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ArticleCancer cell2016

Epigenetic Perturbations by Arg882-Mutated DNMT3A Potentiate Aberrant Stem Cell Gene-Expression Program and Acute Leukemia Development.

Rui Lu, Ping Wang, Trevor Parton, Yang Zhou, Kaliopi Chrysovergis, Shira Rockowitz, Wei-Yi Chen, Omar Abdel-Wahab, Paul A Wade, Deyou Zheng and 1 more

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Article in Cancer cell, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 118 papers.

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118 citing papers in PubMed, 154 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Rui LuLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Ping WangDepartment of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Trevor PartonLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Yang ZhouDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Kaliopi ChrysovergisLaboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Shira RockowitzDepartments of Genetics and Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Wei-Yi ChenInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.
Omar Abdel-WahabHuman Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Paul A WadeLaboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
Deyou ZhengDepartment of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Departments of Genetics and Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. Electronic address: deyou.zheng@einstein.yu.edu.
Gang Greg WangLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: greg_wang@med.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Deborah F. Tate · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
Eukaryotic Transcriptional RegulationZIAES101965 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI WADE, PAUL A · 2009 to 2025
$40.9M
Determining the Role of DNA Methylation Deregulation in OncogenesisR01CA215284 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WANG, G GREG · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
Cancer epigenetics: Understanding histone methylation in leukemia stem cellsR00CA151683 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WANG, G GREG · 2012 to 2014
$725k
Cancer epigenetics: Understanding histone methylation in leukemia stem cellsK99CA151683 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WANG, G GREG · 2010 to 2011
$276k
NCI NIH HHS K99 CA151683NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NCI NIH HHS R00 CA151683NCI NIH HHS R01 CA215284
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) is frequently mutated in hematological cancers; however, the underlying oncogenic mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report that the DNMT3A mutational hotspot at Arg882 (DNMT3A(R882H)) cooperates with NRAS mutation to transform hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and induce acute leukemia development. Mechanistically, DNMT3A(R882H) directly binds to and potentiates transactivation of stemness genes critical for leukemogenicity including Meis1, Mn1, and Hoxa gene cluster. DNMT3A(R882H) induces focal epigenetic alterations, including CpG hypomethylation and concurrent gain of active histone modifications, at cis-regulatory elements such as enhancers to facilitate gene transcription. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated ablation of a putative Meis1 enhancer carrying DNMT3A(R882H)-induced DNA hypomethylation impairs Meis1 expression. Importantly, DNMT3A(R882H)-induced gene-expression programs can be repressed through Dot1l inhibition, providing an attractive therapeutic strategy for DNMT3A-mutated leukemias.

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AnimalsArginineDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3AEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicGenes, rasHomeodomain ProteinsHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMethyltransferasesMiceMutationMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinArginineDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3ADNMT3A protein, humanDnmt3a protein, mouseHomeodomain ProteinsMEIS1 protein, humanMeis1 protein, mouseMethyltransferasesMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinNeoplasm Proteins

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