Silencing of IRF8 Mediated by m6A Modification Promotes the Progression of T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive hematological malignancy with a poor prognosis, urging for novel therapeutic targets and treatment strategies. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a crucial methylation modification that affects the pathogenesis of leukemia by regulating the mRNA of key genes. Interferon regulatory factor 8 (IRF8) is a crucial transcription factor for hematological lineage commitment, but its role in T-ALL is unclear. Here, IRF8 is shown to suppress T-ALL. The expression of IRF8 is abnormally silenced in patients with T-ALL. Knockout of Irf8 significantly hastens the progression of Notch1-induced T-ALL in vivo. Overexpression of IRF8 suppresses the proliferation and invasion of T-ALL cells by inhibiting the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT signaling pathway. The fat mass- and obesity-associated protein (FTO), an m6A demethylase, is responsible for directly binding to m6A sites in 3' untranslated region of IRF8 messenger RNA (mRNA) and inducing mRNA degradation via m6A modification. Targeting the FTO-IRF8 axis is used as a proof of concept therapy; inhibition of FTO's demethylase activity drastically alleviates the proliferation of leukemic cells and prolongs the survival of T-ALL mice by restoring IRF8 expression. This study elucidates the pathogenesis of T-ALL from the perspective of epitranscriptomics and provides new insight into the genetic mechanisms and targeted therapy of T-ALL.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) - 10(2023), 2 vom: 17. Jan., Seite e2201724

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Min [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Han, Xiaoyu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Mingying [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jingru [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yanping [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Na [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jingxin [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Daoxin [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Jingjing [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Chunyan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Fat mass- and obesity-associated protein (FTO)
IRF8
Interferon Regulatory Factors
Interferon regulatory factor-8
Journal Article
M6A modification
PI3K/AKT signaling
PIK3R5
RNA, Messenger

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Date Completed 19.01.2023

Date Revised 20.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/advs.202201724

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34990586X