Leukemic transformation in mice expressing a NUP98-HOXD13 transgene is accompanied by spontaneous mutations in Nras, Kras, and Cbl.
The NUP98-HOXD13 (NHD13) fusion gene occurs in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). We reported that transgenic mice expressing NHD13 develop MDS, and that more than half of these mice eventually progress to acute leukemia. The latency period suggests a requirement for at least 1 complementary event before leukemic transformation. We conducted a candidate gene search for complementary events focused on genes that are frequently mutated in human myeloid leukemia. We investigated 22 ANLL samples and found a high frequency of Nras and Kras mutations, an absence of Npm1, p53, Runx1, Kit and Flt3 mutations, and a single Cbl mutation. Our findings support a working hypothesis that predicts that ANLL cases have one mutation which inhibits differentiation, and a complementary mutation which enhances proliferation or inhibit apoptosis. In addition, we provide the first evidence for spontaneous collaborating mutations in a genetically engineered mouse model of ANLL.
Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20889-5105, USA.
Christopher
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Slape
Leah Y
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Liu
Sarah
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Beachy
Peter D
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Aplan
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D003043:Cocarcinogenesis; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D011905:Genes, ras; D006801:Humans; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008954:Models, Biological; D009154:Mutation; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D000090243:Nucleophosmin; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000235:genetics*; D050721:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl / Q000235:genetics*
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; C000716967:NPM1 protein, human; C521093:NUP98-HOXD13 protein, human; C000715570:Npm1 protein, mouse; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion; D000090243:Nucleophosmin; D050721:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl; C493849:Cbl protein, mouse