title: Myb expression is critical for myeloid leukemia development induced by Setbp1 activation.
abstract: SETBP1 missense mutations have been frequently identified in multiple myeloid neoplasms; however, their oncogenic potential remains unclear. Here we show that expression of Setbp1 mutants carrying two such mutations in mouse bone marrow progenitors efficiently induced development of acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs) in irradiated recipient mice with significantly shorter latencies and greater penetrance than expression of wild-type Setbp1, suggesting that these mutations are highly oncogenic. The increased oncogenicity of Setbp1 missense mutants could be due in part to their capability to drive significantly higher target gene transcription. We further identify Myb as a critical mediator of Setbp1-induced self-renewal as its knockdown caused efficient differentiation of myeloid progenitors immortalized by wild-type Setbp1 and Setbp1 missense mutants. Interestingly, Myb is also a direct transcriptional target of Setbp1 and Setbp1 missense mutants as they directly bind to the Myb locus in immortalized cells and dramatically activate a critical enhancer/promoter region of Myb in luciferase reporter assays. Furthermore, Myb knockdown in Setbp1 and Setbp1 missense mutations-induced AML cells also efficiently induced their differentiation in culture and significantly prolonged the survival of their secondary recipient mice, suggesting that targeting MYB pathway could be a promising strategy for treating human myeloid neoplasms with SETBP1 activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Nhu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Bandana A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Vishwakarma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Yufen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Bartlomiej
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Przychodzen
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Jaroslaw P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Maciejewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D000080905:Homeobox A10 Proteins; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D000080905:Homeobox A10 Proteins; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb; C574812:Setbp1 protein, mouse; C097899:homeobox protein HOXA9; C092119:Hoxa10 protein, mouse
keywords: Myb; Setbp1; myeloid leukemia