MBNL1 regulates essential alternative RNA splicing patterns in MLL-rearranged leukemia.
Alternative Splicing
Animals
Antineoplastic Agents
/ pharmacology
Apoptosis
/ drug effects
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Cell Line, Tumor
DNA-Binding Proteins
/ genetics
Datasets as Topic
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Gene Knockdown Techniques
Gene Rearrangement
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
/ genetics
Humans
Introns
/ genetics
Leukemia
/ drug therapy
Mice
Mice, Knockout
Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein
/ genetics
Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
/ genetics
Primary Cell Culture
RNA, Small Interfering
/ metabolism
RNA-Binding Proteins
/ antagonists & inhibitors
RNA-Seq
Transplantation Chimera
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 05 2020
12 05 2020
Historique:
received:
27
01
2019
accepted:
25
03
2020
entrez:
14
5
2020
pubmed:
14
5
2020
medline:
1
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Despite growing awareness of the biologic features underlying MLL-rearranged leukemia, targeted therapies for this leukemia have remained elusive and clinical outcomes remain dismal. MBNL1, a protein involved in alternative splicing, is consistently overexpressed in MLL-rearranged leukemias. We found that MBNL1 loss significantly impairs propagation of murine and human MLL-rearranged leukemia in vitro and in vivo. Through transcriptomic profiling of our experimental systems, we show that in leukemic cells, MBNL1 regulates alternative splicing (predominantly intron exclusion) of several genes including those essential for MLL-rearranged leukemogenesis, such as DOT1L and SETD1A. We finally show that selective leukemic cell death is achievable with a small molecule inhibitor of MBNL1. These findings provide the basis for a new therapeutic target in MLL-rearranged leukemia and act as further validation of a burgeoning paradigm in targeted therapy, namely the disruption of cancer-specific splicing programs through the targeting of selectively essential RNA binding proteins.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32398749
doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15733-8
pii: 10.1038/s41467-020-15733-8
pmc: PMC7217953
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antineoplastic Agents
0
DNA-Binding Proteins
0
MBNL1 protein, human
0
MLL-AF9 fusion protein, human
0
Mbnl1 protein, mouse
0
Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
0
RNA, Small Interfering
0
RNA-Binding Proteins
0
Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein
149025-06-9
DOT1L protein, human
EC 2.1.1.-
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
EC 2.1.1.43
Setd1A protein, human
EC 2.1.1.43
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2369Subventions
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA226802
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R50 CA211404
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : S10 OD023410
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : L40 HL143713
Pays : United States
Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
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