ex vivo proliferation of hematopoietic precursors and their capacity to differentiate into functional phagocytes. We fused the coding sequences of an FK506-Binding Protein 12 (FKBP12)-derived destabilization domain (DD) to the myeloid/lymphoid lineage leukemia/eleven nineteen leukemia (MLL-ENL) fusion gene to generate the fusion protein DD-MLL-ENL and retrovirally expressed the protein switch in human CD34+ progenitors. Using Shield1, a chemical inhibitor of DD fusion protein degradation, we established large-scale and long-term expansion of late monocytic precursors. Upon Shield1 removal, the cells lost self-renewal capacity and spontaneously differentiated, even after 2.5 y of continuous ex vivo expansion. In the absence of Shield1, stimulation with IFN-γ, LPS, and GM-CSF triggered terminal differentiation. Gene expression analysis of the obtained phagocytes revealed marked similarity with naïve monocytes. In functional assays, the novel phagocytes migrated toward CCL2, attached to VCAM-1 under shear stress, produced reactive oxygen species, and engulfed bacterial particles, cellular particles, and apoptotic cells. Finally, we demonstrated Fcγ receptor recognition and phagocytosis of opsonized lymphoma cells in an antibody-dependent manner. Overall, we have established an engineered protein that, as a single factor, is useful for large-scale ex vivo production of human phagocytes. Such adjustable proteins have the potential to be applied as molecular tools to produce functional immune cells for experimental cell-based approaches.


Asunto(s)
Diferenciación Celular , Fagocitos , Humanos , Fagocitos/metabolismo , Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Fusión Oncogénica/genética , Proteínas de Fusión Oncogénica/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/genética , Proteína de la Leucemia Mieloide-Linfoide/metabolismo , Proteína de la Leucemia Mieloide-Linfoide/genética , Leucemia/genética , Leucemia/patología , Leucemia/metabolismo , Ingeniería de Proteínas/métodos , Fagocitosis
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Genome Res ; 31(5): 747-761, 2021 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33707228

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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a molecularly complex disease characterized by heterogeneous tumor genetic profiles and involving numerous pathogenic mechanisms and pathways. Integration of molecular data types across multiple patient cohorts may advance current genetic approaches for improved subclassification and understanding of the biology of the disease. Here, we analyzed genome-wide DNA methylation in 649 AML patients using Illumina arrays and identified a configuration of 13 subtypes (termed "epitypes") using unbiased clustering. Integration of genetic data revealed that most epitypes were associated with a certain recurrent mutation (or combination) in a majority of patients, yet other epitypes were largely independent. Epitypes showed developmental blockage at discrete stages of myeloid differentiation, revealing epitypes that retain arrested hematopoietic stem-cell-like phenotypes. Detailed analyses of DNA methylation patterns identified unique patterns of aberrant hyper- and hypomethylation among epitypes, with variable involvement of transcription factors influencing promoter, enhancer, and repressed regions. Patients in epitypes with stem-cell-like methylation features showed inferior overall survival along with up-regulated stem cell gene expression signatures. We further identified a DNA methylation signature involving STAT motifs associated with FLT3-ITD mutations. Finally, DNA methylation signatures were stable at relapse for the large majority of patients, and rare epitype switching accompanied loss of the dominant epitype mutations and reversion to stem-cell-like methylation patterns. These results show that DNA methylation-based classification integrates important molecular features of AML to reveal the diverse pathogenic and biological aspects of the disease.


Asunto(s)
Metilación de ADN , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/metabolismo , Mutación , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas
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Ann Neurol ; 90(1): 143-158, 2021 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33999436

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OBJECTIVE: Precursors of peptide hormones undergo posttranslational modifications within the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Dysfunction of proteins involved at different steps of this process cause several complex syndromes affecting the central nervous system (CNS). We aimed to clarify the genetic cause in a group of patients characterized by hypopituitarism in combination with brain atrophy, thin corpus callosum, severe developmental delay, visual impairment, and epilepsy. METHODS: Whole exome sequencing was performed in seven individuals of six unrelated families with these features. Postmortem histopathological and HID1 expression analysis of brain tissue and pituitary gland were conducted in one patient. Functional consequences of the homozygous HID1 variant p.R433W were investigated by Seahorse XF Assay in fibroblasts of two patients. RESULTS: Bi-allelic variants in the gene HID1 domain-containing protein 1 (HID1) were identified in all patients. Postmortem examination confirmed cerebral atrophy with enlarged lateral ventricles. Markedly reduced expression of pituitary hormones was found in pituitary gland tissue. Colocalization of HID1 protein with the TGN was not altered in fibroblasts of patients compared to controls, while the extracellular acidification rate upon stimulation with potassium chloride was significantly reduced in patient fibroblasts compared to controls. INTERPRETATION: Our findings indicate that mutations in HID1 cause an early infantile encephalopathy with hypopituitarism as the leading presentation, and expand the list of syndromic CNS diseases caused by interference of TGN function. ANN NEUROL 2021;90:149-164.


Asunto(s)
Encefalopatías/genética , Epilepsia/genética , Hipopituitarismo/genética , Alelos , Encefalopatías/patología , Preescolar , Epilepsia/patología , Femenino , Humanos , Hipopituitarismo/patología , Lactante , Masculino , Hipófisis/patología , Secuenciación del Exoma , Adulto Joven
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Haematologica ; 107(1): 100-111, 2022 01 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34134471

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Identification of fusion genes in clinical routine is mostly based on cytogenetics and targeted molecular genetics, such as metaphase karyotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization and reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. However, sequencing technologies are becoming more important in clinical routine as processing time and costs per sample decrease. To evaluate the performance of fusion gene detection by RNAsequencing compared to standard diagnostic techniques, we analyzed 806 RNA-sequencing samples from patients with acute myeloid leukemia using two state-of-the-art software tools, namely Arriba and FusionCatcher. RNA-sequencing detected 90% of fusion events that were reported by routine with high evidence, while samples in which RNA-sequencing failed to detect fusion genes had overall lower and inhomogeneous sequence coverage. Based on properties of known and unknown fusion events, we developed a workflow with integrated filtering strategies for the identification of robust fusion gene candidates by RNA-sequencing. Thereby, we detected known recurrent fusion events in 26 cases that were not reported by routine and found discrepancies in evidence for known fusion events between routine and RNA-sequencing in three cases. Moreover, we identified 157 fusion genes as novel robust candidates and comparison to entries from ChimerDB or Mitelman Database showed novel recurrence of fusion genes in 14 cases. Finally, we detected the novel recurrent fusion gene NRIP1- MIR99AHG resulting from inv(21)(q11.2;q21.1) in nine patients (1.1%) and LTN1-MX1 resulting from inv(21)(q21.3;q22.3) in two patients (0.25%). We demonstrated that NRIP1-MIR99AHG results in overexpression of the 3' region of MIR99AHG and the disruption of the tricistronic miRNA cluster miR-99a/let-7c/miR-125b-2. Interestingly, upregulation of MIR99AHG and deregulation of the miRNA cluster, residing in the MIR99AHG locus, are known mechanisms of leukemogenesis in acute megakaryoblastic leukemia. Our findings demonstrate that RNA-sequencing has a strong potential to improve the systematic detection of fusion genes in clinical applications and provides a valuable tool for fusion discovery.


Asunto(s)
Leucemia Mieloide Aguda , MicroARNs , Niño , Reordenamiento Génico , Humanos , Hibridación Fluorescente in Situ , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/diagnóstico , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , MicroARNs/genética , Proteínas de Fusión Oncogénica/genética , Análisis de Secuencia de ARN , Translocación Genética
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Genes Chromosomes Cancer ; 58(12): 839-849, 2019 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31478278

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Based on the individual genetic profile, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients are classified into clinically meaningful molecular subtypes. However, the mutational profile within these groups is highly heterogeneous and multiple AML subclones may exist in a single patient in parallel. Distinct alterations of single cells may be key factors in providing the fitness to survive in this highly competitive environment. Although the majority of AML patients initially respond to induction chemotherapy and achieve a complete remission, most patients will eventually relapse. These points toward an evolutionary process transforming treatment-sensitive cells into treatment-resistant cells. As described by Charles Darwin, evolution by natural selection is the selection of individuals that are optimally adapted to their environment, based on the random acquisition of heritable changes. By changing their mutational profile, AML cell populations are able to adapt to the new environment defined by chemotherapy treatment, ultimately leading to cell survival and regrowth. In this review, we will summarize the current knowledge about clonal evolution in AML, describe different models of clonal evolution, and provide the methodological background that allows the detection of clonal evolution in individual AML patients. During the last years, numerous studies have focused on delineating the molecular patterns that are associated with AML relapse, each focusing on a particular genetic subgroup of AML. Finally, we will review the results of these studies in the light of Darwinian evolution and discuss open questions regarding the molecular background of relapse development.


Asunto(s)
Evolución Clonal/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/fisiopatología , Enfermedad Crónica , Humanos , Recurrencia , Inducción de Remisión
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Genes Chromosomes Cancer ; 56(1): 75-86, 2017 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27636548

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Deletions of the long arm of chromosome 9 [del(9q)] are a rare but recurring aberration in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Del(9q) can be found as the sole abnormality or in combination with other cytogenetic aberrations such as t(8;21) and t(15;17). TLE1 and TLE4 were identified to be critical genes contained in the 9q region. We performed whole exome sequencing of 5 patients with del(9q) as the sole abnormality followed by targeted amplicon sequencing of 137 genes of 26 patients with del(9q) as sole or combined with other aberrations. We detected frequent mutations in NPM1 (10/26; 38%), DNMT3A (8/26; 31%), and WT1 (8/26; 31%) but only few FLT3-ITDs (2/26; 8%). All mutations affecting NPM1 and DNMT3A were exclusively identified in patients with del(9q) as the sole abnormality and were significantly more frequent compared to 111 patients classified as intermediate-II according to the European LeukemiaNet (10/14, 71% vs. 22/111, 20%; P < 0.001, 8/14, 57% vs. 26/111, 23%; P = 0.02). Furthermore, we identified DNMT3B to be rarely but recurrently targeted by truncating mutations in AML. Gene expression analysis of 13 patients with del(9q) and 454 patients with normal karyotype or various cytogenetic aberrations showed significant down regulation of TLE4 in patients with del(9q) (P = 0.02). Interestingly, downregulation of TLE4 was not limited to AML with del(9q), potentially representing a common mechanism in AML pathogenesis. Our comprehensive genetic analysis of the del(9q) subgroup reveals a unique mutational profile with the frequency of DNMT3A mutations in the del(9q) only subset being the highest reported so far in AML, indicating oncogenic cooperativity. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Asunto(s)
Deleción Cromosómica , Cromosomas Humanos Par 9/genética , ADN (Citosina-5-)-Metiltransferasas/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Mutación/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Proteínas Represoras/genética , Proteínas WT1/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Aberraciones Cromosómicas , Estudios de Cohortes , ADN Metiltransferasa 3A , Exoma/genética , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento/métodos , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Nucleofosmina , Pronóstico , Tasa de Supervivencia , Adulto Joven
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Mod Pathol ; 30(1): 95-103, 2017 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27586204

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Neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) of the colorectum are rare but highly aggressive neoplasms. These tumors show some shared genetic alterations with colorectal adenocarcinomas, and most of them have adjacent glandular adenoma or adenocarcinoma components. However, genetic data on colorectal NECs still are sparse and insufficient for definite conclusions regarding their molecular origin. Based on morphological characterization, panel and whole-exome sequencing, we here present results from an in-depth analysis of a collection of 15 colorectal NECs with glandular components, 10 of which by definition were mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinomas (MANECs). Among shared genetic alterations of both tumor components, we most frequently found TP53, KRAS and APC mutations that also had highest allele frequencies. Mutations exclusive to glandular or neuroendocrine components outnumbered shared mutations but occurred at lower allele frequencies. Our findings not only provide additional evidence for a common clonal origin of colorectal NECs and adjacent glandular tumor components, but strongly suggest their development through the classical adenoma-carcinoma sequence. Moreover, our data imply early separation of glandular and neuroendocrine components during malignant transformation with subsequent independent mutational evolution.


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Adenocarcinoma/genética , Adenoma/genética , Carcinoma Neuroendocrino/genética , Neoplasias Colorrectales/genética , Adenocarcinoma/patología , Adenoma/patología , Proteína de la Poliposis Adenomatosa del Colon/genética , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Alelos , Carcinoma Neuroendocrino/patología , Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología , Análisis Mutacional de ADN , Femenino , Frecuencia de los Genes , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mutación , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras)/genética , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genética , Secuenciación del Exoma
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Genes Chromosomes Cancer ; 55(7): 553-67, 2016 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27015608

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High throughput sequencing approaches, including the analysis of exomes or gene panels, are widely used and established to detect tumor-specific sequence variants such as point mutations or small insertions/deletions. Beyond single nucleotide resolution, sequencing data also contain information on changes in sequence coverage between samples and thus allow the detection of somatic copy number alterations (CNAs) representing gain or loss of genomic material in tumor cells arising from aneuploidy, amplifications, or deletions. To test the feasibility of CNA detection in sequencing data we analyzed the exomes of 25 paired leukemia/remission samples from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with well-defined chromosomal aberrations, detected by conventional chromosomal analysis and/or molecular cytogenetics assays. Thereby, we were able to confirm chromosomal aberrations including trisomies, monosomies, and partial chromosomal deletions in 20 out of 25 samples. Comparison of CNA detection using exome, custom gene panel, and SNP array analysis showed equivalent results in five patients with variable clone size. Gene panel analysis of AML samples without matched germline control samples resulted in confirmation of cytogenetic findings in 18 out of 22 cases. In all cases with discordant findings, small clone size (<33%) was limiting for CNA detection. We detected CNAs consistent with cytogenetics in 83% of AML samples including highly correlated clone size estimation (R = 0.85), while six out of 65 cytogenetically normal AML samples exhibited CNAs apparently missed by routine cytogenetics. Overall, our results show that high throughput targeted sequencing data can be reliably used to detect copy number changes in the dominant AML clone. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Asunto(s)
Aberraciones Cromosómicas , Variaciones en el Número de Copia de ADN/genética , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento/métodos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple/genética , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Hibridación Genómica Comparativa , Análisis Citogenético , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patología , Pronóstico
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Blood ; 124(8): 1304-11, 2014 Aug 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24923295

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In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), isolated trisomy 13 (AML+13) is a rare chromosomal abnormality whose prognostic relevance is poorly characterized. We analyzed the clinical course of 34 AML+13 patients enrolled in the German AMLCG-1999 and SAL trials and performed exome sequencing, targeted candidate gene sequencing and gene expression profiling. Relapse-free (RFS) and overall survival (OS) of AML+13 patients were inferior compared to other ELN Intermediate-II patients (n=855) (median RFS, 7.8 vs 14.1 months, P = .006; median OS 9.3 vs. 14.8 months, P = .004). Besides the known high frequency of RUNX1 mutations (75%), we identified mutations in spliceosome components in 88%, including SRSF2 codon 95 mutations in 81%. Recurring mutations were detected in ASXL1 (44%) and BCOR (25%). Two patients carried mutations in CEBPZ, suggesting that CEBPZ is a novel recurrently mutated gene in AML. Gene expression analysis revealed a homogeneous expression profile including upregulation of FOXO1 and FLT3 and downregulation of SPRY2. This is the most comprehensive clinical and biological characterization of AML+13 to date, and reveals a striking clustering of lesions in a few genes, defining AML+13 as a genetically homogeneous subgroup with alterations in a few critical cellular pathways. Clinicaltrials.gov identifiers: AMLCG-1999: NCT00266136; AML96: NCT00180115; AML2003: NCT00180102; and AML60+: NCT00893373.


Asunto(s)
Regulación Leucémica de la Expresión Génica/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda , Proteínas de Neoplasias , Trisomía , Regulación hacia Arriba/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Cromosomas Humanos Par 13/genética , Cromosomas Humanos Par 13/metabolismo , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Alemania/epidemiología , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/metabolismo , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/mortalidad , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Proteínas de Neoplasias/biosíntesis , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Tasa de Supervivencia , Trisomía/genética , Trisomía/patología
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Blood ; 121(23): 4749-52, 2013 Jun 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23603912

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Early T-cell precursor (ETP) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a high-risk subgroup of T-lineage ALL characterized by specific stem cell and myeloid features. In adult ETP-ALL, no comprehensive studies on the genetic background have been performed to elucidate molecular lesions of this distinct subgroup. We performed whole-exome sequencing of 5 paired ETP-ALL samples. In addition to mutations in genes known to be involved in leukemogenesis (ETV6, NOTCH1, JAK1, and NF1), we identified novel recurrent mutations in FAT1 (25%), FAT3 (20%), DNM2 (35%), and genes associated with epigenetic regulation (MLL2, BMI1, and DNMT3A). Importantly, we verified the high rate of DNMT3A mutations (16%) in a larger cohort of adult patients with ETP-ALL (10/68). Mutations in epigenetic regulators support clinical trials, including epigenetic-orientated therapies, for this high-risk subgroup. Interestingly, more than 60% of adult patients with ETP-ALL harbor at least a single genetic lesion in DNMT3A, FLT3, or NOTCH1 that may allow use of targeted therapies.


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Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , ADN (Citosina-5-)-Metiltransferasas/genética , Exoma/genética , Mutación/genética , Células Precursoras de Linfocitos T/patología , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células T Precursoras/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , ADN Metiltransferasa 3A , Epigénesis Genética , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pronóstico , Receptor Notch1/genética , Adulto Joven , Tirosina Quinasa 3 Similar a fms/genética
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Blood ; 122(10): 1761-9, 2013 Sep 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23878140

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The t(8;21) and inv(16)/t(16;16) rearrangements affecting the core-binding factors RUNX1 and CBFB, respectively, are found in 15% to 20% of adult de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases and are associated with a favorable prognosis. Since the expression of the fusion genes CBFB/MYH11 or RUNX1/RUNX1T1 alone is not sufficient to cause leukemia, we performed exome sequencing of an AML sample with an inv(16) to identify mutations, which may collaborate with the CBFB/MYH11 fusion during leukemogenesis. We discovered an N676K mutation in the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding domain (tyrosine kinase domain 1 [TKD1]) of the fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) gene. In a cohort of 84 de novo AML patients with a CBFB/MYH11 rearrangement and in 36 patients with a RUNX1/RUNX1T1 rearrangement, the FLT3 N676K mutation was identified in 5 and 1 patients, respectively (5 [6%] of 84; 1 [3%] of 36). The FLT3-N676K mutant alone leads to factor-independent growth in Ba/F3 cells and, together with a concurrent FLT3-ITD (internal tandem duplication), confers resistance to the FLT3 protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors (PTKIs) PKC412 and AC220. Gene expression analysis of AML patients with CBFB/MYH11 rearrangement and FLT3 N676K mutation showed a trend toward a specific expression profile. Ours is the first report of recurring FLT3 N676 mutations in core-binding factor (CBF) leukemias and suggests a defined subgroup of CBF leukemias.


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Subunidad beta del Factor de Unión al Sitio Principal/genética , Exoma/genética , Mutación/genética , Tirosina Quinasa 3 Similar a fms/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Sustitución de Aminoácidos , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Secuencia de Bases , Benzotiazoles/farmacología , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Transformación Celular Neoplásica/efectos de los fármacos , Transformación Celular Neoplásica/patología , Citocinas/farmacología , Análisis Mutacional de ADN , Femenino , Regulación Leucémica de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Reordenamiento Génico , Humanos , Leucemia/genética , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Modelos Moleculares , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Proteínas de Fusión Oncogénica/genética , Compuestos de Fenilurea/farmacología , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Estaurosporina/análogos & derivados , Estaurosporina/farmacología , Tirosina Quinasa 3 Similar a fms/química
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Leukemia ; 38(6): 1213-1222, 2024 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38744920

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In contrast to B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), molecular subgroups are less well defined in T-lineage ALL. Comprehensive studies on molecular T-ALL subgroups have been predominantly performed in pediatric ALL patients. Currently, molecular characteristics are rarely considered for risk stratification. Herein, we present a homogenously treated cohort of 230 adult T-ALL patients characterized on transcriptome, and partly on DNA methylation and gene mutation level in correlation with clinical outcome. We identified nine molecular subgroups based on aberrant oncogene expression correlating to four distinct DNA methylation patterns. The subgroup distribution differed from reported pediatric T-ALL cohorts with higher frequencies of prognostic unfavorable subgroups like HOXA or LYL1/LMO2. A small subset (3%) of HOXA adult T-ALL patients revealed restricted expression of posterior HOX genes with aberrant activation of lncRNA HOTTIP. With respect to outcome, TLX1 (n = 44) and NKX2-1 (n = 4) had an exceptionally favorable 3-year overall survival (3y-OS) of 94%. Within thymic T-ALL, the non TLX1 patients had an inferior but still good prognosis. To our knowledge this is the largest cohort of adult T-ALL patients characterized by transcriptome sequencing with meaningful clinical follow-up. Risk classification based on molecular subgroups might emerge and contribute to improvements in outcome.


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Metilación de ADN , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células T Precursoras , Humanos , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células T Precursoras/genética , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células T Precursoras/mortalidad , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células T Precursoras/patología , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células T Precursoras/terapia , Adulto , Masculino , Femenino , Pronóstico , Persona de Mediana Edad , Adulto Joven , Adolescente , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Anciano , Biomarcadores de Tumor/genética , Mutación , Estudios de Seguimiento , Tasa de Supervivencia , Transcriptoma , Proteínas de Homeodominio/genética
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Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 13(2): 517-540, 2022.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34700030

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Patient-derived tumor organoids recapitulate the characteristics of colorectal cancer (CRC) and provide an ideal platform for preclinical evaluation of personalized treatment options. We aimed to model the acquisition of chemotolerance during first-line combination chemotherapy in metastatic CRC organoids. METHODS: We performed next-generation sequencing to study the evolution of KRAS wild-type CRC organoids during adaptation to irinotecan-based chemotherapy combined with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibition. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated 9 protein (Cas9)-editing showed the specific effect of KRASG12D acquisition in drug-tolerant organoids. Compound treatment strategies involving Aurora kinase A (AURKA) inhibition were assessed for their capability to induce apoptosis in a drug-persister background. Immunohistochemical detection of AURKA was performed on a patient-matched cohort of primary tumors and derived liver metastases. RESULTS: Adaptation to combination chemotherapy was accompanied by transcriptomic rather than gene mutational alterations in CRC organoids. Drug-tolerant cells evaded apoptosis and up-regulated MYC (c-myelocytomatosis oncogene product)/E2F1 (E2 family transcription factor 1) and/or interferon-α-related gene expression. Introduction of KRASG12D further increased the resilience of drug-persister CRC organoids against combination therapy. AURKA inhibition restored an apoptotic response in drug-tolerant KRAS-wild-type organoids. In dual epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)- pathway blockade-primed CRC organoids expressing KRASG12D, AURKA inhibition augmented apoptosis in cases that had acquired increased c-MYC protein levels during chemotolerance development. In patient-matched CRC cohorts, AURKA expression was increased in primary tumors and derived liver metastases. CONCLUSIONS: Our study emphasizes the potential of patient-derived CRC organoids in modeling chemotherapy tolerance ex vivo. The applied therapeutic strategy of dual EGFR pathway blockade in combination with AURKA inhibition may prove effective for second-line treatment of chemotolerant CRC liver metastases with acquired KRAS mutation and increased AURKA/c-MYC expression.


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Neoplasias Colorrectales , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Aurora Quinasa A/genética , Aurora Quinasa A/farmacología , Aurora Quinasa A/uso terapéutico , Neoplasias Colorrectales/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorrectales/genética , Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundario , Organoides/metabolismo
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Leukemia ; 36(12): 2863-2874, 2022 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36333584

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Resistance towards cancer treatment represents a major clinical obstacle, preventing cure of cancer patients. To gain mechanistic insights, we developed a model for acquired resistance to chemotherapy by treating mice carrying patient derived xenografts (PDX) of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with widely-used cytotoxic drugs for 18 consecutive weeks. In two distinct PDX samples, tumors initially responded to treatment, until stable disease and eventually tumor re-growth evolved under therapy, at highly similar kinetics between replicate mice. Notably, replicate tumors developed different mutations in TP53 and individual sets of chromosomal alterations, suggesting independent parallel clonal evolution rather than selection, driven by a combination of stochastic and deterministic processes. Transcriptome and proteome showed shared dysregulations between replicate tumors providing putative targets to overcome resistance. In vivo CRISPR/Cas9 dropout screens in PDX revealed broad dependency on BCL2, BRIP1 and COPS2. Accordingly, venetoclax re-sensitized derivative tumors towards chemotherapy, despite genomic heterogeneity, demonstrating direct translatability of the approach. Hence, despite the presence of multiple resistance-associated genomic alterations, effective rescue treatment for polychemotherapy-resistant tumors can be identified using functional testing in preclinical models.


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Antineoplásicos , Neoplasias , Humanos , Ratones , Animales , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Neoplasias/genética , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Transcriptoma , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de Xenoinjerto
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Blood Adv ; 5(22): 4752-4761, 2021 11 23.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34535016

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Prediction of resistant disease at initial diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can be achieved with high accuracy using cytogenetic data and 29 gene expression markers (Predictive Score 29 Medical Research Council; PS29MRC). Our aim was to establish PS29MRC as a clinically usable assay by using the widely implemented NanoString platform and further validate the classifier in a more recently treated patient cohort. Analyses were performed on 351 patients with newly diagnosed AML intensively treated within the German AML Cooperative Group registry. As a continuous variable, PS29MRC performed best in predicting induction failure in comparison with previously published risk models. The classifier was strongly associated with overall survival. We were able to establish a previously defined cutoff that allows classifier dichotomization (PS29MRCdic). PS29MRCdic significantly identified induction failure with 59% sensitivity, 77% specificity, and 72% overall accuracy (odds ratio, 4.81; P = 4.15 × 10-10). PS29MRCdic was able to improve the European Leukemia Network 2017 (ELN-2017) risk classification within every category. The median overall survival with high PS29MRCdic was 1.8 years compared with 4.3 years for low-risk patients. In multivariate analysis including ELN-2017 and clinical and genetic markers, only age and PS29MRCdic were independent predictors of refractory disease. In patients aged ≥60 years, only PS29MRCdic remained as a significant variable. In summary, we confirmed PS29MRC as a valuable classifier to identify high-risk patients with AML. Risk classification can still be refined beyond ELN-2017, and predictive classifiers might facilitate clinical trials focusing on these high-risk patients with AML.


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Leucemia Mieloide Aguda , Estudios de Cohortes , Citogenética , Expresión Génica , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/diagnóstico , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamiento farmacológico , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Pronóstico
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Leukemia ; 34(1): 50-62, 2020 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31201358

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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematologic neoplasm resulting from the malignant transformation of myeloid progenitors. Despite intensive chemotherapy leading to initial treatment responses, relapse caused by intrinsic or acquired drug resistance represents a major challenge. Here, we report that histone 3 lysine 27 demethylase KDM6A (UTX) is targeted by inactivating mutations and mutation-independent regulation in relapsed AML. Analyses of matched diagnosis and relapse specimens from individuals with KDM6A mutations showed an outgrowth of the KDM6A mutated tumor population at relapse. KDM6A expression is heterogeneously regulated and relapse-specific loss of KDM6A was observed in 45.7% of CN-AML patients. KDM6A-null myeloid leukemia cells were more resistant to treatment with the chemotherapeutic agents cytarabine (AraC) and daunorubicin. Inducible re-expression of KDM6A in KDM6A-null cell lines suppressed proliferation and sensitized cells again to AraC treatment. RNA expression analysis and functional studies revealed that resistance to AraC was conferred by downregulation of the nucleoside membrane transporter ENT1 (SLC29A1) by reduced H3K27 acetylation at the ENT1 locus. Our results show that loss of KDM6A provides cells with a selective advantage during chemotherapy, which ultimately leads to the observed outgrowth of clones with KDM6A mutations or reduced KDM6A expression at relapse.


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Resistencia a Antineoplásicos/fisiología , Histona Demetilasas/genética , Histona Demetilasas/metabolismo , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patología , Animales , Xenoinjertos , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/metabolismo , Ratones , Mutación
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Leukemia ; 34(6): 1553-1562, 2020 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31896782

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The fusion genes CBFB/MYH11 and RUNX1/RUNX1T1 block differentiation through disruption of the core binding factor (CBF) complex and are found in 10-15% of adult de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases. This AML subtype is associated with a favorable prognosis; however, nearly half of CBF-rearranged patients cannot be cured with chemotherapy. This divergent outcome might be due to additional mutations, whose spectrum and prognostic relevance remains hardly defined. Here, we identify nonsilent mutations, which may collaborate with CBF-rearrangements during leukemogenesis by targeted sequencing of 129 genes in 292 adult CBF leukemia patients, and thus provide a comprehensive overview of the mutational spectrum ('mutatome') in CBF leukemia. Thereby, we detected fundamental differences between CBFB/MYH11- and RUNX1/RUNX1T1-rearranged patients with ASXL2, JAK2, JAK3, RAD21, TET2, and ZBTB7A being strongly correlated with the latter subgroup. We found prognostic relevance of mutations in genes previously known to be AML-associated such as KIT, SMC1A, and DHX15 and identified novel, recurrent mutations in NFE2 (3%), MN1 (4%), HERC1 (3%), and ZFHX4 (5%). Furthermore, age >60 years, nonprimary AML and loss of the Y-chromosomes are important predictors of survival. These findings are important for refinement of treatment stratification and development of targeted therapy approaches in CBF leukemia.


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Factores de Unión al Sitio Principal/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mutación , Adulto Joven
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Leukemia ; 33(8): 1895-1909, 2019 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30842609

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Chromosomal rearrangements and specific aneuploidy patterns are initiating events and define subgroups in B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL). Here we analyzed 250 BCP-ALL cases and identified a novel subgroup ('PAX5-plus', n = 19) by distinct DNA methylation and gene expression profiles. All patients in this subgroup harbored mutations in the B-lineage transcription factor PAX5, with p.P80R as hotspot. Mutations either affected two independent codons, consistent with compound heterozygosity, or suffered LOH predominantly through chromosome 9p aberrations. These biallelic events resulted in disruption of PAX5 transcriptional programs regulating B-cell differentiation and tumor suppressor functions. Homozygous CDKN2A/B deletions and RAS-activating hotspot mutations were highly enriched as cooperating events in the genomic profile of PAX5-plus ALL. Together, this defined a specific pattern of triple alterations, exclusive to the novel subgroup. PAX5-plus ALL was observed in pediatric and adult patients. Although restricted by the limited sample size, a tendency for more favorable clinical outcome was observed, with 10 of 12 adult PAX5-plus patients achieving long-term survival. PAX5-plus represents the first BCP-ALL subgroup defined by sequence alterations in contrast to gross chromosomal events and exemplifies how deregulated differentiation (PAX5), impaired cell cycle control (CDKN2A/B) and sustained proliferative signaling (RAS) cooperatively drive leukemogenesis.


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Mutación , Factor de Transcripción PAX5/genética , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras B/genética , Cromosomas Humanos Par 9 , Inhibidor p15 de las Quinasas Dependientes de la Ciclina/genética , Inhibidor p16 de la Quinasa Dependiente de Ciclina/genética , Metilación de ADN , Metabolismo Energético , Humanos , Pérdida de Heterocigocidad
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