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ArticleNature communications2021

Longitudinal single-cell analysis of a myeloma mouse model identifies subclonal molecular programs associated with progression.

Danielle C Croucher, Laura M Richards, Serges P Tsofack, Daniel Waller, Zhihua Li, Ellen Nong Wei, Xian Fang Huang, Marta Chesi, P Leif Bergsagel, Michael Sebag and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Danielle C CroucherPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1052-7853
Laura M Richards *Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3414-7628
Serges P Tsofack *Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Daniel WallerDepartment of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8291-2630
Zhihua LiPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ellen Nong WeiPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Xian Fang HuangDepartment of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Marta ChesiDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4024-8225
P Leif BergsagelDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1523-7388
Michael SebagDepartment of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Trevor J PughPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada. trevor.pugh@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-8073-5888
Suzanne TrudelPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada. Suzanne.Trudel@uhn.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-7952-6352
University Health Network · CAMcGill University · CAMayo Clinic in Arizona · USOntario Institute for Cancer Research · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Project 4: Targeting Resistance to T-Cell Directed Therapy in Multiple MyelomaP50CA186781 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA · PI Yi Lin · 2015 to 2026
$25.5M
Credentialing a Genetically Engineered Clinically-Relevant Mouse Model of Multiple MyelomaR01CA234181 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA · PI CHESI, MARTA · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
CIHR 159465NCI NIH HHS P50 CA186781NCI NIH HHS R01 CA234181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular programs that underlie precursor progression in multiple myeloma are incompletely understood. Here, we report a disease spectrum-spanning, single-cell analysis of the Vκ*MYC myeloma mouse model. Using samples obtained from mice with serologically undetectable disease, we identify malignant cells as early as 30 weeks of age and show that these tumours contain subclonal copy number variations that persist throughout progression. We detect intratumoural heterogeneity driven by transcriptional variability during active disease and show that subclonal expression programs are enriched at different times throughout early disease. We then show how one subclonal program related to GCN2 stress response is progressively activated during progression in myeloma patients. Finally, we use chemical and genetic perturbation of GCN2 in vitro to support this pathway as a therapeutic target in myeloma. These findings therefore present a model of precursor progression in Vκ*MYC mice, nominate an adaptive mechanism important for myeloma survival, and highlight the need for single-cell analyses to understand the biological underpinnings of disease progression.

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Disease ProgressionAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDNA Copy Number VariationsGenetic HeterogeneityHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMultiple MyelomaProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSingle-Cell AnalysisEIF2AK4 protein, humanEif2ak4 protein, mouseProtein Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID34732728
PMCPMC8566524
OpenAlexW3208940288

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