TGIF1 is a negative regulator of MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia

Anton Willer; Janus Schou Jakobsen; E Ohlsson; N Rapin; J Waage; M Billing; L Bullinger; S Karlsson; B T Porse

doi:10.1038/leu.2014.307

TGIF1 is a negative regulator of MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia

Anton Willer, Janus Schou Jakobsen, E Ohlsson, N Rapin, J Waage, M Billing, L Bullinger, S Karlsson, B T Porse

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Abstract

Members of the TALE (three-amino-acid loop extension) family of atypical homeodomain-containing transcription factors are important downstream effectors of oncogenic fusion proteins involving the mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) gene. A well-characterized member of this protein family is MEIS1, which orchestrates a transcriptional program required for the maintenance of MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia (AML). TGIF1TGIF2 are relatively uncharacterized TALE transcription factors, which, in contrast to the remaining family, have been shown to act as transcriptional repressors. Given the general importance of this family in malignant hematopoiesis, we therefore tested the potential function of TGIF1 in the maintenance of MLL-rearranged AML. Gene expression analysis of MLL-rearranged patient blasts demonstrated reduced TGIF1 levels, and, in accordance, we find that forced expression of TGIF1 in MLL-AF9-transformed cells promoted differentiation and cell cycle exit in vitro, and delayed leukemic onset in vivo. Mechanistically, we show that TGIF1 interferes with a MEIS1-dependent transcriptional program by associating with MEIS1-bound regions in a competitive manner and that the MEIS1:TGIF1 ratio influence the clinical outcome. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that TALE family members can act both positively and negatively on transcriptional programs responsible for leukemic maintenance and provide novel insights into the regulatory gene expression circuitries in MLL-rearranged AML.

Original language	English
Journal	Leukemia
Volume	29
Pages (from-to)	1018-31
Number of pages	14
ISSN	0887-6924
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2014.307
Publication status	Published - 11 May 2015

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