Expression of the chemokine receptor gene, CCR8, is associated With DUSP22 rearrangements in anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is one of the most common T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas and has 2 main subtypes: an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive subtype characterized by ALK gene rearrangements and an ALK-negative subtype that is poorly understood. We recently identified recurrent rearrangements of the DUSP22 locus on 6p25.3 in both primary cutaneous and systemic ALK-negative ALCLs. This study aimed to determine the relationship between these rearrangements and expression of the chemokine receptor gene, CCR8. CCR8 has skin-homing properties and has been suggested to play a role in limiting extracutaneous spread of primary cutaneous ALCLs. However, overexpression of CCR8 has also been reported in systemic ALK-negative ALCLs. As available antibodies for CCR8 have shown lack of specificity, we examined CCR8 expression using quantitative real-time PCR in frozen tissue and RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) in paraffin tissue. Both approaches showed higher CCR8 expression in ALCLs with DUSP22 rearrangements than in nonrearranged cases (PCR: 19.5-fold increase, P=0.01; ISH: 3.3-fold increase, P=0.0008). CCR8 expression was not associated with cutaneous presentation, cutaneous biopsy site, or cutaneous involvement during the disease course. These findings suggest that CCR8 expression in ALCL is more closely related to the presence of DUSP22 rearrangements than to cutaneous involvement and that the function of CCR8 may extend beyond its skin-homing properties in this disease. This study also underscores the utility of RNA-ISH as a paraffin-based method for investigating gene expression when reliable antibodies for immunohistochemical analysis are not available.
*Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology ∥Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN †Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China ‡Department of Hematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute of Singapore §Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University Cancer Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore ¶Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, United Health Services Hospitals, Johnson City/Binghamton, NY.
Xiaoming
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Xing
Thomas J
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Flotte
Mark E
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Law
Anthony J
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Blahnik
Wee-Joo
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Chng
Gaofeng
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Huang
Ryan A
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Knudson
Rhett P
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Ketterling
Julie C
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Porcher
Stephen M
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Ansell
Jagmohan
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Dogan
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Feldman
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D054637:Dual-Specificity Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054639:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D054401:Receptors, CCR8 / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
C103330:CCR8 protein, human; D054401:Receptors, CCR8; D054639:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases; C442824:DUSP22 protein, human; D054637:Dual-Specificity Phosphatases