GSE128529
Targeting the scaffolding role of LSD1(KDM1A) poises acute myeloid leukemia cells for Retinoic Acid induced differentiation [RNA-seq]
The histone demethylase LSD1 is deregulated in several tumors, including leukemias, providing the rationale for the clinical use of LSD1 inhibitors . In acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), pharmacological doses of retinoic acid (RA) induce differentiation of APL cells through degradation of the PML-RAR oncogene. APL cells are resistant to LSD1 inhibition or knock-out, but LSD1 inhibition sensitizes them to physiological doses of RA without altering the stability of PML-RAR, and extends survival of leukemic mice upon RA treatment. Non-enzymatic activities of LSD1 are essential to block differentiation of leukemic cells, while the combination of LSD1 inhibitors (or LSD1 knock-out) with low doses of RA releases a differentiation-associated gene expression program, not strictly dependent on changes in histone H3K4 methylation (known substrate of LSD1). An integrated proteomic/epigenomic/mutational analysis showed that LSD1 inhibitors alter the recruitment of LSD1-containing complexes to chromatin through inhibition of the interaction between LSD1 and GFI1, a relevant transcription factor in hematopoiesis. Overall design: Examination of NB4 cells treated as indicated in each sample versus cells trated with DMSO (vehicle).  MC_2580 = LSD1 inhibitor