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LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA
Volume 52, Issue 7, Pages 1348-1359Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2011.566391
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Aberration; del(5q); homeobox; oncogene; PITX1; RUNX; STAT1
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In T-cell acute lymphoblasic leukemia (T-ALL), neoplastic chromosomal rearrangements are known to deregulate members of the homeobox gene families NKL and HOXA. Here, analysis of T-ALL cell lines and primary cells identified aberrant expression of a third homeobox gene group, the Paired (PRD) class. LOUCY cells revealed chromosomal deletion at 5q31, which targets the downstream regulatory region of the PRD homeobox gene PITX1, removing a STAT1 binding site. STAT1 mediates repressive interleukin 2 (IL2)-STAT1 signaling, implicating IL2 pathway avoidance as a possible activation mechanism. Among primary T-ALL samples, 2/22 (9%) aberrantly expressed PITX1, highlighting the importance of this gene. Forced expression of PITX1 in JURKAT cells and subsequent target gene analysis prompted deregulation of genes involved in T-cell development including HES1, JUN, NKX3-1, RUNX1, RUNX2, and TRIB2. Taken together, our data show leukemic activation of PITX1, a novice PRD-class homeobox gene in a subset of early-staged T-ALL, which may promote leukemogenesis by inhibiting T-cell development.
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