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Zhang Y, Liu C. Transcriptomic analysis of mRNAs in human whole blood identified age-specific changes in healthy individuals. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e36486. [PMID: 38065846 PMCID: PMC10713173 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Older age is one of the most important shared risk factors for multiple chronic diseases, increasing the medical burden to contemporary societies. Current research focuses on identifying aging biomarkers to predict aging trajectories and developing interventions aimed at preventing and delaying the progression of multimorbidity with aging. Here, a transcriptomic changes analysis of whole blood genes with age was conducted. The age-related whole blood gene-expression profiling datasets were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. We screened the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between healthy young and old individuals and performed functional enrichment analysis. Cytoscape with Cytohubba and MCODE was used to perform an interaction network of DEGs and identify hub genes. In addition, ROC curves and correlation analysis were used to evaluate the accuracy of hub genes. In total, we identified 29 DEGs between young and old samples that were enriched mainly in immunoglobulin binding and complex, humoral immune response, and immune response-activating signaling pathways. In combination with the PPI network and topological analysis, 4 hub genes (IGLL5, Jchain, POU2AF1, and Bach2) were identified. Pearson analysis showed that the expression changes of these hub genes were highly correlated with age. Among them, 3 hub genes (IGLL5, POU2AF1, and Bach2) were identified with good accuracy (AUC score > 0.7), indicating that these genes were the best indicators of age. Together, our results provided potential biomarkers IGLL5, POU2AF1, and Bach2 to identify individuals at high early risk of age-related disease to be targeted for early interventions and contribute to understanding the molecular mechanisms in the progression of aging.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yan Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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Dave A, Park EJ, Pezzuto JM. Multi-Organ Nutrigenomic Effects of Dietary Grapes in a Mouse Model. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1821. [PMID: 37891900 PMCID: PMC10604885 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12101821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
As a whole food, the potential health benefits of table grapes have been widely studied. Some individual constituents have garnered great attention, particularly resveratrol, but normal quantities in the diet are meniscal. On the other hand, the grape contains hundreds of compounds, many of which have antioxidant potential. Nonetheless, the achievement of serum or tissue concentrations of grape antioxidants sufficient to mediate a direct quenching effect is not likely, which supports the idea of biological responses being mediated by an indirect catalytic-type response. We demonstrate herein with Hsd:ICR (CD-1® Outbred, 18-24 g, 3-4 weeks old, female) mice that supplementation of a semi-synthetic diet with a grape surrogate, equivalent to the human consumption of 2.5 servings per day for 12 months, modulates gene expression in the liver, kidney, colon, and ovary. As might be expected when sampling changes in a pool of over 35,000 genes, there are numerous functional implications. Analysis of some specific differentially expressed genes suggests the potential of grape consumption to bolster metabolic detoxification and regulation of reactive oxygen species in the liver, cellular metabolism, and anti-inflammatory activity in the ovary and kidney. In the colon, the data suggest anti-inflammatory activity, suppression of mitochondrial dysfunction, and maintaining homeostasis. Pathway analysis reveals a combination of up- and down-regulation in the target tissues, primarily up-regulated in the kidney and down-regulated in the ovary. More broadly, based on these data, it seems logical to conclude that grape consumption leads to modulation of gene expression throughout the body, the consequence of which may help to explain the broad array of activities demonstrated in diverse tissues such as the brain, heart, eye, bladder, and colon. In addition, this work further supports the profound impact of nutrigenomics on mammalian phenotypic expression.
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- Asim Dave
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA; (A.D.); (E.-J.P.)
- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA; (A.D.); (E.-J.P.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Science, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA 01119, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA 01119, USA
- Department of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School—Baystate, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
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Chen P, Gao G, Xu Y, Jia P, Li Y, Li Y, Cao J, Du J, Zhang S, Zhang J. Novel gene signature reveals prognostic model in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1036312. [PMID: 36407095 PMCID: PMC9669305 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1036312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a type of hematological malignancy and has a poor prognosis. In our study, we aimed to construct a prognostic model of ALL by identifying important genes closely related to ALL prognosis. We obtained transcriptome data (RNA-seq) of ALL samples from the GDC TARGET database and identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) using the “DESeq” package of R software. We used univariate and multivariate cox regression analyses to screen out the prognostic genes of ALL. In our results, the risk score can be used as an independent prognostic factor to predict the prognosis of ALL patients [hazard ratio (HR) = 2.782, 95% CI = 1.903–4.068, p < 0.001]. Risk score in clinical parameters has high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for predicting overall survival of ALL patients, and the area under curve (AUC) is 0.864 in the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis results. Our study evaluated a potential prognostic signature with six genes and constructed a risk model significantly related to the prognosis of ALL patients. The results of this study can help clinicians to adjust the treatment plan and distinguish patients with good and poor prognosis for targeted treatment.
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Genetic Profiling in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Referred for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Cancer Control 2022; 29:10732748211064776. [PMID: 35470705 PMCID: PMC9052811 DOI: 10.1177/10732748211064776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the essential and often the
only curative therapeutic option in high risk and relapsed pediatric acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Methods The objective of the study was to investigate whole-genome expression in
children with high risk or relapsed ALL referred for HSCT. Gene expression
was assessed in 18 children with ALL referred for HSCT (10 high risk, 8
relapsed; median age of 9.4 years) and in a control group of 38 obese
children (median age of 14.1 years). Whole-genome expression was assessed in
leukocytes using GeneChip® HumanGene 1.0 ST microarray. Results The analysis of genomic profiles revealed a significantly lower expression of
21 genes with a defined function, involved in immunoglobulin production,
lymphocyte function, or regulation of DNA processing in ALL patients
referred for HSCT compared with the control group. Conclusion Genome expression of patients with ALL in remission referred to HSCT revealed
deep immunosuppression of both B-cell and T-cell lineages, which may
increase the probability of donor cell engraftment.
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Sedlmeier G, Al‐Rawi V, Buchert J, Yserentant K, Rothley M, Steshina A, Gräßle S, Wu R, Hurrle T, Richer W, Decraene C, Thiele W, Utikal J, Abuillan W, Tanaka M, Herten D, Hill CS, Garvalov BK, Jung N, Bräse S, Sleeman JP. Id1 and Id3 Are Regulated Through Matrix‐Assisted Autocrine BMP Signaling and Represent Therapeutic Targets in Melanoma. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202000065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Georg Sedlmeier
- European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
- Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
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- European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems – Biological Information Processing (IBCS‐BIP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Campus North, Building 319, Hermann‐von‐Helmholtz‐Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein‐Leopoldshafen Germany
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- European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry University of Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 229 69120 Heidelberg Germany
- College of Medical and Dental Sciences & School of Chemistry University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE) Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham UK
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- European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems – Biological Information Processing (IBCS‐BIP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Campus North, Building 319, Hermann‐von‐Helmholtz‐Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein‐Leopoldshafen Germany
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- European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Campus South, Building 30.42, Fritz‐Haber‐Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems – Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS‐FMS) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann‐von‐Helmholtz‐Platz 1 D‐76344 Eggenstein‐Leopoldshafen Germany
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- European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Campus South, Building 30.42, Fritz‐Haber‐Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- CNRS UMR144 Translational Research Department Institut Curie PSL Research University 26 rue d'Ulm Paris Cedex 05 75248 France
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- CNRS UMR144 Translational Research Department Institut Curie PSL Research University 26 rue d'Ulm Paris Cedex 05 75248 France
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- European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
- Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems – Biological Information Processing (IBCS‐BIP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Campus North, Building 319, Hermann‐von‐Helmholtz‐Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein‐Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Skin Cancer Unit German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Im Neuenheimer Feld 280 69120 Heidelberg Germany
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology University Medical Center Mannheim Ruprecht‐Karl University of Heidelberg Theodor‐Kutzer‐Ufer 1–3 68167 Mannheim Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry University of Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 229 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry University of Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 229 69120 Heidelberg Germany
- Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics Institute for Advanced Study Kyoto University Yoshida Ushinomiya‐cho Sakyo‐Ku Kyoto 606‐8501 Japan
- Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University Kyoto 606‐8501 Japan
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry University of Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 229 69120 Heidelberg Germany
- College of Medical and Dental Sciences & School of Chemistry University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE) Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham UK
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- European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
- Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Campus South, Building 30.42, Fritz‐Haber‐Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems – Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS‐FMS) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann‐von‐Helmholtz‐Platz 1 D‐76344 Eggenstein‐Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Campus South, Building 30.42, Fritz‐Haber‐Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems – Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS‐FMS) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann‐von‐Helmholtz‐Platz 1 D‐76344 Eggenstein‐Leopoldshafen Germany
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- European Center for Angioscience (ECAS) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
- Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience (MI3) Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg Ludolf‐Krehl‐Strasse 13–17 68167 Mannheim Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems – Biological Information Processing (IBCS‐BIP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Campus North, Building 319, Hermann‐von‐Helmholtz‐Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein‐Leopoldshafen Germany
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Sklarz LM, Gladbach YS, Ernst M, Hamed M, Roolf C, Sender S, Beck J, Schütz E, Fischer S, Struckmann S, Junghanss C, Fuellen G, Murua Escobar H. Combination of the PI3K inhibitor Idelalisib with the conventional cytostatics cytarabine and dexamethasone leads to changes in pathway activation that induce anti-proliferative effects in B lymphoblastic leukaemia cell lines. Cancer Cell Int 2020; 20:390. [PMID: 32817744 PMCID: PMC7425054 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-01431-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The introduction of combined conventional cytostatics and pathway-specific inhibitors has opened new treatment options for several cancer types including hematologic neoplasia such as leukaemias. As the detailed understanding of the combination-induced molecular effects is often lacking, the identification of combination-induced molecular mechanisms bears significant value for the further development of interventional approaches. METHODS Combined application of conventional cytostatic agents (cytarabine and dexamethasone) with the PI3K-inhibitor Idelalisib was analysed on cell-biologic parameters in two acute pro-B lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) cell lines. In particular, for comparative characterisation of the molecular signatures induced by the combined and mono application, whole transcriptome sequencing was performed. Emphasis was placed on pathways and genes exclusively regulated by drug combinations. RESULTS Idelalisib + cytostatics combinations changed pathway activation for, e.g., "Retinoblastoma in cancer", "TGF-b signalling", "Cell cycle" and "DNA-damage response" to a greater extent than the two cytostatics alone. Analyses of the top-20 regulated genes revealed that both combinations induce characteristic gene expression changes. CONCLUSION A specific set of genes was exclusively deregulated by the drug combinations, matching the combination-specific anti-proliferative cell-biologic effects. The addition of Idelalisib suggests minor synergistic effects which are rather to be classified as additive.
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- L.-M. Sklarz
- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology/Oncology/Palliative Care, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Ageing Research (IBIMA), Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
- Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Ageing Research (IBIMA), Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
- Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Ageing Research (IBIMA), Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology/Oncology/Palliative Care, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology/Oncology/Palliative Care, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Chronix Biomedical GmbH, Göttingen, Germany
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- Chronix Biomedical GmbH, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Ageing Research (IBIMA), Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute for Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Ageing Research (IBIMA), Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology/Oncology/Palliative Care, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology/Oncology/Palliative Care, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Clinic III - Hematology/Oncology/Palliative Care, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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Paradoxical role of Id proteins in regulating tumorigenic potential of lymphoid cells. Front Med 2018; 12:374-386. [PMID: 30043222 DOI: 10.1007/s11684-018-0652-x] [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: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
A family of transcription factors known as Id proteins, or inhibitor of DNA binding and differentiation, is capable of regulating cell proliferation, survival and differentiation, and is often upregulated in multiple types of tumors. Due to their ability to promote self-renewal, Id proteins have been considered as oncogenes, and potential therapeutic targets in cancer models. On the contrary, certain Id proteins are reported to act as tumor suppressors in the development of Burkitt's lymphoma in humans, and hepatosplenic and innate-like T cell lymphomas in mice. The contexts and mechanisms by which Id proteins can serve in such contradictory roles to determine tumor outcomes are still not well understood. In this review, we explore the roles of Id proteins in lymphocyte development and tumorigenesis, particularly with respect to inhibition of their canonical DNA binding partners known as E proteins. Transcriptional regulation by E proteins, and their antagonism by Id proteins, act as gatekeepers to ensure appropriate lymphocyte development at key checkpoints. We re-examine the derailment of these regulatory mechanisms in lymphocytes that facilitate tumor development. These mechanistic insights can allow better appreciation of the context-dependent roles of Id proteins in cancers and improve considerations for therapy.
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Acute leukemias are hematologic malignancies with aggressive behavior especially in adult population. With the introduction of new gene expression and sequencing technologies there have been advances in the knowledge of the genetic landscape of acute leukemias. A more detailed analysis allows for the identification of additional alterations in epigenetic regulators that have a profound impact in cellular biology without changes in DNA sequence. These epigenetic alterations disturb the physiological balance between gene activation and gene repression and contribute to aberrant gene expression, contributing significantly to the leukemic pathogenesis and maintenance. We review epigenetic changes in acute leukemia in relation to what is known about their mechanism of action, their prognostic role and their potential use as therapeutic targets, with important implications for precision medicine.
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