Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Cancer Cell. 2011 Jul 12;20(1):66-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.06.010.
The histone 3 lysine 79 (H3K79) methyltransferase Dot1l has been implicated in the development of leukemias bearing translocations of the Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) gene. We identified the MLL-fusion targets in an MLL-AF9 leukemia model, and conducted epigenetic profiling for H3K79me2, H3K4me3, H3K27me3, and H3K36me3 in hematopoietic progenitor and leukemia stem cells (LSCs). We found abnormal profiles only for H3K79me2 on MLL-AF9 fusion target loci in LSCs. Inactivation of Dot1l led to downregulation of direct MLL-AF9 targets and an MLL translocation-associated gene expression signature, whereas global gene expression remained largely unaffected. Suppression of MLL translocation-associated gene expression corresponded with dependence of MLL-AF9 leukemia on Dot1l in vivo. These data point to DOT1L as a potential therapeutic target in MLL-rearranged leukemia.
组蛋白 3 赖氨酸 79(H3K79)甲基转移酶 Dot1l 与携带混合谱系白血病(MLL)基因易位的白血病的发生有关。我们在 MLL-AF9 白血病模型中鉴定了 MLL 融合靶标,并对造血祖细胞和白血病干细胞(LSCs)中的 H3K79me2、H3K4me3、H3K27me3 和 H3K36me3 进行了表观遗传学分析。我们发现仅在 LSCs 中的 MLL-AF9 融合靶标位点上存在 H3K79me2 的异常谱。Dot1l 的失活导致直接的 MLL-AF9 靶基因的下调和与 MLL 易位相关的基因表达特征,而全局基因表达基本上没有受到影响。MLL 易位相关基因表达的抑制与体内 MLL-AF9 白血病对 Dot1l 的依赖性相对应。这些数据表明 DOT1L 可能是 MLL 重排白血病的潜在治疗靶点。