scholarly journals KDM5A suppresses PML-RARα target gene expression and APL differentiation through repressing H3K4me2

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (17) ◽  
pp. 3241-3253
Author(s):  
Siyuan Xu ◽  
Siqing Wang ◽  
Shenghui Xing ◽  
Dingdang Yu ◽  
Bowen Rong ◽  
...  

Abstract Epigenetic abnormalities are frequently involved in the initiation and progression of cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A subtype of AML, acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), is mainly driven by a specific oncogenic fusion event of promyelocytic leukemia–RA receptor fusion oncoprotein (PML-RARα). PML-RARα was reported as a transcription repressor through the interaction with nuclear receptor corepressor and histone deacetylase complexes leading to the mis-suppression of its target genes and differentiation blockage. Although previous studies were mainly focused on the connection of histone acetylation, it is still largely unknown whether alternative epigenetics mechanisms are involved in APL progression. KDM5A is a demethylase of histone H3 lysine 4 di- and tri-methylations (H3K4me2/3) and a transcription corepressor. Here, we found that the loss of KDM5A led to APL NB4 cell differentiation and retarded growth. Mechanistically, through epigenomics and transcriptomics analyses, KDM5A binding was detected in 1889 genes, with the majority of the binding events at promoter regions. KDM5A suppressed the expression of 621 genes, including 42 PML-RARα target genes, primarily by controlling the H3K4me2 in the promoters and 5′ end intragenic regions. In addition, a recently reported pan-KDM5 inhibitor, CPI-455, on its own could phenocopy the differentiation effects as KDM5A loss in NB4 cells. CPI-455 treatment or KDM5A knockout could greatly sensitize NB4 cells to all-trans retinoic acid–induced differentiation. Our findings indicate that KDM5A contributed to the differentiation blockage in the APL cell line NB4, and inhibition of KDM5A could greatly potentiate NB4 differentiation.

Blood ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 475-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Labbaye ◽  
J Zhang ◽  
JL Casanova ◽  
M Lanotte ◽  
J Teng ◽  
...  

Abstract Retinoic acid is known to induce differentiation of human myeloid leukemia cells in vitro. Recently, all-trans retinoic acid has been used to induce remissions in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia, probably through differentiation of the leukemia cells. Myeloblastin (mbn) is a protease that has been identified in the human leukemia cell line HL-60. Downregulation of this protease can inhibit proliferation and induce differentiation of HL-60-derived leukemia cells. Here we have investigated the regulation of mbn messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in two human leukemia cell lines, HL-60 and NB4, treated with all-trans retinoic acid. Under this treatment, downregulation of mbn mRNA was observed in both cell lines, but was considerably delayed in NB4 cells that carry the t(15;17) translocation characteristic of acute promyelocytic leukemia. We have found that multiple mechanisms were involved in the control of mbn mRNA expression. These mechanisms were different in HL-60 and NB4 cells. Our results show that in HL-60 cells, all-trans retinoic acid rapidly decreased transcription of mbn. In contrast, in the t(15;17)-positive NB4 cells treated with all-trans retinoic acid, upregulation of mbn mRNA expression was followed by a late downregulation, both achieved via posttranscriptional mechanisms.


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 4247-4247
Author(s):  
Jean-Noel Bastie ◽  
Nicole Balitrand ◽  
Isabelle Guillemot ◽  
Christine Chomienne ◽  
Laurent Delva

Abstract All-trans-retinoic acid (RA) and 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25D3) are involved in the control of hematopoiesis and have been suggested to play a role in cellular differentiation and are as such potent inducers of differentiation of myeloid leukemia cells. In this study, we have shown that in promyelocytic NB4 cells, addition of 1,25D3 enhances terminal granulocytic RA-dependent differentiation concomitant with the enhanced activation of the RA-transcriptional activity through an RARbeta promoter. By EMSA and ChIP assays, we further demonstrate that while both VDR and RAR are bound to the RARbeta promoter in NB4 cells, addition of 1,25D3 increases VDR binding to this promoter while that of RA induces the release of VDR and increases the binding of RAR. Thus, contrary to normal myeloid cells, 1,25D3 does not act as a transrepressor of RA-transcriptional activity in leukemic cells suggesting that transcriptional regulation of RA-target genes may be modified in malignant cells. In promyelocytic leukemic cells the combination of 1,25D3 and RA results in both enhanced transactivation and differentiation.


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 5042-5042
Author(s):  
Pengcheng He ◽  
Mei Zhang ◽  
Jun Qi ◽  
Xiaoning Wang ◽  
Jieying Xi ◽  
...  

Abstract Although 90% patients with untreated acute promyelocytic leukemia(APL) obtain complete remission because of the usage of all-trans retinoic acid(ATRA), patients with ATRA-resistance are increased gradually. ATRA-resistance has become one of the main causes which affect the long-term therapeutic efficacy of APL. The mechanisms of ATRA-resistance are complex, which probably involve the metabolism of ATRA, abnormal expression of cellular retinoic acid binding protein(CRABP) and P-glycoprotein(P-gp), mutation of RARα and aberration translocation of APL. However, in these previous researches, it was one or a few proteins but not the entirety proteins that were emphasized on the mechanisms of ATRA-resistance. Comparative proteomics can analyze the entire protein expression in cells in whole and has the superiority in screening the drug-resistance proteins differentially expressed. In order to investigate the mechanisms of ATRA-resistance in APL in whole, we compared and analyzed the protein expression profiles between MR2 cells(APL cell line with ATRA-resistance) and NB4 cells(APL cell line with ATRA-sensitiveness) by comparative proteomics. After the total proteins of MR2 cells and NB4 cells were extracted respectively, they were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis(2-DE). The differences in proteome profile between MR2 cells and NB4 cells analyzed by ImageMaster™ 2D Platinum software. The average protein spots in 2-DE maps of MR2 and NB4 cells were 1160±51 and 1068±33 respectively. 8 protein spots were selected to be identified by Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight-mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS), in which the quantity of the protein differentially expressed was more than two times(≥2 or ≤0.5) between MR2 and NB4 cells’ 2-DE map. They were all successfully identified and their definite information was obtained. Among them, 6 proteins were probably involved in the mechanisms of ATRA-resistance in APL and they were Cofilin-1, Elongation factor 1-beta (EF-1β), Tropomyosin isoform(TM), High mobility group protein B1(HMGB1), Ran-specific GTPase-activating protein (RanGAP1) and Galectin-1. Moreover, so far there was no related report on the roles of HMGB1, RanGAP1 and Galectin-1 in the mechanisms of ATRA-resistance in APL. These differential proteins identified provide the new clues for us to further elucidate the mechanisms of ATRA-resistance from multiple factor.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 224-224
Author(s):  
Tino Schenk ◽  
Stefanie Göllner ◽  
Weihsu Claire Chen ◽  
Louise Howell ◽  
Liqing Jin ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 224 During hematopoiesis, all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), a natural derivative of vitamin A, has been shown to induce both myelomonocytic progenitor/stem cell differentiation and self-renewal. Although these opposing effects are likely to be partly due to developmental differences, it has been shown that pro- and anti-differentiation effects of ATRA are mediated by distinct retinoic acid receptor isotypes (RARα and RARγ, respectively). With the exception of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), ATRA treatment as a single agent has not been successful in other types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We have previously hypothesized that one of the underlying reasons for poor response of non-APL AML to ATRA (pan-RAR agonist) is aberrant expression and/or activities of RAR isotypes favoring RARγ and cell growth versus differentiation. Consistently, we have reported that expression of RARα isoforms, particularly ATRA-inducible RARα2, are down-regulated in AML (Blood. 2008; 111:2374). Epigenetic analysis of patient samples revealed that relative to normal CD33+ cells, the loss of RARα2 in AML is associated with a diminution in levels of histone histone H3 lysine 4 dimethylation (H3K4me2) on the ATRA-responsive RARA2 promoter (a modification associated with transcriptional activation). Interestingly, the H3K4me1/me2 demethylase LSD1/KDM1 (AOF2) is highly expressed in AML patients (www.proteinatlas.org). A number of small molecules that target this enzyme (LSD1i) are in development and, collectively, these data predict that the use of LSD1i will facilitate induction of expression of genes that are required for differentiation of AML cells. In this study we used tranylcypromine (TCP, a monoamine oxidase used as an antidepressant and anxiolytic agent in the clinical treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, respectively), which functions a time-dependent, mechanism-based inhibitor of LSD1. Here we show that TCP unlocked the ATRA-driven therapeutic differentiation response in non-APL AML cell lines including the TEX cell line, which is derived from primitive human cord blood cells immortalized by expression of the TLS-ERG oncogene. TEX cells are >90% CD34+, respond poorly to ATRA and mimic features of primary human AML and leukemia initiating cells (Leukemia. 2005; 19:1794). Consistent with this, ATRA/TCP treatment increased differentiation in primary patient samples. ATRA alone had in general only small effects in primary AML samples and TCP showed minimal activity in most cases. Furthermore, shRNA-mediated knockdown of LSD1 confirmed a critical role for this enzyme in blocking the ATRA response in AML cells. The effects of ATRA/TCP on AML cell maturation were paralleled by enhanced induction of genes associated with myelomonocytic differentiation, including direct ATRA targets. LSD1i treatment did not lead to an increase in genome-wide H3K4me2, but did increase H3K4 dimethylation of myelomonocytic differentiation-associated genes. Importantly, treatment with ATRA/TCP dramatically diminished the clonogenic capacity of AML cells in vitro and engraftment of cells derived from AML patients in vivo, suggesting that ATRA/TCP may also target leukemic stem cells. These data strongly suggest that LSD1 may, at least in part, contribute to AML pathogenesis by inhibiting the normal function of ATRA in myelomonocytic development and pave the way for effective differentiation therapy of AML. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 475-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Labbaye ◽  
J Zhang ◽  
JL Casanova ◽  
M Lanotte ◽  
J Teng ◽  
...  

Retinoic acid is known to induce differentiation of human myeloid leukemia cells in vitro. Recently, all-trans retinoic acid has been used to induce remissions in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia, probably through differentiation of the leukemia cells. Myeloblastin (mbn) is a protease that has been identified in the human leukemia cell line HL-60. Downregulation of this protease can inhibit proliferation and induce differentiation of HL-60-derived leukemia cells. Here we have investigated the regulation of mbn messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in two human leukemia cell lines, HL-60 and NB4, treated with all-trans retinoic acid. Under this treatment, downregulation of mbn mRNA was observed in both cell lines, but was considerably delayed in NB4 cells that carry the t(15;17) translocation characteristic of acute promyelocytic leukemia. We have found that multiple mechanisms were involved in the control of mbn mRNA expression. These mechanisms were different in HL-60 and NB4 cells. Our results show that in HL-60 cells, all-trans retinoic acid rapidly decreased transcription of mbn. In contrast, in the t(15;17)-positive NB4 cells treated with all-trans retinoic acid, upregulation of mbn mRNA expression was followed by a late downregulation, both achieved via posttranscriptional mechanisms.


Author(s):  
Mehdi Mohammadi Kanesbi ◽  
Lida Jarahi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Keramati

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). APL is famed with some special blood coagulation disorders such as disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The therapeutic methods of APL contain All Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA), arsenic trioxide (ATO) or/and chemotherapy. Many studies have been done on APL blood disorders and its treatment. These studies have shown different results. In this systematic article, we tried to review the effect of ATO therapy with or without ATRA and chemotherapy on DIC parameters (D-dimer, Prothrombin Time, Activated Partial Thrombin Time, Platelet count) in APL patients. The result of included studies demonstrated that although ATO can reduce the number of malignant cells in the bone marrow and peripheral blood, it does not have enough potential to attenuate the danger of high score DIC that is usual in APL patients and should be better to be used with other therapeutic methods.  


2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1097-1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeo Hirano ◽  
Masahiro Kizaki ◽  
Kuniki Kato ◽  
Fuminori Abe ◽  
Natsuko Masuda ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 264-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongkui Jing ◽  
Long Wang ◽  
Lijuan Xia ◽  
Guo-qiang Chen ◽  
Zhu Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract All-trans retinoic acid (tRA) and arsenic trioxide (As2O3) induce non–cross-resistant complete clinical remission in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17) translocation and target PML-RARα, the leukemogenic protein, by different pathways suggesting a possible therapeutic synergism. To evaluate this possibility, this study examined the effect of As2O3 on tRA-induced differentiation and, conversely, the effect of tRA on As2O3-induced apoptosis. As2O3 at subapoptotic concentrations (0.5 μM) decreased tRA-induced differentiation in NB4 cells but synergized with atRA to induce differentiation in tRA-resistant NB4 subclones MR-2 and R4 cells as measured by nitroblue tetrazolium reduction and tRA-inducible genes (TTGII, RARβ, RIG-E). tRA cleaved PML-RARα into distinct fragments in NB4 but not in tRA-resistant MR-2 or R4 cells, whereas As2O3 completely degraded PML-RARα in all 3 cell lines. As2O3-induced apoptosis was decreased by tRA pretreatment of NB4 cells but not of R4 cells and was associated with a strong induction of Bfl-1/A1 expression, a Bcl-2 protein family member. Severe combined immunodeficient mice bearing NB4 cells showed an additive survival effect after sequential treatment, but a toxic effect was observed after simultaneous treatment with tRA and As2O3. These data suggest that combined As2O3 and tRA treatment may be more effective than single agents in tRA-resistant patients. Although in vitro data do not always translate to in vivo response, toxicity and potential drug antagonism may be diminished by decreasing the concentration of As2O3 when given at the same time with therapeutic levels of tRA.


Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (19) ◽  
pp. 3933-3943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krisztián Csomós ◽  
István Német ◽  
László Fésüs ◽  
Zoltán Balajthy

Abstract Treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) results in terminal differentiation of leukemic cells toward neutrophil granulocytes. Administration of ATRA leads to massive changes in gene expression, including down-regulation of cell proliferation–related genes and induction of genes involved in immune function. One of the most induced genes in APL NB4 cells is transglutaminase 2 (TG2). RNA interference–mediated stable silencing of TG2 in NB4 cells (TG2-KD NB4) coupled with whole genome microarray analysis revealed that TG2 is involved in the expression of a large number of ATRA-regulated genes. The affected genes participate in granulocyte functions, and their silencing lead to reduced adhesive, migratory, and phagocytic capacity of neutrophils and less superoxide production. The expression of genes related to cell-cycle control also changed, suggesting that TG2 regulates myeloid cell differentiation. CC chemokines CCL2, CCL3, CCL22, CCL24, and cytokines IL1B and IL8 involved in the development of differentiation syndrome are expressed at significantly lower level in TG2-KD NB4 than in wild-type NB4 cells upon ATRA treatment. Based on our results, we propose that reduced expression of TG2 in differentiating APL cells may suppress effector functions of neutrophil granulocytes and attenuate the ATRA-induced inflammatory phenotype of differentiation syndrome.


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