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Mangiavacchi A, Sorci M, Masciarelli S, Larivera S, Legnini I, Iosue I, Bozzoni I, Fazi F, Fatica A. The miR-223 host non-coding transcript linc-223 induces IRF4 expression in acute myeloid leukemia by acting as a competing endogenous RNA. Oncotarget 2018; 7:60155-60168. [PMID: 27517498 PMCID: PMC5312375 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Alterations in genetic programs required for terminal myeloid differentiation and aberrant proliferation characterize acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. Here, we identify the host transcript of miR-223, linc-223, as a novel functional long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in AML. We show that from the primary nuclear transcript, the alternative production of miR-223 and linc-223 is finely regulated during monocytic differentiation. Moreover, linc-223 expression inhibits cell cycle progression and promotes monocytic differentiation of AML cells. We also demonstrate that endogenous linc-223 localizes in the cytoplasm and acts as a competing endogenous RNA for miR-125-5p, an oncogenic microRNA in leukemia. In particular, we show that linc-223 directly binds to miR-125-5p and that its knockdown increases the repressing activity of miR-125-5p resulting in the downregulation of its target interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4), which it was previously shown to inhibit the oncogenic activity of miR-125-5p in vivo. Furthermore, data from primary AML samples show significant downregulation of linc-223 in different AML subtypes. Therein, these findings indicate that the newly identified lncRNA linc-223 may have an important role in myeloid differentiation and leukemogenesis, at least in part, by cross-talking with IRF4 mRNA.
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- Arianna Mangiavacchi
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwiny", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy.,Present address: KAUST Environmental Epigenetics Research Program, Biological Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwiny", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwiny", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwiny", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwiny", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy.,Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, 00161, Italy.,Institute Pasteur Fondazione Cenci-Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwiny", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy
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Chen S, Liang H, Yang H, Zhou K, Xu L, Liu J, Lai B, Song L, Luo H, Peng J, Liu Z, Xiao Y, Chen W, Tang H. Long non-coding RNAs: The novel diagnostic biomarkers for leukemia. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2017; 55:81-86. [PMID: 28841440 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) are a category of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) with a length of 200nt-100kb lacking a significant open reading frame. The study of lncRNAs is a newly established field, due in part to their capability to act as the novel biomarkers in disease. A growing body of research shows that lncRNAs may not only useful as biomarkers for the diagnosis and clinical typing and prognosis of cancers, but also as potential targets for novel therapies. Differential expression of lncRNAs has been found in leukemia in the last two years, however, the majority of the lncRNAs described here are transcripts of unknown function and their role in leukemogenesis is still unclear. Here, we summarize the lncRNAs associated with leukemia in order to find a potential classification tool for leukemia, and a new field of research is being explored.
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- Shaoyun Chen
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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- Huizhou Prevention and Treatment Centre for Occupational Disease, Huizhou, 516000, China.
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- Huizhou Prevention and Treatment Centre for Occupational Disease, Huizhou, 516000, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China.
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Salarpour F, Goudarzipour K, Mohammadi MH, Ahmadzadeh A, Faraahi S, Farsani MA. Evaluation of CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein (C/EBP) Alpha (CEBPA) and Runt-Related Transcription Factor 1 (RUNX1) Expression in Patients with De Novo Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Ann Hum Genet 2017; 81:276-283. [DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Fatemeh Salarpour
- Laboratory Hematology and blood Banking Department; School of Allied Medical Sciences; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science; Tehran Iran
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- Pediatric Congenital Hematologic Disorders Research Center; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science; Tehran Iran
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- Laboratory Hematology and Blood Bank Department; Faculty of Paramedical; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- HSCT Research Center; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran
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- Health Research Institute; Research Center of Thalassemia & Hemoglobinopathy; Ahvaz jundishapur University of Medical Science; Ahvaz Iran
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- Laboratory Hematology and blood Banking Department; School of Allied Medical Sciences; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science; Tehran Iran
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- Laboratory Hematology and Blood Bank Department; Faculty of Paramedical; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- HSCT Research Center; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran
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A 4-lncRNA scoring system for prognostication of adult myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood Adv 2017; 1:1505-1516. [PMID: 29296792 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017008284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) not only participate in normal hematopoiesis but also contribute to the pathogenesis of acute leukemia. However, their clinical and prognostic relevance in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) remains unclear to date. In this study, we profiled lncRNA expressions in 176 adult patients with primary MDS, and identified 4 lncRNAs whose expression levels were significantly associated with overall survival (OS). We then constructed a risk-scoring system with the weighted sum of these 4 lncRNAs. Higher lncRNA scores were associated with higher marrow blast percentages, higher-risk subtypes of MDSs (based on both the Revised International Prognostic Scoring System [IPSS-R] and World Health Organization classification), complex cytogenetic changes, and mutations in RUNX1, ASXL1, TP53, SRSF2, and ZRSR2, whereas they were inversely correlated with SF3B1 mutation. Patients with higher lncRNA scores had a significantly shorter OS and a higher 5-year leukemic transformation rate compared with those with lower scores. The prognostic significance of our 4-lncRNA risk score could be validated in an independent MDS cohort. In multivariate analysis, higher lncRNA scores remained an independent unfavorable risk factor for OS (relative risk, 4.783; P < .001) irrespective of age, cytogenetics, IPSS-R, and gene mutations. To our knowledge, this is the first report to provide a lncRNA platform for risk stratification of MDS patients. In conclusion, our integrated 4-lncRNA risk-scoring system is correlated with distinctive clinical and biological features in MDS patients, and serves as an independent prognostic factor for survival and leukemic transformation. This concise yet powerful lncRNA-based scoring system holds the potential to improve the current risk stratification of MDS patients.
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Sedlarikova L, Gromesova B, Kubaczkova V, Radova L, Filipova J, Jarkovsky J, Brozova L, Velichova R, Almasi M, Penka M, Bezdekova R, Stork M, Adam Z, Pour L, Krejci M, Kuglík P, Hajek R, Sevcikova S. Deregulated expression of long non-coding RNA UCA1 in multiple myeloma. Eur J Haematol 2017; 99:223-233. [PMID: 28543758 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that are not translated into proteins. They are involved in pathogenesis of many diseases including cancer and have a potential to serve as diagnostic and prognostic markers. We aimed to investigate lncRNA expression profiles in bone marrow plasma cells (BMPCs) of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients in comparison to normal BMPCs of healthy donors (HD) in a three-phase biomarker study. METHODS Expression profile of 83 lncRNA was performed by RT2 lncRNA PCR Array (Qiagen), followed by quantitative real-time PCR using specific TaqMan non-coding RNA assays analyzing 84 newly diagnosed MM patients and 25 HD. RESULTS Our analysis revealed dysregulation of two lncRNAs; NEAT1 (sensitivity of 55.0% and specificity of 79.0%) and UCA1 (sensitivity of 85.0% and specificity of 94.7%). UCA1 levels correlated with albumin and monoclonal immunoglobulin serum levels, cytogenetic aberrations, and survival of MM patients. CONCLUSION Our study suggests a possible prognostic impact of UCA1 expression levels on MM patients.
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- Lenka Sedlarikova
- Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.,Department of Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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The pivotal role of the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) urothelial carcinoma associated 1 (UCA1) in anti-cancer drug resistance has been confirmed in many cancers. Overexpression of lncRNA UCA1 correlates with resistance to chemotherapeutics such as cisplatin, gemcitabine, 5-FU, tamoxifen, imatinib and EGFR-TKIs, whereas lncRNA UCA1 knockdown restores drug sensitivity. These studies highlight the potential of lncRNA UCA1 as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker, and a therapeutic target in malignant tumors. In this review, we address the role of lncRNA UCA1 in anti-cancer drug resistance and discuss its potential in future clinical applications.
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Wang X, Huang S, Chen JL. Understanding of leukemic stem cells and their clinical implications. Mol Cancer 2017; 16:2. [PMID: 28137304 PMCID: PMC5282926 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-016-0574-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Since leukemic stem cells (LSCs) or cancer stem cells (CSCs) were found in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 1997, extensive studies have been contributed to identification and characterization of such cell populations in various tissues. LSCs are now generally recognized as a heterogeneous cell population that possesses the capacities of self-renewal, proliferation and differentiation. It has been shown that LSCs are regulated by critical surface antigens, microenvironment, intrinsic signaling pathways, and novel molecules such as some ncRNAs. To date, significant progress has been made in understanding of LSCs, leading to the development of numerous LSCs-targeted therapies. Moreover, various novel therapeutic agents targeting LSCs are undergoing clinical trials. Here, we review current knowledge of LSCs, and discuss the potential therapies and their challenges that are being tested in clinical trials for evaluation of their effects on leukemias.
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- Xuefei Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. .,College of Animal Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
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A novel PAD4/SOX4/PU.1 signaling pathway is involved in the committed differentiation of acute promyelocytic leukemia cells into granulocytic cells. Oncotarget 2016; 7:3144-57. [PMID: 26673819 PMCID: PMC4823096 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) treatment yields cure rates > 80% through proteasomal degradation of the PML-RARα fusion protein that typically promotes acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). However, recent evidence indicates that ATRA can also promote differentiation of leukemia cells that are PML-RARα negative, such as HL-60 cells. Here, gene expression profiling of HL-60 cells was used to investigate the alternative mechanism of impaired differentiation in APL. The expression of peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PADI4), encoding PAD4, a protein that post-translationally converts arginine into citrulline, was restored during ATRA-induced differentiation. We further identified that hypermethylation in the PADI4 promoter was associated with its transcriptional repression in HL-60 and NB4 (PML-RARα positive) cells. Functionally, PAD4 translocated into the nucleus upon ATRA exposure and promoted ATRA-mediated differentiation. Mechanistic studies using RNAi knockdown or electroporation-mediated delivery of PADI4, along with chromatin immunoprecipitation, helped identify PU.1 as an indirect target and SOX4 as a direct target of PAD4 regulation. Indeed, PAD4 regulates SOX4-mediated PU.1 expression, and thereby the differentiation process, in a SOX4-dependent manner. Taken together, our results highlight an association between PAD4 and DNA hypermethylation in APL and demonstrate that targeting PAD4 or regulating its downstream effectors may be a promising strategy to control differentiation in the clinic.
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Wei S, Wang K. Long noncoding RNAs: pivotal regulators in acute myeloid leukemia. Exp Hematol Oncol 2016; 5:30. [PMID: 27999732 PMCID: PMC5153810 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-016-0059-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as a class of pivotal regulators of gene expression. Recent studies have shown that lncRNAs contribute to the initiation, maintenance, and development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of the lncRNAs that play critical roles in AML. We first briefly describe the characteristics of lncRNAs, and then focus on their regulatory roles in AML, including the modulation of differentiation, proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis. We further emphasize the action of lncRNAs during leukemogenesis by describing how they interact with RNA, protein and chromatin DNA to exert their functions. We also highlight an urgent need to investigate the mechanisms by which lncRNAs contribute to the pathogenesis of AML. Finally, we discuss the prognostic value of lncRNAs in AML patients.
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- Shuyong Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics and Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin Er Rd, Shanghai, 200025 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics and Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin Er Rd, Shanghai, 200025 China ; Sino-French Research Center for Life Sciences and Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025 China
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Evidence for a role of a lncRNA encoded from the p53 tumor suppressor gene in maintaining the undifferentiated state of human myeloid leukemias. GENE REPORTS 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2016.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mannelli F, Ponziani V, Bencini S, Bonetti MI, Benelli M, Cutini I, Gianfaldoni G, Scappini B, Pancani F, Piccini M, Rondelli T, Caporale R, Gelli AMG, Peruzzi B, Chiarini M, Borlenghi E, Spinelli O, Giupponi D, Zanghì P, Bassan R, Rambaldi A, Rossi G, Bosi A. CEBPA-double-mutated acute myeloid leukemia displays a unique phenotypic profile: a reliable screening method and insight into biological features. Haematologica 2016; 102:529-540. [PMID: 28250006 PMCID: PMC5394975 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2016.151910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mutations in CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (CEBPA) occur in 5-10% of cases of acute myeloid leukemia. CEBPA-double-mutated cases usually bear biallelic N- and C-terminal mutations and are associated with a favorable clinical outcome. Identification of CEBPA mutants is challenging because of the variety of mutations, intrinsic characteristics of the gene and technical issues. Several screening methods (fragment-length analysis, gene expression array) have been proposed especially for large-scale clinical use; although efficient, they are limited by specific concerns. We investigated the phenotypic profile of blast and maturing bone marrow cell compartments at diagnosis in 251 cases of acute myeloid leukemia. In this cohort, 16 (6.4%) patients had two CEBPA mutations, whereas ten (4.0%) had a single mutation. First, we highlighted that the CEBPA-double-mutated subset displays recurrent phenotypic abnormalities in all cell compartments. By mutational analysis after cell sorting, we demonstrated that this common phenotypic signature depends on CEBPA-double-mutated multi-lineage involvement. From a multidimensional study of phenotypic data, we developed a classifier including ten core and widely available parameters. The selected markers on blasts (CD34, CD117, CD7, CD15, CD65), neutrophil (SSC, CD64), monocytic (CD14, CD64) and erythroid (CD117) compartments were able to cluster CEBPA-double-mutated cases. In a validation set of 259 AML cases from three independent centers, our classifier showed excellent performance with 100% specificity and 100% sensitivity. We have, therefore, established a reliable screening method, based upon multidimensional analysis of widely available phenotypic parameters. This method provides early results and is suitable for large-scale detection of CEBPA-double-mutated status, allowing gene sequencing to be focused in selected cases.
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- Francesco Mannelli
- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy .,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy.,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy.,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy.,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy.,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy.,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy.,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy.,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy.,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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- SOD Laboratorio Centrale, Settore Citometria Clinica, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- SOD Laboratorio Centrale, Settore Citometria Clinica, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- SOD Laboratorio Centrale, Settore Citometria Clinica, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca Emato-Oncologica AIL (CREA), Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Unità Strutturale Complessa di Ematologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unità Strutturale Complessa di Ematologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unità Strutturale Complessa di Ematologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy
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- Divisione di Ematologia, Ospedale dell'Angelo & Ospedale SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy
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- Unità Funzionale di Ematologia, Università degli Studi, AOU Careggi, Firenze, Italy.,Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
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Wei Y, Sun Q, Zhao L, Wu J, Chen X, Wang Y, Zang W, Zhao G. LncRNA UCA1-miR-507-FOXM1 axis is involved in cell proliferation, invasion and G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in melanoma. Med Oncol 2016; 33:88. [PMID: 27389544 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-016-0804-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Recently, the incidence of melanoma has been on the rise. Patients with distant metastasis share poor prognosis. Increasing studies have been conducted to clarify the molecular mechanisms as well as to investigate potential effective therapeutic targets in the development of melanoma. This study focuses on the LncRNA UCA1 and its downstream regulated factors. In our experiments, UCA1 expression was discovered to be upregulated in melanoma tissues and cells, while the depletion of UCA1 led to the inhibition of cell proliferation, invasion and cell cycle arrest. To further our understanding of the mechanisms of UCA1, a system of experiments was built. We found that miR-507 could directly bind to UCA1 at the miRNA recognition site, and that there was a negative correlation between miR-507 and UCA1. Additionally, FOXM1 is a target of miR-507 and can be downregulated by either miR-507 overexpression or UCA1 depletion. Downregulated FOXM1 was analogous to the depletion of UCA1 and the overexpression of miR-507. These results, taken together, provide evidence for a novel UCA1 interaction regulatory network in tumorigenesis of melanoma.
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- Yanping Wei
- Department of Dermatology, The People's Hospital of Jiaozuo City, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The People's Hospital of Jiaozuo City, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Chemoprevention, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
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Chen L, Wang W, Cao L, Li Z, Wang X. Long Non-Coding RNA CCAT1 Acts as a Competing Endogenous RNA to Regulate Cell Growth and Differentiation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Mol Cells 2016; 39:330-6. [PMID: 26923190 PMCID: PMC4844940 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2016.2308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in multiple cellular events, as well as in tumorigenesis. Colon cancer-associated transcript-1 (CCAT1) gene encodes an lncRNA whose over-activation was observed in an expanding list of primary human solid tumors and tumor cell lines, however its biological roles in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has not been reported yet at present. In this study, the aberrant upregulation of CCAT1 was detected in French-American-British M4 and M5 subtypes of adult AML patients. By gain- and loss-of-function analysis, we determined that CCAT1 repressed monocytic differentiation and promoted cell growth of HL-60 by sequestering tumor suppressive miR-155. Accordingly, a significant decrease in miR-155 level was detected in AML patients. Re-introduction of miR-155 into HL-60 cells restored monocytic maturation and repressed cell proliferation. Furthermore, CCAT1 could up-regulated c-Myc via its competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) activity on miR-155. In conclusion, these results revealed new mechanism of lncRNA CCAT1 in AML development, and suggested that the manipulation of CCAT1 expression could serve as a potential strategy in AML therapy.
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- Lianxiang Chen
- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059,
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- Department of Emergency, Inner Mongolia People’s Hospital, Hohhot 010017,
China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059,
China
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- Department of Anatomy, Basic Medical College, The Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059,
China
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- Department of Anatomy, Basic Medical College, The Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059,
China
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LncRNA-UCA1 enhances cell proliferation and 5-fluorouracil resistance in colorectal cancer by inhibiting miR-204-5p. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23892. [PMID: 27046651 PMCID: PMC4820696 DOI: 10.1038/srep23892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recent preliminary studies reported the in vitro tumor-promoting effects of long non-coding RNA urothelial carcinoma associated 1 (UCA1) in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the in vivo functions and molecular mechanism of UCA1 in CRC remain unclear. Therefore, we investigated the detailed role and mechanism of UCA1 in CRC. We found that UCA1 was up-regulated in CRCs and negatively correlated with survival time in two CRC cohorts. Functional assays revealed the in vitro and in vivo growth-promoting function of UCA1 and revealed that UCA1 can decrease the sensitivity of CRC cells to 5-FU by attenuating apoptosis. Further mechanistic studies revealed that UCA1 could sponge endogenous miR-204-5p and inhibit its activity. We also identified CREB1 as a new target of miR-204-5p. The protein levels of CREB1 were significantly up-regulated in CRCs, negatively associated with survival time and positively correlated with the UCA1 expression. The present work provides the first evidence of a UCA1-miR-204-5p-CREB1/BCL2/RAB22A regulatory network in CRC and reveals that UCA1 and CREB1 are potential new oncogenes and prognostic factors for CRC.
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Wang X, Chen K, Guo G, Chen JL. Noncoding RNAs and their functional involvement in regulation of chronic myeloid leukemia. Brief Funct Genomics 2015; 15:239-48. [PMID: 26647283 DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elv059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) comprise multiple classes of transcripts that have no protein-coding ability but play critical roles as RNA regulators in various cellular processes. To date, the well-studied ncRNAs are microRNAs (miRs) that generally act as regulators of gene expression through binding to target mRNAs. Recent advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies have led to the discovery of thousands of unannotated noncoding transcripts, especially long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs). These lncRNAs are being increasingly recognized as key regulators in diverse biological processes via a variety of mechanisms. Aberrant expression of miRs and lncRNAs has been shown to be associated with many human diseases and cancers. Increasing ncRNAs have been identified as biomarkers for patient prognosis and potential therapeutic agents for cancers. Furthermore, it is worth noting that progresses have been made in understanding the functional involvement of ncRNAs in Bcr-Abl-induced chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Here, we highlight the pathogenesis of CML, functional significance of miRs and lncRNAs in regulation of CML development and involved mechanisms underlying their action.
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Recent years have witnessed the discovery of several classes of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), which are indispensable for the regulation of cellular processes. Many of these RNAs are regulatory in nature with functions in gene expression regulation such as piwi-interacting RNAs, small interfering RNAs and micro RNAs. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) comprise the most recently characterized class. LncRNAs are involved in transcriptional regulation, chromatin remodeling, imprinting, splicing, and translation, among other critical functions in the cell. Recent studies have elucidated the importance of lncRNAs in hematopoietic development. Dysregulation of lncRNA expression is a feature of various diseases and cancers, and is also seen in hematopoietic malignancies. This article focuses on lncRNAs that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of hematopoietic malignancies.
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- Norma I Rodríguez-Malavé
- Cellular and Molecular Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Broad Stem Cell Research Center, University of California Los Angeles Cellular and Molecular Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Broad Stem Cell Research Center, University of California Los Angeles
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- Cellular and Molecular Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Broad Stem Cell Research Center, University of California Los Angeles Cellular and Molecular Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Broad Stem Cell Research Center, University of California Los Angeles Cellular and Molecular Pathology Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Broad Stem Cell Research Center, University of California Los Angeles
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Influence of the interaction between long noncoding RNAs and hypoxia on tumorigenesis. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:1379-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-4457-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Carnero E, Fortes P. HCV infection, IFN response and the coding and non-coding host cell genome. Virus Res 2015; 212:85-102. [PMID: 26454190 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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HCV is an ideal model to study how the infected cell is altered to allow the establishment of a chronic infection. After infection, the transcriptome of the cell changes in response to the virus or to the antiviral pathways induced by infection. The cell has evolved to sense HCV soon after infection and to activate antiviral pathways. In turn, HCV has evolved to block the antiviral pathways induced by the cell and, at the same time, to use some for its own benefit. In this review, we summarize the proviral and antiviral factors induced in HCV infected cells. These factors can be proteins and microRNAs, but also long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) that are induced by infection. Interestingly, several of the lncRNAs upregulated after HCV infection have oncogenic functions, suggesting that upregulation of lncRNAs could explain, at least in part, the increased rate of liver tumors observed in HCV-infected patients. Other lncRNAs induced by HCV infection may regulate the expression of coding genes required for replication or control genes involved in the cellular antiviral response. Given the evolutionary pressure imposed by viral infections and that lncRNAs are specially targeted by evolution, we believe that the study of proviral and antiviral lncRNAs may lead to unexpected discoveries that may have a strong impact on basic science and translational research.
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- Elena Carnero
- Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) and Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Department of Gene Therapy and Hepatology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) and Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Department of Gene Therapy and Hepatology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
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Wang L, Xiao H, Zhang X, Liao W, Fu S, Huang H. Restoration of CCAAT enhancer binding protein α P42 induces myeloid differentiation and overcomes all-trans retinoic acid resistance in human acute promyelocytic leukemia NB4-R1 cells. Int J Oncol 2015; 47:1685-95. [PMID: 26397153 PMCID: PMC4599186 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2015.3163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is one of the first line agents in differentiation therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). However, drug resistance is a major problem influencing the efficacy of ATRA. Identification of mechanisms of ATRA resistance are urgenly needed. In the present study, we found that expression of C/EBPα, an important transcription factor for myeloid differentiation, was significantly suppressed in ATRA resistant APL cell line NB4-R1 compared with ATRA sensitive NB4 cells. Moreover, two forms of C/EBPα were unequally suppressed in NB4-R1 cells. Suppression of the full-length form P42 was more pronounced than the truncated form P30. Inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway was also observed in NB4-R1 cells. Moreover, C/EBPα expression was reduced by PI3K inhibitor LY294002 and mTOR inhibitor RAD001 in NB4 cells, suggesting that inactivation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway was responsible for C/EBPα suppression in APL cells. We restored C/EBPα P42 and P30 by lentivirus vectors in NB4-R1 cells, respectively, and found C/EBPα P42, but not P30, could increase CD11b, CD14, G-CSFR and GM-CSFR expression, which indicated the occurrence of myeloid differentiation. Further upregulating of CD11b expression and differential morphological changes were found in NB4-R1 cells with restored C/EBPα P42 after ATRA treatment. However, CD11b expression and differential morphological changes could not be induced by ATRA in NB4-R1 cells infected with P30 expressing or control vector. Thus, we inferred that ATRA sensitivity of NB4-R1 cells was enhanced by restoration of C/EBPα P42. In addition, we used histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin (TSA) to restore C/EBPα expression in NB4-R1 cells. Similar enhancement of myeloid differentiation and cell growth arrest were detected. Together, the present study demonstrated that suppression of C/EBPα P42 induced by PI3K/Akt/mTOR inhibition impaired the differentiation and ATRA sensitivity of APL cells. Restoring C/EBPα P42 is an attractive approach for differentiation therapy in ATRA resistant APL.
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- Limengmeng Wang
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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