Proteogenomics and Hi-C reveal transcriptional dysregulation in high hyperdiploid childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Nat Commun. 2019 Apr 3;10(1):1519. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09469-3.

Abstract

Hyperdiploidy, i.e. gain of whole chromosomes, is one of the most common genetic features of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but its pathogenetic impact is poorly understood. Here, we report a proteogenomic analysis on matched datasets from genomic profiling, RNA-sequencing, and mass spectrometry-based analysis of >8,000 genes and proteins as well as Hi-C of primary patient samples from hyperdiploid and ETV6/RUNX1-positive pediatric ALL. We show that CTCF and cohesin, which are master regulators of chromatin architecture, display low expression in hyperdiploid ALL. In line with this, a general genome-wide dysregulation of gene expression in relation to topologically associating domain (TAD) borders were seen in the hyperdiploid group. Furthermore, Hi-C of a limited number of hyperdiploid childhood ALL cases revealed that 2/4 cases displayed a clear loss of TAD boundary strength and 3/4 showed reduced insulation at TAD borders, with putative leukemogenic effects.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aneuploidy
  • CCCTC-Binding Factor / genetics
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromatin / genetics
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / genetics
  • Chromosome Aberrations
  • Cohesins
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit / genetics
  • ETS Translocation Variant 6 Protein
  • Female
  • Gene Dosage
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic*
  • Genome, Human
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / genetics*
  • Proteogenomics / methods
  • Proteome / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets / genetics
  • Repressor Proteins / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA
  • Transcription, Genetic*

Substances

  • CCCTC-Binding Factor
  • CTCF protein, human
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Chromatin
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit
  • Proteome
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets
  • RUNX1 protein, human
  • Repressor Proteins