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Fu F, Li R, Lei TY, Wang D, Yang X, Han J, Pan M, Zhen L, Li J, Li FT, Jing XY, Li DZ, Liao C. Compound heterozygous mutation of the ASXL3 gene causes autosomal recessive congenital heart disease. Hum Genet 2020; 140:333-348. [PMID: 32696347 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-020-02200-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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To explore mutations in the additional sex combs-like 3 (ASXL3) gene in two Chinese families with congenital heart disease (CHD). Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was used to reveal a novel compound heterozygous mutation in the ASXL3 gene that was associated with CHD. Sanger sequencing of a further 122 CHD patients was used to determine an additional compound heterozygous mutation in the ASXL3 gene. Cell apoptosis was examined by MTS assay and flow cytometry. The cardiac structure was identified via hematoxylin-eosin (HE), Masson's trichrome, and ultrasound scanning. RNA sequencing was performed to identify a series of differentially expressed mRNAs. The mRNA and protein expressions were identified by quantitative real-time PCR and western blotting, respectively. A compound heterozygous mutation c.2168C > G (p.Pro723Arg) and c.5449C > G (p.Pro1817Ala) in the ASXL3 gene associated with CHD was identified. Overexpression of this compound heterozygous mutation in HL-1 cells resulted in increased apoptosis and reduced cell viability. Moreover, it affected cardiac structure and fibrosis in mice. There were 126 downregulated mRNAs and 117 upregulated mRNAs between the ASXL3 compound heterozygous mutation c.2168C > G (p.Pro723Arg) and c.5449C > G (p.Pro1817Ala) mice and wild-type mice. Ezh2, Slc6a4, and Socs3, which could interact with ASXL3 through proteins, were all upregulated. Another compound heterozygous mutation c.3526C > T (p.Arg1176Trp) and c.4643A > G (p.Asp1548Gly) in the ASXL3 gene was identified by screening a further 122 patients with CHD. The ASXL3 gene is important in cardiac development and may exert this influence by affecting the expression of mRNAs associated with cell apoptosis and cell proliferation.
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- Fang Fu
- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, Guangdong, China.
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Merdin A, Dal MS, Çakar MK, Yildiz J, Ulu BU, Batgi H, Tetik A, Seçilmiş S, Darçin T, Şahin D, Bakirtaş M, Başçi S, Yiğenoğlu TN, Baysal NA, İskender D, Altuntaş F. Analysis of pre-chemotherapy WBC, PLT, monocyte, hemoglobin, and MPV levels in acute myeloid leukemia patients with WT1, FLT3, or NPM gene mutations. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e19627. [PMID: 32243389 PMCID: PMC7440304 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Effects of mutations on AML (acute myeloid leukemia) patients have been an area of clinical interest. The aim of this study was to analyze pre-chemotherapy WBC (white blood cell), platelet, monocyte, hemoglobin, and mean platelet volume (MPV) levels in acute myeloid leukemia patients with Wilms tumor 1 (WT1), FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3), or nucleophosmin (NPM) gene mutations, attempting to detect and compare possible differences in these values.The study included 71 patients with acute myeloid leukemia known to have WT1, FLT3, or NPM gene mutations. The patients were divided into 3 groups: FLT3-mutated AML patients without any accompanying known mutations other than WT1 at the time of diagnosis (Group 1), NPM-mutated AML patients without any accompanying known mutations other than WT1 at the time of diagnosis (Group 2), WT1-mutated AML patients with no other accompanying known mutations at the time of diagnosis (Group 3). We carried out intergroup comparisons of WBC, platelet (PLT), monocyte, hemoglobin, and MPV levels before chemotherapy.There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of WBC parameters (P = .001). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups with respect to hemoglobin, platelet, and monocyte levels.Higher white blood cell counts could be observed in patients with FLT3-mutated AML.
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- Alparslan Merdin
- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Internal Medicine Clinic, University of Health Sciences Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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- Hematology Clinic and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, University of Health Sciences Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Education and Research Hospital
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Shokouhian M, Bagheri M, Poopak B, Chegeni R, Davari N, Saki N. Altering chromatin methylation patterns and the transcriptional network involved in regulation of hematopoietic stem cell fate. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:6404-6423. [PMID: 32052445 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are quiescent cells with self-renewal capacity and potential multilineage development. Various molecular regulatory mechanisms such as epigenetic modifications and transcription factor (TF) networks play crucial roles in establishing a balance between self-renewal and differentiation of HSCs. Histone/DNA methylations are important epigenetic modifications involved in transcriptional regulation of specific lineage HSCs via controlling chromatin structure and accessibility of DNA. Also, TFs contribute to either facilitation or inhibition of gene expression through binding to enhancer or promoter regions of DNA. As a result, epigenetic factors and TFs regulate the activation or repression of HSCs genes, playing a central role in normal hematopoiesis. Given the importance of histone/DNA methylation and TFs in gene expression regulation, their aberrations, including changes in HSCs-related methylation of histone/DNA and TFs (e.g., CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein α, phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on the chromosome 10, Runt-related transcription factor 1, signal transducers and activators of transcription, and RAS family proteins) could disrupt HSCs fate. Herewith, we summarize how dysregulations in the expression of genes related to self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation of HSCs caused by changes in epigenetic modifications and transcriptional networks lead to clonal expansion and leukemic transformation.
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- Mohammad Shokouhian
- Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathy Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Michener Institute of Education at University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathy Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathy Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Shin DY, Park JK, Li CC, Park HS, Moon SY, Kim SM, Im K, Chang YH, Yoon SS, Lee DS. Replicative senescence of hematopoietic cells in patients with idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance. Leuk Res 2019; 79:22-26. [PMID: 30831479 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We hypothesized that a subset of idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance (ICUS) is associated with an increased autonomous proliferation with exhaustion of hematopoiesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the cell turnover rate and replicative history of the bone marrow cells of ICUS patients. To this end, we examined telomere length (TL), proliferation, and apoptosis of the bone marrow cells of ICUS patients and healthy controls (HCs) using telomere quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical staining for Ki-67 and cleaved caspase-3. We also performed targeted sequencing of 88 myeloid-associated genes. A total of 37 patients with ICUS were enrolled in this study, with a median age of 66 years (range: 31-83). TLs were significantly shorter in patients with ICUS than in the HCs (8.8, interquartile range [IQR] 6.8-12.1 vs 18.4, IQR 14.4-22.0, p < 0.0001). Proliferation (Ki-67-positive) and apoptosis (cleaved caspase-3-positive) were significantly increased in patients with ICUS compared to HCs (median = 20.0% vs 5.0%, p = 0.0003; 45.0% vs 22.5%, p = 0.0005, respectively). The shortening of TL and the increased proliferation and apoptotic activity was also prominent in patients with ICUS without mutation and dysplasia than in HCs (p < 0.0001, p < 0.0001, and p = 0.0093, respectively). TL was not associated with mutational profile and clinical characteristics as well in patients with ICUS. To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that ICUS is associated with premature replicative senescence with increased proliferation and apoptosis of bone marrow cells. Further study is needed to address the cause of replicative exhaustion in ICUS patients.
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- Dong-Yeop Shin
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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He Y, Bouwstra R, Wiersma VR, de Jong M, Jan Lourens H, Fehrmann R, de Bruyn M, Ammatuna E, Huls G, van Meerten T, Bremer E. Cancer cell-expressed SLAMF7 is not required for CD47-mediated phagocytosis. Nat Commun 2019; 10:533. [PMID: 30710089 PMCID: PMC6358615 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08013-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
CD47 is a prominent new target in cancer immunotherapy, with antagonistic antibodies currently being evaluated in clinical trials. For effective evaluation of this strategy it is crucial to identify which patients are suited for CD47-targeted therapy. In this respect, expression of the pro-phagocytic signal SLAMF7 on both macrophages and cancer cells was recently reported to be a requisite for CD47 antibody-mediated phagocytosis. Here, we demonstrate that in fact SLAMF7 expression on cancer cells is not required and does not impact on CD47 antibody therapy. Moreover, SLAMF7 also does not impact on phagocytosis induction by CD20 antibody rituximab nor associates with overall survival of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma patients. In contrast, expression of CD47 negatively impacts on overall and progression free survival. In conclusion, cancer cell expression of SLAMF7 is not required for phagocytosis and, in contrast to CD47 expression, should not be used as selection criterion for CD47-targeted therapy. CD47 is a promising new target in cancer immunotherapy and recently the pro-phagocytic signal SLAMF7 has been shown to have a crucial role in phagocytosis induced by CD47-blocking antibody in hematological tumors. In this study, the authors demonstrate that SLAMF7 expressed by cancer cells is not required for phagocytosis suggesting that, in contrast to CD47 expression, SLAMF7 should not be used as selection criterion for CD47-targeted therapy.
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- Yuan He
- Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, GZ, 9713, The Netherlands.
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An S, Park UH, Moon S, Kang M, Youn H, Hwang JT, Kim EJ, Um SJ. Asxl1 ablation in mouse embryonic stem cells impairs neural differentiation without affecting self-renewal. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 508:907-913. [PMID: 30545639 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Additional sex comb-like1 (Asxl1) is known as a chromatin modulator that plays dual functions in transcriptional regulation depending on the cell type. Recent studies using Asxl1 knockout mice revealed that Asxl1 is important for the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells, and the development of organs. Although we previously reported Asxl1 as a Sox2 target gene, its function in embryonic stem cells (ESCs) remains largely unknown. For this purpose, we isolated ESCs from the blastocyst inner cell mass of Asxl1-/- mice. Asxl1 deficiency in ESCs exhibited no effect on cell proliferation, expression of core pluripotent transcription factors, or alkaline phosphatase activity, suggesting dispensability of Asxl1 for self-renewal of ESCs. By contrast, the differentiation of Asxl1-/- ESCs was significantly affected as shown by size reductions of embryoid bodies accompanied with apoptosis, aberrant expression of differentiation genes, downregulation of bivalent neurogenesis genes, and abnormal axon formation in neurons. Overall, our findings indicated that Asxl1 played a critical role in regulating genes associated with neural differentiation without affecting self-renewal of mouse ESCs.
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- SoJung An
- Department of Integrative Bioscience & Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Bioscience & Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Bioscience & Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Bioscience & Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Bioscience & Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Korea Food Research Institute, 245 Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 55365, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Dankook University, Chungnam 31116, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Bioscience & Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea.
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Shin DY, Park JK, Kim SM, Im K, Kim JA, Kim SY, Hwang SM, Yoon SS, Lee DS. ASXL1 is a molecular predictor in idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance. Leuk Lymphoma 2018; 60:756-763. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2018.1492129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Dong-Yeop Shin
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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Wu ZJ, Zhao X, Banaszak LG, Gutierrez-Rodrigues F, Keyvanfar K, Gao SG, Quinones Raffo D, Kajigaya S, Young NS. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated ASXL1 mutations in U937 cells disrupt myeloid differentiation. Int J Oncol 2018. [PMID: 29532865 PMCID: PMC5843401 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2018.4290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Additional sex combs-like 1 (ASXL1) is a well‑known tumor suppressor gene and epigenetic modifier. ASXL1 mutations are frequent in myeloid malignances; these mutations are risk factors for the development of myelodysplasia and also appear as small clones during normal aging. ASXL1 appears to act as an epigenetic regulator of cell survival and myeloid differentiation; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying the malignant transformation of cells with ASXL1 mutations are not well defined. Using Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein-9 nuclease (Cas9) genome editing, heterozygous and homozygous ASXL1 mutations were introduced into human U937 leukemic cells. Comparable cell growth and cell cycle progression were observed between wild-type (WT) and ASXL1-mutated U937 cells. Drug-induced cytotoxicity, as measured by growth inhibition and apoptosis in the presence of the cell-cycle active agent 5-fluorouracil, was variable among the mutated clones but was not significantly different from WT cells. In addition, ASXL1-mutated cells exhibited defects in monocyte/macrophage differentiation. Transcriptome analysis revealed that ASXL1 mutations altered differentiation of U937 cells by disturbing genes involved in myeloid differentiation, including cytochrome B-245 β chain and C-type lectin domain family 5, member A. Dysregulation of numerous gene sets associated with cell death and survival were also observed in ASXL1-mutated cells. These data provide evidence regarding the underlying molecular mechanisms induced by mutated ASXL1 in leukemogenesis.
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- Zhi-Jie Wu
- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1202, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1202, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1202, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1202, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1202, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1202, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1202, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1202, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1202, USA
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Hilgendorf S, Vellenga E. Knockdown of TP53 in ASXL1 negative background rescues apoptotic phenotype of human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells but without overt malignant transformation. Haematologica 2017; 103:e59-e62. [PMID: 29101206 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2017.173922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Susan Hilgendorf
- Department of Hematology, Cancer Research Center Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Cancer Research Center Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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Zhang J, Guo F, Wei J, Xian M, Tang S, Zhao Y, Liu M, Song L, Geng Y, Yang H, Ding C, Huang L. An integrated approach to identify critical transcription factors in the protection against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress by Danhong injection. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 112:480-493. [PMID: 28822748 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Oxidative stress plays a vital role in many pathological processes of the cardiovascular diseases. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear, especially on a transcription factor (TF) level. In this study, a new method, concatenated tandem array of consensus transcription factor response elements (catTFREs), and an Illumina-based RNA-seq technology were integrated to systematically investigate the role of TFs in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes; the damage was then rescued by Danhong injection (DHI), a Chinese standardized product approved for cardiovascular diseases treatment. The overall gene expression revealed cell apoptosis and DNA repair were vital for cardiomyocytes in resisting oxidative stress. By comprehensively integrating the transcription activity of TFs and their downstream target genes, an important TFs-target network were constructed and 13 TFs were identified as critical TFs in DHI-mediated protection in H2O2-induced oxidative stress. By using the integrated approach, seven TFs of these 13 TFs were also identified in melatonin-mediated protection in H2O2-induced damage. Furthermore, the transcription activity of DNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyase (Apex1), Myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2D (Mef2d) and Pre B-cell leukemia transcription factor 3 (Pbx3) was further verified in pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. This research offers a new understanding of cardiomyocytes in response to H2O2-induced oxidative stress and reveals additional potential therapeutic targets. The combination of two parallel omics datasets (corresponding to the transcriptome and proteome) can reduce the noise in high-throughput data and reveal the fundamental changes of the biological process, making it suitable and reliable for investigation of critical targets in many other complicated pathological processes.
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- Jingjing Zhang
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 102206, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 102206, China; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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Zhang J, Geng Y, Guo F, Zhang F, Liu M, Song L, Ma Y, Li D, Zhang Y, Xu H, Yang H. Screening and identification of critical transcription factors involved in the protection of cardiomyocytes against hydrogen peroxide-induced damage by Yixin-shu. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13867. [PMID: 29066842 PMCID: PMC5655617 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10131-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Oxidative stress initiates harmful cellular responses, such as DNA damage and protein denaturation, triggering a series of cardiovascular disorders. Systematic investigations of the transcription factors (TFs) involved in oxidative stress can help reveal the underlying molecular mechanisms and facilitate the discovery of effective therapeutic targets in related diseases. In this study, an integrated strategy which integrated RNA-seq-based transcriptomics techniques and a newly developed concatenated tandem array of consensus TF response elements (catTFREs)-based proteomics approach and then combined with a network pharmacology analysis, was developed and this integrated strategy was used to investigate critical TFs in the protection of Yixin-shu (YXS), a standardized medical product used for ischaemic heart disease, against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced damage in cardiomyocytes. Importantly, YXS initiated biological process such as anti-apoptosis and DNA repair to protect cardiomyocytes from H2O2-induced damage. By using the integrated strategy, DNA-(apurinic or apyrimidinic site) lyase (Apex1), pre B-cell leukemia transcription factor 3 (Pbx3), and five other TFs with their functions involved in anti-oxidation, anti-apoptosis and DNA repair were identified. This study offers a new understanding of the mechanism underlying YXS-mediated protection against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes and reveals novel targets for oxidative stress-related diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jingjing Zhang
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, 102206, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China.
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China.
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