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Leukemia-propagating cells demonstrate distinctive gene expression profiles compared with other cell fractions from patients with de novo Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL

Authors: Hong-Yan Zhao, Yang Song, Xie-Na Cao, Ya-Zhen Qin, Yue-Yun Lai, Hao Jiang, Qian Jiang, Xiao-Jun Huang, Yuan Kong

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 5/2018

Abstract

Relapse remains one of the major obstacles in Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph⁺ALL) even after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The persistence of leukemia-propagating cells (LPCs) may lead to the recurrence of Ph⁺ALL. Using a xenograft assay, LPCs enrichment in the CD34⁺CD38⁻CD58⁻ fraction in Ph⁺ALL was recently identified. A further cohort study indicated that the LPCs phenotype at diagnosis was an independent risk factor for relapse of Ph⁺ALL. However, little is known about the potential molecular mechanism of LPCs-mediated relapse. Therefore, the gene expression profiles of the sorted LPCs and other cell fractions from patients with de novo Ph⁺ALL were investigated using RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq). Most of the differentially expressed genes between the LPCs and other cell fractions were related to the regulation of the cell cycle and metabolism, as identified by the gene ontology (GO) enrichment and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses. Consistent with the RNA-Seq results, the mRNA levels of cell cycle-related genes, such as cyclin-dependent kinase 4, were significantly lower in the LPCs fraction than in other cell fractions. Moreover, the proportion of quiescent cells in LPCs was significantly higher than in other cell fractions. In summary, distinctive gene expression profiles and clusters, which were mostly related to the regulation of the cell cycle and metabolism, were demonstrated between LPCs and other cell fractions from patients with de novo Ph⁺ALL. Therefore, it would be beneficial to develop novel LPCs-based therapeutic strategies for Ph⁺ALL patients.

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Title: Leukemia-propagating cells demonstrate distinctive gene expression profiles compared with other cell fractions from patients with de novo Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL
Authors: Hong-Yan Zhao
Yang Song
Xie-Na Cao
Ya-Zhen Qin
Yue-Yun Lai
Hao Jiang
Qian Jiang
Xiao-Jun Huang
Yuan Kong
Publication date: 01-05-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Annals of Hematology / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-018-3253-5

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