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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Myeloid transformation by MLL-ENL depends strictly on C/EBP |
| Creators Name: | Wesolowski, R., Kowenz-Leutz, E., Zimmermann, K., Dörr, D., Hofstätter, M., Slany, R.K., Mildner, A. and Leutz, A. |
| Abstract: | Chromosomal rearrangements of the mixed-lineage leukemia gene MLL1 are the hallmark of infant acute leukemia. The granulocyte-macrophage progenitor state forms the epigenetic basis for myelomonocytic leukemia stemness and transformation by MLL-type oncoproteins. Previously, it was shown that the establishment of murine myelomonocytic MLL-ENL transformation, but not its maintenance, depends on the transcription factor C/EBPα, suggesting an epigenetic hit-and-run mechanism of MLL-driven oncogenesis. Here, we demonstrate that compound deletion of Cebpa/Cebpb almost entirely abrogated the growth and survival of MLL-ENL–transformed cells. Rare, slow-growing, and apoptosis-prone MLL-ENL–transformed escapees were recovered from compound Cebpa/Cebpb deletions. The escapees were uniformly characterized by high expression of the resident Cebpe gene, suggesting inferior functional compensation of C/EBPα/C/EBPβ deficiency by C/EBPε. Complementation was augmented by ectopic C/EBPβ expression and downstream activation of IGF1 that enhanced growth. Cebpe gene inactivation was accomplished only in the presence of complementing C/EBPβ, but not in its absence, confirming the Cebpe dependency of the Cebpa/Cebpb double knockouts. Our data show that MLL-transformed myeloid cells are dependent on C/EBPs during the initiation and maintenance of transformation. |
| Keywords: | Acute Leukemia, Myeloid, Apoptosis, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, Cell Proliferation, Cell Survival, Fusion Oncogene Proteins, Gene Knockout Techniques, Granulocyte Precursor Cells, HEK293 Cells, Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein, Neoplastic Cell Transformation, Signal Transduction, Transfection, Animals, Mice |
| Source: | Life Science Alliance |
| ISSN: | 2575-1077 |
| Publisher: | Life Science Alliance |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page Range: | e202000709 |
| Date: | January 2021 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202000709 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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