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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
34
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
De novo epigenetic changes at histone and DNA level that affect gene transcription in cancer may be less random than we originally thought. Leukemia fusion proteins associated with specific chromosome translocations could mechanistically determine the epigenetic fate of specific target genes critical for normal hematopoiesis. This seems to be the case with AML1-MTG16, a fusion protein resulting from the t(16;21) translocation, a hallmark of therapy-related leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Here we show that AML1-MTG16 blocks both myeloid differentiation and proliferation in the 32D/WT1-mouse myeloid cell line. These biological effects can be traced to the AML1 and MTG16 moieties of the fusion protein, respectively. Further, we show that AML1-MTG16 can induce epigenetic repressive changes at the histone and DNA level of the AML1 target gene Csf1r (c-fms), encoding the macrophage colony stimulating factor receptor. We observed that, concomitant with Csf1r downregulation, 32D/WT1 cells lost the ability to undergo myeloid differentiation in response to the granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Thus, there seems to be an association between AML1-MTG16-induced myeloid maturation block and epigenetic changes of a myeloid master gene.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0950-9232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5325-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Epigenesis, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Granulocyte Precursor Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Histones, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Oncogene Proteins, Fusion, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16007222-Transfection
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Myeloid maturation block by AML1-MTG16 is associated with Csf1r epigenetic downregulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cancer Genetics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't