Project description:Uterine leiomyomata (UL), the most common neoplasm in reproductive-age women, have recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities including del(7)(q22q32). To develop a molecular signature, matched del(7q) and non-del(7q) tumors identified by FISH or karyotyping from 11 women were profiled with expression arrays. Our analysis using paired t-tests demonstrates this matched design is critical to eliminate confounding effects of genotype and environment that underlie patient variation. A gene list ordered by genome-wide significance showed enrichment for the 7q22 target region. Modification of the gene list by weighting each sample for percent of del(7q) cells to account for the mosaic nature of these tumors further enhanced the frequency of 7q22 genes. Pathway analysis revealed two of the 19 significant functional networks were associated with development and the most represented pathway was protein ubiquitination, which can influence tumor development by stabilizing oncoproteins and destabilizing tumor suppressor proteins. Array CGH (aCGH) studies determined the only consistent genomic imbalance was deletion of 9.5 megabases from 7q22-7q31.1. Combining the aCGH data with the del(7q) UL mosacism-weighted expression analysis resulted in a list of genes that are commonly deleted and whose copy number is correlated with significantly decreased expression. These genes include the proliferation inhibitor HPB1, the loss of expression of which has been associated with invasive breast cancer, as well as the mitosis integrity-maintenance tumor suppressor RINT1. This study provides a molecular signature of the del(7q) UL subgroup and will serve as a platform for future studies of tumor pathogenesis. Keywords: uterine leiomyomata, fibroids, del(7)(q22q32), gene expression, aCGH, microarray
Project description:Uterine leiomyomata (UL), the most common neoplasm in reproductive-age women, have recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities including del(7)(q22q32). To develop a molecular signature, matched del(7q) and non-del(7q) tumors identified by FISH or karyotyping from 11 women were profiled with expression arrays. Our analysis using paired t-tests demonstrates this matched design is critical to eliminate confounding effects of genotype and environment that underlie patient variation. A gene list ordered by genome-wide significance showed enrichment for the 7q22 target region. Modification of the gene list by weighting each sample for percent of del(7q) cells to account for the mosaic nature of these tumors further enhanced the frequency of 7q22 genes. Pathway analysis revealed two of the 19 significant functional networks were associated with development and the most represented pathway was protein ubiquitination, which can influence tumor development by stabilizing oncoproteins and destabilizing tumor suppressor proteins. Array CGH (aCGH) studies determined the only consistent genomic imbalance was deletion of 9.5 megabases from 7q22-7q31.1. Combining the aCGH data with the del(7q) UL mosacism-weighted expression analysis resulted in a list of genes that are commonly deleted and whose copy number is correlated with significantly decreased expression. These genes include the proliferation inhibitor HPB1, the loss of expression of which has been associated with invasive breast cancer, as well as the mitosis integrity-maintenance tumor suppressor RINT1. This study provides a molecular signature of the del(7q) UL subgroup and will serve as a platform for future studies of tumor pathogenesis. Experiment Overall Design: Matched del(7q) and non-del(7q) tumors identified by FISH or karyotyping from each of eleven woman were profiled using Affymetrix GeneChip U133 Plus 2.0 oligonucleotide gene expression arrays.
Project description:Plexiform leiomyomata are a histologically defined subgroup of benign uterine smooth muscle tumors based on their epitheliod cytology and abundant extracellular matrix. We used microarrays to compare plexiform leiomyomata to normal myometrium (smooth muscle of the uterine wall), typical leiomyomata, cellular or atypical leiomyomata and malignant leiomyosarcoma of the uterus. Keywords: tumor analysis
Project description:Plexiform leiomyomata are a histologically defined subgroup of benign uterine smooth muscle tumors based on their epitheliod cytology and abundant extracellular matrix. We used microarrays to compare plexiform leiomyomata to normal myometrium (smooth muscle of the uterine wall), typical leiomyomata, cellular or atypical leiomyomata and malignant leiomyosarcoma of the uterus. Experiment Overall Design: Samples analyzed on U133 Plus 2.0 and HuFL (GPL570 and GPL80). Experiment Overall Design: Data from the microarrays was merged by selection data for probe sets in which Entrez gene ID code on the GPL570 table equaled the Entrez gene ID on the GPL80 table. Experiment Overall Design: If more than one row on the GPL570 matched the value of the Entrez gene ID for a probe set on the GPL80 table, the values from the GPL570 were averaged. Thus, the GPL570 data was condensed to conform to the GPL80 format. Experiment Overall Design: The reformated raw data from both microarrays was then normalized such that the sum of the expression values was 3 million, and that values less than 20 were subsequently set to 20 (to permit log transformation in some statistical analysis).
Project description:Recurring deletions of chromosome 7 and 7q [-7/del(7q)] occur in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and are associated with poor prognosis. However, the identity of specific tumor suppressors on 7q remains elusive. Using RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9 approaches, we show that a ~50% reduction in gene dosage of the mixed lineage leukemia 3 (MLL3) gene, located on 7q36.1, cooperates with other events occurring in -7/del(7q) AMLs to promote leukemogenesis. Mll3 suppression impairs the differentiation of HSPC. Interestingly, Mll3 suppressed leukemias, like human -7/del(7q) AMLs, are refractory to conventional chemotherapy but sensitive to the BET inhibitor JQ1. Thus, our mouse model functionally validates MLL3 as a haploinsufficient 7q tumor suppressor, and suggests a therapeutic option for this aggressive disease.
Project description:Monosomy 7 or deletion of 7q (del(7q)) frequently arise in inherited and acquired bone marrow failure, and are associated with progression to high grade Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and acute leukemia. Current non-transplant approaches to treat marrow failure may be complicated by potential stimulation of clonal outgrowth. To study the biological consequences of del(7q) within the context of a failing marrow, we utilized induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients with Shwachman Diamond Syndrome (SDS) and genomically engineered a deletion of (7q). Deletion of 7q failed to confer a relative fitness advantage in either pluripotent SDS iPSC or in iPSC-derived SDS CD34+ cells. The TGF-beta pathway was the top differentially regulated pathway in transcriptome analysis with the TGF pathway found activated in SDS-iPSCs, compared to SDS-del(7q) iPSCs. Increased phosphorylation of SMAD2 in SDS-iPSCs was reduced following del(7q) and increased upon restoration of 7q diploidy, in support of an effect of 7q dosage on the activation status of the TGF-beta pathway in SDS. Inhibition of the TGF-beta pathway rescued hematopoiesis in SDS-iPSCs and in primary bone marrow cells from SDS patients without improving hematopoiesis of the SDS-del(7q) cells. Together, these results utilizing an iPSC model of MDS in BMF identified a targetable vulnerability for potential therapeutic strategies to ameliorate bone marrow failure without promoting outgrowth of the del7q clone.
Project description:Monosomy 7 or deletion of 7q (del(7q)) frequently arise in inherited and acquired bone marrow failure, and are associated with progression to high grade Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and acute leukemia. Current non-transplant approaches to treat marrow failure may be complicated by potential stimulation of clonal outgrowth. To study the biological consequences of del(7q) within the context of a failing marrow, we utilized induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients with Shwachman Diamond Syndrome (SDS) and genomically engineered a deletion of (7q). Deletion of 7q failed to confer a relative fitness advantage in either pluripotent SDS iPSC or in iPSC-derived SDS CD34+ cells. The TGF-beta pathway was the top differentially regulated pathway in transcriptome analysis with the TGF pathway found activated in SDS-iPSCs, compared to SDS-del(7q) iPSCs. Increased phosphorylation of SMAD2 in SDS-iPSCs was reduced following del(7q) and increased upon restoration of 7q diploidy, in support of an effect of 7q dosage on the activation status of the TGF-beta pathway in SDS. Inhibition of the TGF-beta pathway rescued hematopoiesis in SDS-iPSCs and in primary bone marrow cells from SDS patients without improving hematopoiesis of the SDS-del(7q) cells. Together, these results utilizing an iPSC model of MDS in BMF identified a targetable vulnerability for potential therapeutic strategies to ameliorate bone marrow failure without promoting outgrowth of the del7q clone.
Project description:Uterine leiomyomata (UL), the most common neoplasm in reproductive age women, have recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities including t(12;14). To develop a molecular signature, matched t(12;14) and non-t(12;14) tumors identified by FISH or karyotyping from each of 9 women were profiled using Affymetrix GeneChip U133 Plus 2.0 oligonucleotide arrays. Model analysis demonstrated the necessity for a matched design to eliminate the confounding effect of genotype and environment that underlay patient to patient variation.
Project description:Gene expression profiling was significantly different between der(1;7)(q10;p10) and -7/7q- patients by cluster analysis. There were total 1628 dysregulated genes in both der(1;7)(q10;p10) and -7/del(7q) cohorts.