GSE110178
LSD1 inhibition by tranylcypromine derivatives interferes with GFI1-mediated repression of PU.1 target genes and induces differentiation in AML
Lsd1KO and ATRA treatment in Hoxa9/Meis1- and MN1-transformed myeloid progenitor cells LSD1 has emerged as a promising epigenetic target in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Inhibition of LSD1 has been shown to induce differentiation and facilitate the responsiveness of AML cells to all-trans retinoic acid. We used two murine AML models based on retroviral overexpression of Hoxa9/Meis1 (H9M) or MN1 to study the effect of Lsd1 knockout in AML. The conditional knockout of Lsd1 resulted in differentiation with both granulocytic and monocytic features in H9M-induced AML cells and enhanced their responsiveness towards ATRA treatment, which was not seen in MN1-driven AML. It also extended the survival of mice with H9M-driven AML. To identify molecular changes associated with the loss of Lsd1, we performed whole transcriptome analysis by RNA sequencing of H9M and MN1 Lsd1 fl/fl (Ctrl) and Lsd1cKO cells with or without ATRA treatment. The experiment was done in triplicates. The conditional knockout led to a broad increase in the expression of multiple genes regulated by the important myeloid transcription factors GFI1 and PU.1. These include the transcription factors GFI1B and IRF8, which may be relevant for the observed differentiation response. Overall design: Examination of the effect of LSD1 knockout and ATRA treatment in two murine AML models