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Klümper N, Wüst L, Saal J, Ralser DJ, Zarbl R, Jarczyk J, Breyer J, Sikic D, Wullich B, Bolenz C, Roghmann F, Hölzel M, Ritter M, Strieth S, Hartmann A, Erben P, Wirtz RM, Landsberg J, Dietrich D, Eckstein M. PD-L1 ( CD274) promoter hypomethylation predicts immunotherapy response in metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Oncoimmunology 2023; 12:2267744. [PMID: 37868689 PMCID: PMC10588513 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2023.2267744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
Abstract
PD-L1 status assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) has failed to reliably predict outcomes for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) on immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). PD-L1 promoter methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that has been shown to regulate PD-L1 mRNA expression in various malignancies. The aim of our present study was to evaluate the predictive potential of PD-L1 promoter methylation status (mPD-L1) in ICB-treated mUC compared to conventional IHC-based PD-L1 assessment. We quantified mPD-L1 in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue sections using an established quantitative methylation-specific PCR assay (qMSP) in a well-characterized multicenter ICB-treated cohort comprising N = 107 patients with mUC. Additionally, PD-L1 protein expression in tumor tissues was assessed using regulatory approved IHC protocols. The effect of pharmacological hypomethylation by the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor decitabine in combination with interferon-γ stimulation in urothelial carcinoma cell lines was investigated by IHC and FACS. mPD-L1 hypomethylation predicted objective response rate at the first staging on ICB. Patients with tumors categorized as PD-L1 hypomethylated (lower quartile) showed significantly prolonged progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) after ICB initiation. In contrast, PD-L1 protein expression status neither correlated with response nor survival. In multivariable Cox regression analyses, PD-L1 promoter hypermethylation remained an independent predictor of unfavorable PFS and OS. In urothelial carcinoma cell lines, pharmacological demethylation led to an upregulation of membranous PD-L1 expression and an enhanced inducibility of PD-L1 expression by interferon γ. Hypomethylation of the PD-L1 promoter is a promising predictive biomarker for response to ICB in patients with mUC.
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Affiliation(s)
- Niklas Klümper
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Experimental Oncology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
- Medical Clinic III for Oncology, Hematology, Immune-Oncology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
- Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Urosurgery, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas Hospital St. Josef, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology, Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (Bayerisches Zentrum für Krebsforschung, BZKF), Erlangen, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (Bayerisches Zentrum für Krebsforschung, BZKF), Erlangen, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (Bayerisches Zentrum für Krebsforschung, BZKF), Erlangen, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (Bayerisches Zentrum für Krebsforschung, BZKF), Erlangen, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Urosurgery, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, STRATIFYER Molecular Pathology GmbH, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD), Germany
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Oncology, Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (Bayerisches Zentrum für Krebsforschung, BZKF), Erlangen, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Rodríguez-Rodero S, Morales-Sánchez P, Tejedor JR, Coca-Pelaz A, Mangas C, Peñarroya A, Fernández-Vega I, Fernández-Fernández L, Álvarez-López CM, Fernández AF, Arranz Álvarez M, Astudillo A, Pujante Alarcón P, Ragnarssön C, Colina Alonso A, Torres Rivas HE, Rodrigo Tapia JP, Nieto Torrero S, Pedroche-Just Y, Regojo Zapata RM, Rodríguez-García AM, Abó A, Balbín M, Menéndez E, Delgado E, Fraga MF. Classification of follicular-patterned thyroid lesions using a minimal set of epigenetic biomarkers. Eur J Endocrinol 2022; 187:335-347. [PMID: 35895726 DOI: 10.1530/eje-22-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The minimally invasive fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the current gold standard for the diagnosis of thyroid nodule malignancy. However, the correct discrimination of follicular neoplasia often requires more invasive diagnostic techniques. The lack of suitable immunohistochemical markers to distinguish between follicular thyroid carcinoma and other types of follicular-derived lesions complicates diagnosis, and despite most of these tumours being surgically resected, only a small number will test positive for malignancy. As such, the development of new orthogonal diagnostic approaches may improve the accuracy of diagnosing thyroid nodules. DESIGN This study includes a retrospective, multi-centre training cohort including 54 fresh-frozen follicular-patterned thyroid samples and two independent, multi-centre validation cohorts of 103 snap-frozen biopsies and 33 FNAC samples, respectively. METHODS We performed a genome-wide genetic and epigenetic profiling of 54 fresh-frozen follicular-patterned thyroid samples using exome sequencing and the Illumina Human DNA Methylation EPIC platform. An extensive validation was performed using the bisulfite pyrosequencing technique. RESULTS Using a random forest approach, we developed a three-CpG marker-based diagnostic model that was subsequently validated using bisulfite pyrosequencing experiments. According to the validation cohort, this cost-effective method discriminates between benign and malignant nodules with a sensitivity and specificity of 97 and 88%, respectively (positive predictive value (PPV): 0.85, negative predictive value (NPV): 0.98). CONCLUSIONS Our classification system based on a minimal set of epigenetic biomarkers can complement the potential of the diagnostic techniques currently available and would prioritize a considerable number of surgical interventions that are often performed due to uncertain cytology. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of people diagnosed with thyroid nodules. The current challenge is their etiological diagnosis to discount malignancy without resorting to thyroidectomy. The method proposed here, based on DNA pyrosequencing assays, has high sensitivity (0.97) and specificity (0.88) for the identification of malignant thyroid nodules. This simple and cost-effective approach can complement expert pathologist evaluation to prioritize the classification of difficult-to-diagnose follicular-patterned thyroid lesions and track tumor evolution, including real-time monitoring of treatment efficacy, thereby stimulating adherence to health promotion programs.
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- Sandra Rodríguez-Rodero
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), El Entrego, Asturias, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Unit (ENDO-ISPA), ISPA, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Unit (ENDO-ISPA), ISPA, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), El Entrego, Asturias, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Oncology of Asturias (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Central University Hospital of Asturias, HUCA Otorhinolaryngology Service, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Oncology of Asturias (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), El Entrego, Asturias, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Institute of Oncology of Asturias (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), El Entrego, Asturias, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Oncology of Asturias (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Institute of Oncology of Asturias (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Unit (ENDO-ISPA), ISPA, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Unit (ENDO-ISPA), ISPA, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- General Surgery, Innovation in Surgery, Transplants and Health Technologies Service, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Central University Hospital of Asturias, HUCA Otorhinolaryngology Service, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, IRBLleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Institute of Oncology of Asturias (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Unit (ENDO-ISPA), ISPA, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Unit (ENDO-ISPA), ISPA, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), El Entrego, Asturias, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Oncology of Asturias (IUOPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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de Vos L, Carrillo Cano TM, Zarbl R, Klümper N, Ralser DJ, Franzen A, Herr E, Gabrielpillai J, Vogt TJ, Dietrich J, Strieth S, Landsberg J, Dietrich D. CTLA4 , PD-1 , PD-L1 , PD-L2 , TIM-3 , TIGIT , and LAG3 DNA Methylation Is Associated With BAP1 -Aberrancy, Transcriptional Activity, and Overall Survival in Uveal Melanoma. J Immunother 2022; 45:324-334. [PMID: 35862127 DOI: 10.1097/cji.0000000000000429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Uveal melanoma (UM) is an aggressive disease with poor response to oncological treatment, including immunotherapy. Loss of the epigenetic modifier BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1) function drives UM oncogenesis and is associated with an immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment, poor prognosis, and a distinct DNA methylation and gene expression profile. Our study aimed to analyze comprehensively the DNA methylation status of the immune checkpoint genes PD-1 , PD-L1 , PD-L2 , CTLA4, TIM-3 ( HAVCR2 ), TIGIT , and LAG3 and its association with mRNA expression, BAP1 -aberrancy, and patients' survival. We analyzed the DNA methylation landscape of immune checkpoint genes at single CpG resolution in N=80 UM samples provided by The Cancer Genome Atlas. We analyzed CpG methylation levels of the immune checkpoints with regard to their transcriptional signatures and patient outcomes.Methylation of specific CpG sites within the immune checkpoint genes PD-1 , PD-L1 , PD-L2 , CTLA4 , TIM-3 , TIGIT , and LAG3 correlated strongly with mRNA expression levels, indicating a strong regulation of gene expression through DNA methylation. Moreover, immune checkpoint gene methylation was strongly associated with BAP1 -mutation status and associated with overall survival in UM. Our data indicate an epigenetic regulation of immune checkpoints through DNA methylation in UM. Further, our data highlight the prognostic significance of DNA methylation of immune checkpoint genes in UM thereby providing a rationale for methylation testing as predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy response.
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- Dermatology and Allergy, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Dermatology and Allergy, University Medical Center Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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Roy R, Ramamoorthy S, Shapiro BD, Kaileh M, Hernandez D, Sarantopoulou D, Arepalli S, Boller S, Singh A, Bektas A, Kim J, Moore AZ, Tanaka T, McKelvey J, Zukley L, Nguyen C, Wallace T, Dunn C, Wersto R, Wood W, Piao Y, Becker KG, Coletta C, De S, Sen JM, Battle A, Weng NP, Grosschedl R, Ferrucci L, Sen R. DNA methylation signatures reveal that distinct combinations of transcription factors specify human immune cell epigenetic identity. Immunity 2021; 54:2465-2480.e5. [PMID: 34706222 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Epigenetic reprogramming underlies specification of immune cell lineages, but patterns that uniquely define immune cell types and the mechanisms by which they are established remain unclear. Here, we identified lineage-specific DNA methylation signatures of six immune cell types from human peripheral blood and determined their relationship to other epigenetic and transcriptomic patterns. Sites of lineage-specific hypomethylation were associated with distinct combinations of transcription factors in each cell type. By contrast, sites of lineage-specific hypermethylation were restricted mostly to adaptive immune cells. PU.1 binding sites were associated with lineage-specific hypo- and hypermethylation in different cell types, suggesting that it regulates DNA methylation in a context-dependent manner. These observations indicate that innate and adaptive immune lineages are specified by distinct epigenetic mechanisms via combinatorial and context-dependent use of key transcription factors. The cell-specific epigenomics and transcriptional patterns identified serve as a foundation for future studies on immune dysregulation in diseases and aging.
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- Roshni Roy
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Clinical Research Core, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Clinical Research Core, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Unit, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Unit, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Unit, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Unit, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics & Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics & Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics & Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics & Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics & Genomics, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Tejedor JR, Bueno C, Vinyoles M, Petazzi P, Agraz-Doblas A, Cobo I, Torres-Ruiz R, Bayón GF, Pérez RF, López-Tamargo S, Gutierrez-Agüera F, Santamarina-Ojeda P, Ramírez-Orellana M, Bardini M, Cazzaniga G, Ballerini P, Schneider P, Stam RW, Varela I, Fraga MF, Fernández AF, Menéndez P. Integrative methylome-transcriptome analysis unravels cancer cell vulnerabilities in infant MLL-rearranged B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Invest 2021; 131:138833. [PMID: 33983906 DOI: 10.1172/jci138833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. As predicted by its prenatal origin, infant B-ALL (iB-ALL) shows an exceptionally silent DNA mutational landscape, suggesting that alternative epigenetic mechanisms may substantially contribute to its leukemogenesis. Here, we have integrated genome-wide DNA methylome and transcriptome data from 69 patients with de novo MLL-rearranged leukemia (MLLr) and non-MLLr iB-ALL leukemia uniformly treated according to the Interfant-99/06 protocol. iB-ALL methylome signatures display a plethora of common and specific alterations associated with chromatin states related to enhancer and transcriptional control in normal hematopoietic cells. DNA methylation, gene expression, and gene coexpression network analyses segregated MLLr away from non-MLLr iB-ALL and identified a coordinated and enriched expression of the AP-1 complex members FOS and JUN and RUNX factors in MLLr iB-ALL, consistent with the significant enrichment of hypomethylated CpGs in these genes. Integrative methylome-transcriptome analysis identified consistent cancer cell vulnerabilities, revealed a robust iB-ALL-specific gene expression-correlating dmCpG signature, and confirmed an epigenetic control of AP-1 and RUNX members in reshaping the molecular network of MLLr iB-ALL. Finally, pharmacological inhibition or functional ablation of AP-1 dramatically impaired MLLr-leukemic growth in vitro and in vivo using MLLr-iB-ALL patient-derived xenografts, providing rationale for new therapeutic avenues in MLLr-iB-ALL.
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- Juan Ramón Tejedor
- Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Asturias (FINBA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Asturias, Spain.,Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute-Campus Clinic, Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC) and.,RICORS-TERAV Network, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute-Campus Clinic, Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC) and
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- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute-Campus Clinic, Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC) and
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- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute-Campus Clinic, Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), Universidad de Cantabria-CSIC, Santander, Spain
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- Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Asturias (FINBA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Asturias, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute-Campus Clinic, Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute-Campus Clinic, Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,RICORS-TERAV Network, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.,Molecular Cytogenetics Group, Human Cancer Genetics Program, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
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- Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Asturias (FINBA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Asturias, Spain
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- Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Asturias (FINBA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Asturias, Spain.,Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Asturias (FINBA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Asturias, Spain
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- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute-Campus Clinic, Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,RICORS-TERAV Network, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Asturias (FINBA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Asturias, Spain
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- RICORS-TERAV Network, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.,Hematology Diagnostic Laboratory, Hospital Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Ricerca Tettamanti, Department of Paediatrics, University of Milano Bicocca, Fondazione MBBM, Monza, Italy
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- Centro Ricerca Tettamanti, Department of Paediatrics, University of Milano Bicocca, Fondazione MBBM, Monza, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology, Armand Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France
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- Princess Maxima Center for Paediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Princess Maxima Center for Paediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria (IBBTEC), Universidad de Cantabria-CSIC, Santander, Spain
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- Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Asturias (FINBA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Asturias, Spain.,Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Asturias (FINBA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Asturias, Spain.,Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute-Campus Clinic, Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC) and.,RICORS-TERAV Network, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.,Instituciò Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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Domingo-Relloso A, Huan T, Haack K, Riffo-Campos AL, Levy D, Fallin MD, Terry MB, Zhang Y, Rhoades DA, Herreros-Martinez M, Garcia-Esquinas E, Cole SA, Tellez-Plaza M, Navas-Acien A. DNA methylation and cancer incidence: lymphatic-hematopoietic versus solid cancers in the Strong Heart Study. Clin Epigenetics 2021; 13:43. [PMID: 33632303 PMCID: PMC7908806 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-021-01030-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Epigenetic alterations may contribute to early detection of cancer. We evaluated the association of blood DNA methylation with lymphatic-hematopoietic cancers and, for comparison, with solid cancers. We also evaluated the predictive ability of DNA methylation for lymphatic-hematopoietic cancers. METHODS Blood DNA methylation was measured using the Illumina Infinium methylationEPIC array in 2324 Strong Heart Study participants (41.4% men, mean age 56 years). 788,368 CpG sites were available for differential DNA methylation analysis for lymphatic-hematopoietic, solid and overall cancers using elastic-net and Cox regression models. We conducted replication in an independent population: the Framingham Heart Study. We also analyzed differential variability and conducted bioinformatic analyses to assess for potential biological mechanisms. RESULTS Over a follow-up of up to 28 years (mean 15), we identified 41 lymphatic-hematopoietic and 394 solid cancer cases. A total of 126 CpGs for lymphatic-hematopoietic cancers, 396 for solid cancers, and 414 for overall cancers were selected as predictors by the elastic-net model. For lymphatic-hematopoietic cancers, the predictive ability (C index) increased from 0.58 to 0.87 when adding these 126 CpGs to the risk factor model in the discovery set. The association was replicated with hazard ratios in the same direction in 28 CpGs in the Framingham Heart Study. When considering the association of variability, rather than mean differences, we found 432 differentially variable regions for lymphatic-hematopoietic cancers. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that differential methylation and differential variability in blood DNA methylation are associated with lymphatic-hematopoietic cancer risk. DNA methylation data may contribute to early detection of lymphatic-hematopoietic cancers.
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- Arce Domingo-Relloso
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Chronic Diseases Epidemiology, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Health Institute, Melchor Fernandez Almagro Street, 5, Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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- The Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
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- Population Health Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- The Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- The Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- CIBERESP (CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health), Madrid, Spain
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- Population Health Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Chronic Diseases Epidemiology, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Health Institute, Melchor Fernandez Almagro Street, 5, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
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Loss of MBD2 affects early T cell development by inhibiting the WNT signaling pathway. Exp Cell Res 2020; 398:112400. [PMID: 33271126 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
DNA methylation alters the expression of certain genes without any alteration to the DNA sequence and is a dynamic process during normal hematopoietic differentiation. As an epigenetic regulator, methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 (MBD2) is an important member of the MBD protein family and is acknowledged as a "reader" of DNA methylation. We used a mouse model to study the effects of MBD2 on the early development of T cells. Here, we found that MBD2 deficiency led to retardation of T cell differentiation at the DN3 stage. Meanwhile, decreased proliferative capacity and increased apoptosis were detected in Mbd2-/- DN thymocytes. Furthermore, we found the WNT pathway was significantly down-regulated in Mbd2-/- DN thymocytes: DKK1 (Dickkopf-1) expression was significantly increased, while TCF7 (transcription factor 7) and c-MYC were down-regulated. Thus, these findings established that MBD2 acted as a dominant regulator to imprint DN T cell development via the WNT pathway.
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Franzen A, Bootz F, Dietrich D. [Prognostic and predictive methylation biomarkers in HNSCC : Epigenomic diagnostics for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)]. HNO 2020; 68:911-915. [PMID: 32613323 DOI: 10.1007/s00106-020-00902-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prognostic and predictive biomarkers for personalized treatment management in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are of great clinical interest. OBJECTIVE DNA methylation is an epigenetic process involved in gene regulation and could be a source of potential prognostic and predictive biomarkers. METHODS This study comprises literature research in PubMed and own studies. RESULTS Gene methylation, e.g. of PITX2, is a strong, human papillomavirus (HPV)-independent prognostic biomarker. SHOX2 and SEPT9 methylation in circulating cell-free DNA within blood plasma correlates with tumor stage and prognosis. Methylation of diverse immune checkpoints, e.g., PD‑1, PD-L1, and CTLA4, is also prognostic and correlates with gene expression. CONCLUSION DNA methylation is a source of efficient prognostic blood plasma- and tissue-based biomarkers. However, prior to clinical implementation, studies must prove that biomarker-guided treatment selection can lead to better outcomes or reduced toxicity. The applicability of DNA methylation as a predictive biomarker for targeted drug-based cancer therapy seems promising, although further validation is needed.
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- A Franzen
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland.
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Kimura S, Seki M, Kawai T, Goto H, Yoshida K, Isobe T, Sekiguchi M, Watanabe K, Kubota Y, Nannya Y, Ueno H, Shiozawa Y, Suzuki H, Shiraishi Y, Ohki K, Kato M, Koh K, Kobayashi R, Deguchi T, Hashii Y, Imamura T, Sato A, Kiyokawa N, Manabe A, Sanada M, Mansour MR, Ohara A, Horibe K, Kobayashi M, Oka A, Hayashi Y, Miyano S, Hata K, Ogawa S, Takita J. DNA methylation-based classification reveals difference between pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and normal thymocytes. Leukemia 2019; 34:1163-1168. [PMID: 31732719 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-019-0626-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Shunsuke Kimura
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Research, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Research, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Research, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Haematology, University College London Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Physiology and Medicine, Jobu University, Takasaki, Japan
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- Human Genome Center Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Medicine, Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. .,Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Pérez RF, Soto Fernández AY, Bousquets Muñoz P, Sierra MI, Tejedor JR, Morales-Sánchez P, Valdés AF, Santamaría R, Blanco C, Torrecillas R, Fraga MF, Fernández AF. No genome-wide DNA methylation changes found associated with medium-term reduced graphene oxide exposure in human lung epithelial cells. Epigenetics 2019; 15:283-293. [PMID: 31512544 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2019.1666650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
The presence of nanomaterials in our everyday life is ever increasing, and so too are concerns about the possible health consequences of exposure to them. While evidence of their biological activity is growing, there is still scant knowledge of the epigenetic mechanisms that could be at play in these processes. Moreover, the great variability in the chemical and physical structures of these compounds handicaps the study of their possible health risks. Here we have synthesized reduced graphene oxide (rGO) through the thermal exfoliation/reduction of graphite oxide, and characterized the resulting material. We have then made use of Illumina's MethylationEPIC arrays and bisulphite pyrosequencing to analyse the genome-wide and global DNA methylation dynamics associated with the medium-term exposure of human lung epithelial cells to rGO at concentrations of 1 and 10 µg/mL. The results show no genome-wide or global DNA methylation changes associated with either condition. Our observations thus suggest that medium-term rGO exposure does not have significant effects on the DNA methylation patterns of human lung epithelial cells.
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- Raúl F Pérez
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC-ISPA), Universidad de Oviedo, El Entrego, Spain.,Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Instituto de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Instituto de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Instituto de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Instituto de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Instituto de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Instituto de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Unit (ENDO). Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC-ISPA), Universidad de Oviedo, El Entrego, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry of Materials, INCAR-CSIC-ISPA, Oviedo, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC-ISPA), Universidad de Oviedo, El Entrego, Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC-ISPA), Universidad de Oviedo, El Entrego, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, Instituto de Oncología de Asturias (IUOPA), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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