ETS1 phosphorylation at threonine 38 is associated with the cell of origin of diffuse large B cell lymphoma and sustains the growth of tumour cells.

11q24.3 gain ETS1 Thr38 phosphorylation MEK/ERK axis diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

Journal

British journal of haematology
ISSN: 1365-2141
Titre abrégé: Br J Haematol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0372544

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Historique:
revised: 19 07 2023
received: 12 12 2022
accepted: 24 07 2023
pubmed: 16 8 2023
medline: 16 8 2023
entrez: 16 8 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The transcriptional factor ETS1 is upregulated in 25% of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Here, we studied the role of ETS1 phosphorylation at threonine 38, a marker for ETS1 activation, in DLBCL cellular models and clinical specimens. p-ETS1 was detected in activated B cell-like DLBCL (ABC), not in germinal centre B-cell-like DLBCL (GCB) cell lines and, accordingly, it was more common in ABC than GCB DLBCL diagnostic biopsies. MEK inhibition decreased both baseline and IgM stimulation-induced p-ETS1 levels. Genetic inhibition of phosphorylation of ETS1 at threonine 38 affected the growth and the BCR-mediated transcriptome program in DLBCL cell lines. Our data demonstrate that ETS1 phosphorylation at threonine 38 is important for the growth of DLBCL cells and its pharmacological inhibition could benefit lymphoma patients.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37584198
doi: 10.1111/bjh.19018
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

244-254

Subventions

Organisme : Rotary Foundation
ID : GG1639200
Organisme : Rotary Foundation
ID : GG1756935
Organisme : Swiss Cancer Research Foundation
ID : KLS-3580-02-2015

Informations de copyright

© 2023 The Authors. British Journal of Haematology published by British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Auteurs

Elaine Y L Chung (EYL)

Institute of Oncology Research, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Giulio Sartori (G)

Institute of Oncology Research, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Maurilio Ponzoni (M)

IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital Scientific Institute, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.

Luciano Cascione (L)

Institute of Oncology Research, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Valdemar Priebe (V)

Institute of Oncology Research, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Zijun Y Xu-Monette (ZY)

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Xiaosheng Fang (X)

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Mingzhi Zhang (M)

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Carlo Visco (C)

Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Alexandar Tzankov (A)

Pathology, Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.

Andrea Rinaldi (A)

Institute of Oncology Research, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Jacopo Sgrignani (J)

Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Emanuele Zucca (E)

Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Davide Rossi (D)

Institute of Oncology Research, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Andrea Cavalli (A)

Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Giorgio Inghirami (G)

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

David W Scott (DW)

Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, BC Cancer, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Ken H Young (KH)

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Francesco Bertoni (F)

Institute of Oncology Research, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

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