Different roles of E proteins in t(8;21) leukemia : E2-2 compromises the function of AETFC and negatively regulates leukemogenesis

The AML1-ETO fusion protein, generated by the t(8;21) chromosomal translocation, is causally involved in nearly 20% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases. In leukemic cells, AML1-ETO resides in and functions through a stable protein complex, AML1-ETO-containing transcription factor complex (AETFC), that contains multiple transcription (co)factors. Among these AETFC components, HEB and E2A, two members of the ubiquitously expressed E proteins, directly interact with AML1-ETO, confer new DNA-binding capacity to AETFC, and are essential for leukemogenesis. However, the third E protein, E2-2, is specifically silenced in AML1-ETO-expressing leukemic cells, suggesting E2-2 as a negative factor of leukemogenesis. Indeed, ectopic expression of E2-2 selectively inhibits the growth of AML1-ETO-expressing leukemic cells, and this inhibition requires the bHLH DNA-binding domain. RNA-seq and ChIP-seq analyses reveal that, despite some overlap, the three E proteins differentially regulate many target genes. In particular, studies show that E2-2 both redistributes AETFC to, and activates, some genes associated with dendritic cell differentiation and represses MYC target genes. In AML patients, the expression of E2-2 is relatively lower in the t(8;21) subtype, and an E2-2 target gene, THPO, is identified as a potential predictor of relapse. In a mouse model of human t(8;21) leukemia, E2-2 suppression accelerates leukemogenesis. Taken together, these results reveal that, in contrast to HEB and E2A, which facilitate AML1-ETO-mediated leukemogenesis, E2-2 compromises the function of AETFC and negatively regulates leukemogenesis. The three E proteins thus define a heterogeneity of AETFC, which improves our understanding of the precise mechanism of leukemogenesis and assists development of diagnostic/therapeutic strategies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:116

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 116(2019), 3 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 890-899

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Na [VerfasserIn]
Song, Junhong [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yangyang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiao-Lin [VerfasserIn]
Rong, Bowen [VerfasserIn]
Man, Na [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Meng-Meng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qunling [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Fei-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Du, Mei-Rong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Chun-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Cheng-Long [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Ji-Chuan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yuan-Liang [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yin-Yin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jin-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Qiu-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Lan, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Shuhong [VerfasserIn]
Nimer, Stephen D [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Sai-Juan [VerfasserIn]
Roeder, Robert G [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lan [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xiao-Jian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

142661-93-6
AETFC
AML1-ETO
AML1-ETO fusion protein, human
Acute myeloid leukemia
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit
Dendritic cell
E protein
Journal Article
Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
RUNX1 Translocation Partner 1 Protein
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TCF12 protein, human
TCF3 protein, human
TCF7L2 protein, human
Transcription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein

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Date Completed 13.03.2019

Date Revised 29.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.1809327116

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM292226675