Project description:Here we report the use of high-throughput sequencing technologies (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq) to identify the molecular programme of PBX1 and FOXM1 in multiple myeloma cells (MM1S, U266 cell lines). We performed Chromatin Immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) against PBX1 in MM1S and U266 cells (n=2). In addition, we identifed the transcriptome of PBX1-depleted and FOXM1-depleted myeloma cells 3 days after transduction with shRNA-expressing lentiviral vectors. Molecular characterization revealed PBX1 as a novel epigenetic regulator of myeloma cell survival and proliferation. PBX1 directly and unilaterally controls the FOXM1 transcriptional programme and, together,they regulate the high-risk transcriptional signature of chr1q-amplified cells. Pharmacological inhibition of the unified PBX1-FOXM1 axis with thiostrepton showed selectivity against chr1q-amplified MM. Altogether, these data reveal PBX1-FOXM1 axis as a novel therapeutic avenue against chr1q-amplified MM.
Project description:Multiple Myeloma is an incurable plasma cell malignancy with a poor survival rate that is usually treated with immunomodulatory drugs (iMiDs) and proteosome inhibitors (PIs). The malignant plasma cells quickly become resistant to these agents causing relapse and uncontrolled growth of resistant clones. From whole genome sequencing (WGS) and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) studies, different high-risk translocation, copy number, mutational, and transcriptional markers have been identified. One of these markers, PHF19, epigenetically regulates cell cycle and other processes and has already been studied using RNA-seq. In this study a massive (325,025 cells and 49 patients) single cell multiomic dataset was generated with jointly quantified ATAC- and RNA-seq for each cell and matched genomic profiles for each patient. We identified an association between one plasma cell subtype with myeloma progression that we have called relapsed/refractory plasma cells (RRPCs). These cells are associated with 1q alterations, TP53 mutations, and higher expression of PHF19. We also identified downstream regulation of cell cycle inhibitors in these cells, possible regulation of the transcription factor (TF) PBX1 on 1q, and determined that PHF19 may be acting primarily through this subset of cells.
Project description:Multiple myeloma cell lines MM1S and MOLP8 were modified by zinc finger nucleases targeting exon 7 of the TP53 DNA binding domain. Knockout (KO) clones were isolated by limiting dilution, identified by TP53 resequencing, and confirmed by Western blotting. KO and unmodified (WT) clones were then either treated with vehicle or 200 nM CX-5461 for 48 hours for gene expression profiling (GEP).
Project description:In this experiment we demonstrate the use of an inhibitor of the KDM5 family of histone demethylases, KDM5-C70, on H3K4me3 marks in the multiple myeloma cell line MM1S. KDM5-C70 increases H3K4me3 in a global fashion across the genome. Examination of H3K4me3 mark across MM1S cells treated with either KDM5-C70 or vehicle control
Project description:We found that a small molecule inhibitor of PRMT4 inhibited cell growth of a subset of multiple myeloma cell lines. To identify biomarkers that predict the sensitivity of myeloma cells to PRMT4 inhibition, we performed transcriptomic analysis of multiple myeloma cell lines.
Project description:To investigate ferroptosis-dependent changes in DNA methylation, a genome wide DNA methylation profiling of ferroptotic (RSL3-treated) multiple myeloma cells (MM1S & MM1R) was performed using the 850K MethylationEPIC BeadChip Array. The ferroptotic DNA methylation signature was compared to myeloma cells pre-treated with the ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1 (FRSL3), which served as a negative control. In total, three biological replicates per treatment per cell line were included.