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Frank D, Patnana PK, Vorwerk J, Mao L, Gopal LM, Jung N, Hennig T, Ruhnke L, Frenz JM, Kuppusamy M, Autry R, Wei L, Sun K, Mohammed Ahmed HM, Künstner A, Busch H, Müller H, Hutter S, Hoermann G, Liu L, Xie X, Al-Matary Y, Nimmagadda SC, Cano FC, Heuser M, Thol F, Göhring G, Steinemann D, Thomale J, Leitner T, Fischer A, Rad R, Röllig C, Altmann H, Kunadt D, Berdel WE, Hüve J, Neumann F, Klingauf J, Calderon V, Opalka B, Dührsen U, Rosenbauer F, Dugas M, Varghese J, Reinhardt HC, von Bubnoff N, Möröy T, Lenz G, Batcha AMN, Giorgi M, Selvam M, Wang E, McWeeney SK, Tyner JW, Stölzel F, Mann M, Jayavelu AK, Khandanpour C. Germ line variant GFI1-36N affects DNA repair and sensitizes AML cells to DNA damage and repair therapy. Blood 2023; 142:2175-2191. [PMID: 37756525 PMCID: PMC10733838 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022015752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
ABSTRACT Growth factor independence 1 (GFI1) is a DNA-binding transcription factor and a key regulator of hematopoiesis. GFI1-36N is a germ line variant, causing a change of serine (S) to asparagine (N) at position 36. We previously reported that the GFI1-36N allele has a prevalence of 10% to 15% among patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and 5% to 7% among healthy Caucasians and promotes the development of this disease. Using a multiomics approach, we show here that GFI1-36N expression is associated with increased frequencies of chromosomal aberrations, mutational burden, and mutational signatures in both murine and human AML and impedes homologous recombination (HR)-directed DNA repair in leukemic cells. GFI1-36N exhibits impaired binding to N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (Ndrg1) regulatory elements, causing decreased NDRG1 levels, which leads to a reduction of O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) expression levels, as illustrated by both transcriptome and proteome analyses. Targeting MGMT via temozolomide, a DNA alkylating drug, and HR via olaparib, a poly-ADP ribose polymerase 1 inhibitor, caused synthetic lethality in human and murine AML samples expressing GFI1-36N, whereas the effects were insignificant in nonmalignant GFI1-36S or GFI1-36N cells. In addition, mice that received transplantation with GFI1-36N leukemic cells treated with a combination of temozolomide and olaparib had significantly longer AML-free survival than mice that received transplantation with GFI1-36S leukemic cells. This suggests that reduced MGMT expression leaves GFI1-36N leukemic cells particularly vulnerable to DNA damage initiating chemotherapeutics. Our data provide critical insights into novel options to treat patients with AML carrying the GFI1-36N variant.
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- Daria Frank
- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University Cancer Center Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Proteomics and Cancer Cell Signaling Group, Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Leukemia, German Cancer Research Center and Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Proteomics and Cancer Cell Signaling Group, Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Leukemia, German Cancer Research Center and Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Proteomics and Cancer Cell Signaling Group, Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Leukemia, German Cancer Research Center and Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Proteomics and Cancer Cell Signaling Group, Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Leukemia, German Cancer Research Center and Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Proteomics and Cancer Cell Signaling Group, Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Leukemia, German Cancer Research Center and Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Proteomics and Cancer Cell Signaling Group, Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Leukemia, German Cancer Research Center and Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University Cancer Center Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Medical Systems Biology Group, Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Institute for Cardiogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Medical Systems Biology Group, Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Institute for Cardiogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University Cancer Center Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University Cancer Center Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Oncology and Functional Genomics, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- Center for Translational Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Oncology and Functional Genomics, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- Center for Translational Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Fluorescence Microscopy Facility Münster, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Fluorescence Microscopy Facility Münster, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Refined Laser Systems GmbH, Münster, Germany
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- Fluorescence Microscopy Facility Münster, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Bioinformatic Core Facility, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University Cancer Center Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Data Processing, Biometrics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
- Data Integration for Future Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
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- Division of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
- Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
- Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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- Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Medicine II, Division for Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Immunotherapy, University Cancer Center Schleswig-Holstein, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Kiel, Christian Albrecht University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Munich, Germany
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- Proteomics and Cancer Cell Signaling Group, Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Leukemia, German Cancer Research Center and Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Munich, Germany
- Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory and Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University Cancer Center Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Patnana PK, Liu L, Frank D, Nimmagadda SC, Behrens M, Ahmed H, Xie X, Liebmann M, Wei L, Gerdemann A, Thivakaran A, Humpf HU, Klotz L, Dugas M, Varghese J, Trajkovic-Arsic M, Siveke JT, Hanenberg H, Opalka B, Dührsen U, Reinhardt HC, Guenther U, von Bubnoff N, Khandanpour C. Dose-dependent expression of GFI1 alters metabolism in the haematopoietic progenitors and MLL::AF9-induced leukaemic cells. Br J Haematol 2023; 202:1033-1048. [PMID: 37423893 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
Growth factor independence 1 (GFI1) is a transcriptional repressor protein that plays an essential role in the differentiation of myeloid and lymphoid progenitors. We and other groups have shown that GFI1 has a dose-dependent role in the initiation, progression, and prognosis of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patients by inducing epigenetic changes. We now demonstrate a novel role for dose-dependent GFI1 expression in regulating metabolism in haematopoietic progenitor and leukaemic cells. Using in-vitro and ex-vivo murine models of MLL::AF9-induced human AML and extra-cellular flux assays, we now demonstrate that a lower GFI1 expression enhances oxidative phosphorylation rate via upregulation of the FOXO1- MYC axis. Our findings underscore the significance of therapeutic exploitation in GFI1-low-expressing leukaemia cells by targeting oxidative phosphorylation and glutamine metabolism.
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- Pradeep Kumar Patnana
- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Bridge Institute of Experimental Tumor Therapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Division of Solid Tumor Translational Oncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK Partner Site Essen) and German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Bridge Institute of Experimental Tumor Therapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Division of Solid Tumor Translational Oncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK Partner Site Essen) and German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Pediatrics III, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Pediatric Oncology, Hematology & Immunology, Heinrich Heine University, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Metabolomics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Xie X, Patnana PK, Frank D, Schütte J, Al-Matary Y, Künstner A, Busch H, Ahmed H, Liu L, Engel DR, Dührsen U, Rosenbauer F, Von Bubnoff N, Lenz G, Khandanpour C. Dose-dependent effect of GFI1 expression in the reconstitution and the differentiation capacity of HSCs. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:866847. [PMID: 37091981 PMCID: PMC10113925 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.866847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
Abstract
GFI1 is a transcriptional repressor and plays a pivotal role in regulating the differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) towards myeloid and lymphoid cells. Serial transplantation of Gfi1 deficient HSCs repopulated whole hematopoietic system but in a competitive setting involving wild-type HSCs, they lose this ability. The underlying mechanisms to this end are poorly understood. To better understand this, we used different mouse strains that express either loss of both Gfi1 alleles (Gfi1-KO), with reduced expression of GFI1 (GFI1-KD) or wild-type Gfi1/GFI1 (Gfi1-/GFI1-WT; corresponding to the mouse and human alleles). We observed that loss of Gfi1 or reduced expression of GFI1 led to a two to four fold lower number of HSCs (defined as Lin-Sca1+c-Kit+CD150+CD48-) compared to GFI1-WT mice. To study the functional influence of different levels of GFI1 expression on HSCs function, HSCs from Gfi1-WT (expressing CD45.1 + surface antigens) and HSCs from GFI1-KD or -KO (expressing CD45.2 + surface antigens) mice were sorted and co-transplanted into lethally irradiated host mice. Every 4 weeks, CD45.1+ and CD45.2 + on different lineage mature cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. At least 16 weeks later, mice were sacrificed, and the percentage of HSCs and progenitors including GMPs, CMPs and MEPs in the total bone marrow cells was calculated as well as their CD45.1 and CD45.2 expression. In the case of co-transplantation of GFI1-KD with Gfi1-WT HSCs, the majority of HSCs (81% ± 6%) as well as the majority of mature cells (88% ± 10%) originated from CD45.2 + GFI1-KD HSCs. In the case of co-transplantation of Gfi1-KO HSCs with Gfi1-WT HSCs, the majority of HSCs originated from CD45.2+ and therefore from Gfi1-KO (61% ± 20%); however, only a small fraction of progenitors and mature cells originated from Gfi1-KO HSCs (<1%). We therefore in summary propose that GFI1 has a dose-dependent role in the self-renewal and differentiation of HSCs.
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- Xiaoqing Xie
- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Immunodynamics, Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Tumor Biology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- *Correspondence: Cyrus Khandanpour,
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Vorwerk J, Sun K, Frank D, Neumann F, Hüve J, Budde PM, Liu L, Xie X, Patnana PK, Ahmed HMM, Opalka B, Lenz G, Jayavelu AK, Khandanpour C. Presence of the GFI1-36N single nucleotide polymorphism enhances the response of MLL-AF9 leukemic cells to CDK4/6 inhibition. Front Oncol 2022; 12:903691. [PMID: 36003783 PMCID: PMC9393725 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.903691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The zinc finger protein Growth Factor Independence 1 (GFI1) acts as a transcriptional repressor regulating differentiation of myeloid and lymphoid cells. A single nucleotide polymorphism of GFI1, GFI1-36N, has a prevalence of 7% in healthy Caucasians and 15% in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients, hence most probably predisposing to AML. One reason for this is that GFI1-36N differs from the wildtype form GFI1-36S regarding its ability to induce epigenetic changes resulting in a derepression of oncogenes. Using proteomics, immunofluorescence, and immunoblotting we have now gained evidence that murine GFI1-36N leukemic cells exhibit a higher protein level of the pro-proliferative protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) as well as increased levels of the cell cycle propagating cyclin-dependent kinases 4 (CDK4) and 6 (CDK6) leading to a faster proliferation of GFI1-36N leukemic cells in vitro. As a therapeutic approach, we subsequently treated leukemic GFI1-36S and GFI1-36N cells with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib and observed that GFI1-36N leukemic cells were more susceptible to this treatment. The findings suggest that presence of the GFI1-36N variant increases proliferation of leukemic cells and could possibly be a marker for a specific subset of AML patients sensitive to CDK4/6 inhibitors such as palbociclib.
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- Jan Vorwerk
- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Fluorescence Microscopy Facility Münster, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Evorion Biotechnologies GmbH, Münster, Germany
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- Fluorescence Microscopy Facility Münster, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Munich, Germany
- Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Immunology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Leukemia, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- *Correspondence: Cyrus Khandanpour,
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Liu L, Patnana PK, Xie X, Frank D, Nimmagadda SC, Su M, Zhang D, Koenig T, Rosenbauer F, Liebmann M, Klotz L, Xu W, Vorwerk J, Neumann F, Hüve J, Unger A, Okun JG, Opalka B, Khandanpour C. GFI1B acts as a metabolic regulator in hematopoiesis and acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 2022; 36:2196-2207. [PMID: 35804097 PMCID: PMC9417998 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-022-01635-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Recent studies highlighted the role of transcription factors in metabolic regulation during hematopoiesis and leukemia development. GFI1B is a transcriptional repressor that plays a critical role in hematopoiesis, and its expression is negatively related to the prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. We earlier reported a change in the metabolic state of hematopoietic stem cells upon Gfi1b deletion. Here we explored the role of Gfi1b in metabolism reprogramming during hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis. We demonstrated that Gfi1b deletion remarkably activated mitochondrial respiration and altered energy metabolism dependence toward oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Mitochondrial substrate dependency was shifted from glucose to fatty acids upon Gfi1b deletion via upregulating fatty acid oxidation (FAO). On a molecular level, Gfi1b epigenetically regulated multiple FAO-related genes. Moreover, we observed that metabolic phenotypes evolved as cells progressed from preleukemia to leukemia, and the correlation between Gfi1b expression level and metabolic phenotype was affected by genetic variations in AML cells. FAO or OXPHOS inhibition significantly impeded leukemia progression of Gfi1b-KO MLL/AF9 cells. Finally, we showed that Gfi1b-deficient AML cells were more sensitive to metformin as well as drugs implicated in OXPHOS and FAO inhibition, opening new potential therapeutic strategies.
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- Longlong Liu
- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 300052, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Molecular Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Fluorescence Microscopy Facility Muenster (FM)2, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany.,evorion biotechnologies GmbH, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Fluorescence Microscopy Facility Muenster (FM)2, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology II, University of Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Medicine, Dietmar-Hopp-Metabolic Center, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany. .,Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University of Luebeck, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
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Liu L, Patnana PK, Nimmagadda SC. Low-dose metformin and PEN2-dependent lysosomal AMPK activation: benefits outnumber side effects. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2022; 7:178. [PMID: 35661690 PMCID: PMC9166162 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-022-01040-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Longlong Liu
- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
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Liu L, Patnana PK, Xie X, Frank D, Nimmagadda SC, Rosemann A, Liebmann M, Klotz L, Opalka B, Khandanpour C. High Metabolic Dependence on Oxidative Phosphorylation Drives Sensitivity to Metformin Treatment in MLL/AF9 Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14030486. [PMID: 35158754 PMCID: PMC8833593 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Acute myeloid leukemia is a group of metabolic heterogeneous cancers, of which the long-term overall survival is still poor, especially in elderly patients. Targeting metabolic reprogramming in leukemic cells is becoming a promising strategy. The aim of our research was to explore the relation of genetic mutations with the metabolic phenotype and potential therapeutics to target metabolic pathway dependence. We confirmed the metabolic heterogeneity in AML cell lines and found the high dependence on oxidative phosphorylation in MLL/AF9 AML cells. Metformin could significantly repress the proliferation of MLL/AF9 AML cells by inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation. Abstract Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a group of hematological cancers with metabolic heterogeneity. Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) has been reported to play an important role in the function of leukemic stem cells and chemotherapy-resistant cells and are associated with inferior prognosis in AML patients. However, the relationship between metabolic phenotype and genetic mutations are yet to be explored. In the present study, we demonstrate that AML cell lines have high metabolic heterogeneity, and AML cells with MLL/AF9 have upregulated mitochondrial activity and mainly depend on OXPHOS for energy production. Furthermore, we show that metformin repressed the proliferation of MLL/AF9 AML cells by inhibiting mitochondrial respiration. Together, this study demonstrates that AML cells with an MLL/AF9 genotype have a high dependency on OXPHOS and could be therapeutically targeted by metformin.
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- Longlong Liu
- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (L.L.); (P.K.P.); (X.X.); (D.F.); (S.C.N.)
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (L.L.); (P.K.P.); (X.X.); (D.F.); (S.C.N.)
- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany;
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (L.L.); (P.K.P.); (X.X.); (D.F.); (S.C.N.)
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (L.L.); (P.K.P.); (X.X.); (D.F.); (S.C.N.)
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (L.L.); (P.K.P.); (X.X.); (D.F.); (S.C.N.)
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children’s Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany;
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (M.L.); (L.K.)
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- Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (M.L.); (L.K.)
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany;
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (L.L.); (P.K.P.); (X.X.); (D.F.); (S.C.N.)
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Ahmed HMM, Nimmagadda SC, Al-Matary YS, Fiori M, May T, Frank D, Patnana PK, Récher C, Schliemann C, Mikesch JH, Koenig T, Rosenbauer F, Hartmann W, Tuckermann J, Dührsen U, Lanying W, Dugas M, Opalka B, Lenz G, Khandanpour C. Dexamethasone-mediated inhibition of Notch signalling blocks the interaction of leukaemia and mesenchymal stromal cells. Br J Haematol 2021; 196:995-1006. [PMID: 34792186 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a haematological malignancy characterized by a poor prognosis. Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BM MSCs) support leukaemic cells in preventing chemotherapy-induced apoptosis. This encouraged us to investigate leukaemia-BM niche-associated signalling and to identify signalling cascades supporting the interaction of leukaemic cells and BM MSC. Our study demonstrated functional differences between MSCs originating from leukaemic (AML MSCs) and healthy donors (HD MSCs). The direct interaction of leukaemic and AML MSCs was indispensable in influencing AML cell proliferation. We further identified an important role for Notch expression and its activation in AML MSCs contributing to the enhanced proliferation of AML cells. Supporting this observation, overexpression of the intracellular Notch domain (Notch ICN) in AML MSCs enhanced AML cells' proliferation. From a therapeutic point of view, dexamethasone treatment impeded Notch signalling in AML MSCs resulting in reduced AML cell proliferation. Concurrent with our data, Notch inhibitors had only a marginal effect on leukaemic cells alone but strongly influenced Notch signalling in AML MSCs and abrogated their cytoprotective function on AML cells. In vivo, dexamethasone treatment impeded Notch signalling in AML MSCs leading to a reduced number of AML MSCs and improved survival of leukaemic mice. In summary, targeting the interaction of leukaemic cells and AML MSCs using dexamethasone or Notch inhibitors might further improve treatment outcomes in AML patients.
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.,Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- CHU de Toulouse, Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse Oncopole, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Comparative Molecular Endocrinology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.,Institute of Medical Informatics, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany.,Institute of Medical Informatics, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, West German Cancer Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Xie X, Patnana PK, Frank D, Schütte J, Liu L, Al-Matary YS, Khandanpour C. 3143 – GFI1 EXPRESSION AND ITS ROLE IN THE RECONSTITUTION CAPACITY OF HSCS. Exp Hematol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2021.12.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pandey SS, Patnana PK, Padhi Y, Chatterjee S. Low-iron conditions induces the hypersensitive reaction and pathogenicity hrp genes expression in Xanthomonas and is involved in modulation of hypersensitive response and virulence. Environ Microbiol Rep 2018; 10:522-531. [PMID: 29687657 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Expression of hrp (hypersensitive reaction and pathogenicity) genes inside the host is crucial for virulence of phytopathogenic bacteria. The hrp genes encode components of type3 secretion system (T3SS), HR elicitors and several regulators, which are involved in the co-ordinated expression of hrp genes in the host environment and in hrp inducing chemically defined medium. However, little is known about specific host or environmental factors which may play a role in the induction of hrp gene expression. In this study, we show that iron-limiting condition elicits induced expression of hrp genes, including type3 secretion system (T3SS) and effectors (T3E). Expression analysis using qRT-PCR and promoter probe strains suggest significant induction in the expression of Hrp and T3S-associated genes of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) under low-iron condition, and is suppressed by exogenous supplementation of iron. Furthermore, we show that with exogenous iron supplementation, wild type Xcc exhibited reduced disease symptoms in host-plant, and exhibited significant reduction in HR and callose deposition in the non-host plants. Xanthomonas oryzae and oryzicola pathovars also exhibited the iron affect, albeit to a lesser extend compared with the Xcc. Overall, our results suggest that low-iron condition inside the host may play a crucial role in pathogenicity.
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- Sheo Shankar Pandey
- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Nampally, Hyderabad 500001, India
- Graduate Studies, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Nampally, Hyderabad 500001, India
- Graduate Studies, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Nampally, Hyderabad 500001, India
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Schütte J, Thivakaran A, Heinrichs D, Al-Matary Y, Vaßen L, Patnana PK, Frank D, Suslo M, Dührsen U, Khandanpour C. Curcumin as a Novel Epigenetic Treatment Approach for GFI1-Associated MDS/AML. Exp Hematol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2018.06.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pandey SS, Patnana PK, Rai R, Chatterjee S. Xanthoferrin, the α-hydroxycarboxylate-type siderophore of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, is required for optimum virulence and growth inside cabbage. Mol Plant Pathol 2017; 18:949-962. [PMID: 27348422 PMCID: PMC6638303 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris causes black rot, a serious disease of crucifers. Xanthomonads encode a siderophore biosynthesis and uptake gene cluster xss (Xanthomonas siderophore synthesis) involved in the production of a vibrioferrin-type siderophore. However, little is known about the role of the siderophore in the iron uptake and virulence of X. campestris pv. campestris. In this study, we show that X. campestris pv. campestris produces an α-hydroxycarboxylate-type siderophore (named xanthoferrin), which is required for growth under low-iron conditions and for optimum virulence. A mutation in the siderophore synthesis xssA gene causes deficiency in siderophore production and growth under low-iron conditions. In contrast, the siderophore utilization ΔxsuA mutant is able to produce siderophore, but exhibits a defect in the utilization of the siderophore-iron complex. Our radiolabelled iron uptake studies confirm that the ΔxssA and ΔxsuA mutants exhibit defects in ferric iron (Fe3+ ) uptake. The ΔxssA mutant is able to utilize and transport the exogenous xanthoferrin-Fe3+ complex; in contrast, the siderophore utilization or uptake mutant ΔxsuA exhibits defects in siderophore uptake. Expression analysis of the xss operon using a chromosomal gusA fusion indicates that the xss operon is expressed during in planta growth and under low-iron conditions. Furthermore, exogenous iron supplementation in cabbage leaves rescues the in planta growth deficiency of ΔxssA and ΔxsuA mutants. Our study reveals that the siderophore xanthoferrin is an important virulence factor of X. campestris pv. campestris which promotes in planta growth by the sequestration of Fe3+ .
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- Sheo Shankar Pandey
- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, NampallyHyderabad500001India
- Graduate StudiesManipal UniversityManipal 576104India
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- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, NampallyHyderabad500001India
- Graduate StudiesManipal UniversityManipal 576104India
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Pandey SS, Patnana PK, Lomada SK, Tomar A, Chatterjee S. Co-regulation of Iron Metabolism and Virulence Associated Functions by Iron and XibR, a Novel Iron Binding Transcription Factor, in the Plant Pathogen Xanthomonas. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1006019. [PMID: 27902780 PMCID: PMC5130282 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Abilities of bacterial pathogens to adapt to the iron limitation present in hosts is critical to their virulence. Bacterial pathogens have evolved diverse strategies to coordinately regulate iron metabolism and virulence associated functions to maintain iron homeostasis in response to changing iron availability in the environment. In many bacteria the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) functions as transcription factor that utilize ferrous form of iron as cofactor to regulate transcription of iron metabolism and many cellular functions. However, mechanisms of fine-tuning and coordinated regulation of virulence associated function beyond iron and Fur-Fe2+ remain undefined. In this study, we show that a novel transcriptional regulator XibR (named Xanthomonas iron binding regulator) of the NtrC family, is required for fine-tuning and co-coordinately regulating the expression of several iron regulated genes and virulence associated functions in phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc). Genome wide expression analysis of iron-starvation stimulon and XibR regulon, GUS assays, genetic and functional studies of xibR mutant revealed that XibR positively regulates functions involved in iron storage and uptake, chemotaxis, motility and negatively regulates siderophore production, in response to iron. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by quantitative real-time PCR indicated that iron promoted binding of the XibR to the upstream regulatory sequence of operon's involved in chemotaxis and motility. Circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that purified XibR bound ferric form of iron. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay revealed that iron positively affected the binding of XibR to the upstream regulatory sequences of the target virulence genes, an effect that was reversed by ferric iron chelator deferoxamine. Taken together, these data revealed that how XibR coordinately regulates virulence associated and iron metabolism functions in Xanthomonads in response to iron availability. Our results provide insight of the complex regulatory mechanism of fine-tuning of virulence associated functions with iron availability in this important group of phytopathogen.
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- Sheo Shankar Pandey
- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Nampally, India
- Graduate studies, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Nampally, India
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