Project description:Deregulation of chromatin modifiers, including DNA helicases, are emerging as one of the mechanism underlying the transformation of anaplastic lymphoma kinase negative (ALK−) anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). We recently identified the DNA helicase HELLS as central for proficient ALK-ALCL proliferation and progression. By performing RNA-sequencing profiling coupled with bioinformatic prediction, we demonstrated that HELLS contributes to an appropriate cytokinesis via the transcriptional regulation of genes involved in cleavage furrow regulation in ALK- anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Project description:Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) is a mature T-cell lymphoma that can present as a systemic or primary cutaneous disease. Systemic ALCL represents 2-5% of adult lymphoma but up to 30% of all pediatric cases. Two subtypes of systemic ALCL are currently recognized on the basis of the presence of a translocation involving the Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase ALK gene. Despite considerable progress, several questions remain open regarding the pathogenesis of both ALCL subtypes. To investigate the molecular pathogenesis and to assess the relationship between the ALK(+) and ALK(-)ALCL subtypes, we performed a genome-wide DNA profiling using high density, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays (SNP-array) on a series of 63 cases and seven cell lines. The commonest lesions were losses at 17p13 and at 6q21, encompassing the TP53 and PRDM1 genes respectively. The latter gene, coding for BLIMP1, was inactivated by multiple mechanisms, more frequently, but not exclusively, in ALK(-)ALCL. In vitro and in vivo experiments showed that that PRDM1 is a tumor suppressor gene in ALCL models, likely acting as an anti-apoptotic agent. Losses of TP53 and/or PRDM1 were present in 52% of ALK(-)ALCL, and in 29% of all ALCL cases with a clinical implication. Genomic profiling of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
Project description:Global proteomics profiling of anaplastic large cell lymphoma cell lines DEL, SU-DHL-1 (ALK+), Mac-1, Mac-2A (ALK-) as well as Hodgkin lymphoma cell lines L-428, L-540, L-1236 and HDLM-2.
Project description:Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a peripheral T-cell lymphoma that accounts for 10–15% of all childhood lymphomas. Despite the observation that more than 90% of the cases show ALK-rearrangement resulting in aberrant ALK kinase expression, there is significant clinical, morphologic, and biological heterogeneity. To gain insight into the molecular heterogeneity within ALK-positive ALCL, we analyzed 46 ALK-positive ALCL samples by whole-exome sequencing, RNA-sequencing, and DNA methylation array analysis. Gene expression and methylation profiling consistently subclassified ALK-positive ALCL cases into two groups differentiated by ALK expression level. The ALK-low group showed enrichment pathways of the immune response and cytokine signaling and were more heavily hypermethylated than the ALK high group, which was characterized by enriched pathways of cell growth, proliferation, metabolic pathways, and large copy number change. Taken together, these findings suggest that there is molecular heterogeneity within pediatric ALK+ALCL, predicting distinct biological mechanisms that may be utilized as prognostic markers.
Project description:Structural genomic variants leading to anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene fusions and aberrant expression of the ALK tyrosine kinase are the hallmark of subtypes of T- and B-lineage neoplasms, namely ALK-positive anaplastic large lymphoma (ALCL) and ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). The latter is a rare aggressive lymphoma, which has been initially identified as a variant of diffuse LBCL (DLBCL) with plasmablastic features. Here, we performed comparative DNA methylation profiling of human and murine ALK-positive B-cell neoplasms. Array-based DNA methylation data from ALK-positive LBCL samples of eight patients were compared to that of DLBCL (n=75), multiple myeloma (MM, n=24), ALK-positive ALCL (n=12) and normal B-cell populations (n=93). ALK-positive LBCLs share a distinct DNA methylation signature similar to that of MM, characterized by lower global DNA methylation levels compared to DLBCLs and normal B-cell populations. DNA methylation alterations in ALK-positive LBCL were predominantly located in heterochromatic and polycomb-repressed regions. The epigenetic age and relative proliferative history of ALK-positive LBCL were intermediate between MM and DLBCL. B-cell neoplasms in NPM::ALK transgenic mice showed a similar hypomethylated signature when compared to normal murine B cells. Cross-species comparison indicated conservation of chromatin states and pathways affected by hypomethylation. Together, the findings suggest that in line with their phenotypical appearance human and murine ALK-positive B-cell lymphomas share an epigenetic profile more closely resembling that of plasma cell neoplasias than that of DLBCLs.
Project description:Structural genomic variants leading to anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene fusions and aberrant expression of the ALK tyrosine kinase are the hallmark of subtypes of T- and B-lineage neoplasms, namely ALK-positive anaplastic large lymphoma (ALCL) and ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). The latter is a rare aggressive lymphoma, which has been initially identified as a variant of diffuse LBCL (DLBCL) with plasmablastic features. Here, we performed comparative DNA methylation profiling of human and murine ALK-positive B-cell neoplasms. Array-based DNA methylation data from ALK-positive LBCL samples of eight patients were compared to that of DLBCL (n=75), multiple myeloma (MM, n=24), ALK-positive ALCL (n=12) and normal B-cell populations (n=93). ALK-positive LBCLs share a distinct DNA methylation signature similar to that of MM, characterized by lower global DNA methylation levels compared to DLBCLs and normal B-cell populations. DNA methylation alterations in ALK-positive LBCL were predominantly located in heterochromatic and polycomb-repressed regions. The epigenetic age and relative proliferative history of ALK-positive LBCL were intermediate between MM and DLBCL. B-cell neoplasms in NPM::ALK transgenic mice showed a similar hypomethylated signature when compared to normal murine B cells. Cross-species comparison indicated conservation of chromatin states and pathways affected by hypomethylation. Together, the findings suggest that in line with their phenotypical appearance human and murine ALK-positive B-cell lymphomas share an epigenetic profile more closely resembling that of plasma cell neoplasias than that of DLBCLs.
Project description:Structural genomic variants leading to anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene fusions and aberrant expression of the ALK tyrosine kinase are the hallmark of subtypes of T- and B-lineage neoplasms, namely ALK-positive anaplastic large lymphoma (ALCL) and ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). The latter is a rare aggressive lymphoma, which has been initially identified as a variant of diffuse LBCL (DLBCL) with plasmablastic features. Here, we performed comparative DNA methylation profiling of human and murine ALK-positive B-cell neoplasms. Array-based DNA methylation data from ALK-positive LBCL samples of eight patients were compared to that of DLBCL (n=75), multiple myeloma (MM, n=24), ALK-positive ALCL (n=12) and normal B-cell populations (n=93). ALK-positive LBCLs share a distinct DNA methylation signature similar to that of MM, characterized by lower global DNA methylation levels compared to DLBCLs and normal B-cell populations. DNA methylation alterations in ALK-positive LBCL were predominantly located in heterochromatic and polycomb-repressed regions. The epigenetic age and relative proliferative history of ALK-positive LBCL were intermediate between MM and DLBCL. B-cell neoplasms in NPM::ALK transgenic mice showed a similar hypomethylated signature when compared to normal murine B cells. Cross-species comparison indicated conservation of chromatin states and pathways affected by hypomethylation. Together, the findings suggest that in line with their phenotypical appearance human and murine ALK-positive B-cell lymphomas share an epigenetic profile more closely resembling that of plasma cell neoplasias than that of DLBCLs.
Project description:Aberrant DNA methylation patterns of malignant cells allow for the study of the tumor phenotype and behavior, and can be used for tumor classification. Here, we describe the genome-wide DNA methylation signatures of NPM-ALK positive and negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). Differences in DNA methylation of tumor cells compared to normal T cells concern pathways that are implicated in T cell development and function and reveal a close relationship to distinct developmental stages of thymocytes. We find DNA hypomethylation in regulatory regions that are enriched for conserved transcription factor binding motifs, such as AP1. Our results suggest a direct relationship of oncogenic signaling with epigenetic modifications via transcription factor induction and occupancy.
Project description:The aim was to dissect molecular changes in histone and non-histone protein acetylation dynamics following the genetic or pharmacological inhibition of HDAC activity in a model of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL), a T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, predominantly found in children and adolescents.