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Overexpression of wild type IL-7Rα promotes T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma


ABSTRACT: Tight regulation of IL-7Rα expression is essential for normal T-cell development. IL-7Rα gain-of-function mutations are known drivers of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Although a subset of T-ALL patients display very high IL7R mRNA levels and cases with IL7R gains have been reported, the impact of IL-7Rα overexpression, rather than mutational activation, on leukemogenesis remains unclear. Here, we show that overexpression of IL-7Rα in tetracycline-inducible Il7r transgenic and Rosa26 IL7R knock-in mice drives thymus hyperplasia due to increased proliferation of T-cell precursors, which subsequently infiltrate lymph nodes, spleen and bone marrow, ultimately leading to fatal leukemia. The tumors mimic key features of human T-ALL, including heterogeneity in immunophenotype and genetic subtype between cases, frequent hyperactivation of PI3K/Akt pathway that is paralleled by downregulation of p27Kip1 and upregulation of Bcl-2, and gene expression signatures evidencing JAK/STAT, PI3K/Akt/mTOR and Notch signaling activation. Notably, we also find that established tumors no longer require high levels of IL-7R expression upon secondary transplantation and can progress even in the absence of IL-7, but remain sensitive to the Bcl-2 inhibitor Venetoclax. The relevance of these findings for human disease are highlighted by the fact that T-ALL patient samples with high wild type IL7R expression display a transcriptional signature resembling that from IL-7-stimulated pro-T cells and, critically, from IL7R mutant T-ALL cases. Overall, our studies demonstrate that high expression of IL-7Rα can promote T-cell tumorigenesis even in the absence of IL-7Rα mutational activation.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE128212 | GEO | 2021/09/07

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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