Project description:Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a malignancy of mature CD4+ T-cells caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Recently, it has been noted that some epigenome abnormalities including DNA methylation and tri-methylation at histone H3Lys27 (H3K27me3) contribute to malignant transformation of ATL. Hence, we investigate the combined effect of DNA demethylating agents and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), which catalyze H3K27me3, inhibitors in ATL. Methylaome analyse revealed that OR21 and the combination changes DNA methylation.
Project description:Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a malignancy of mature CD4+ T-cells caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Recently, it has been noted that some epigenome abnormalities including DNA methylation and tri-methylation at histone H3Lys27 (H3K27me3) contribute to malignant transformation of ATL. Hence, we investigate the combined effect of DNA demethylating agents and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), which catalyze H3K27me3, inhibitors in ATL. Gene expression microarray analyses revealed that the combination changes gene expressions stronger than the single treatment.
Project description:Treatment with demethylating agents in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitors have shown improved molecular responses and survival benefits in patients with TKI-resistant or advanced-phase CML. However, little is known regarding underlying mechanism of the combination anti-tumor effect of demethylating agents and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. To analyze the combination effect, we have compared gene expression profiles among chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cell lines (K562, KBM5) treated with imatinib (IM), a new demethylating agent, OR-2100 (OR21), and these combination therapy.