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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

The Hydropathy Index of the HCDR3 Region of the B-Cell Receptor Identifies Two Subgroups of IGHV-Mutated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients With Distinct Outcome.

Arancha Rodríguez-Caballero, Blanca Fuentes Herrero, Guillermo Oliva Ariza, Ignacio Criado, Miguel Alcoceba, Carlos Prieto, María Pérez Caro, Andrés C García-Montero, Marcos González Díaz, Francesco Forconi and 3 more

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Arancha Rodríguez-CaballeroTranslational and Clinical Research Program, Cancer Research Center Institute of Cancer Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCC), University of Salamanca-The Spanish National Research Council (USAL-CSIC), Department of Medicine and Cytometry Service, Nucleus Research Support Platform from University of Salamanca (NUCLEUS), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Blanca Fuentes HerreroTranslational and Clinical Research Program, Cancer Research Center Institute of Cancer Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCC), University of Salamanca-The Spanish National Research Council (USAL-CSIC), Department of Medicine and Cytometry Service, Nucleus Research Support Platform from University of Salamanca (NUCLEUS), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Guillermo Oliva ArizaTranslational and Clinical Research Program, Cancer Research Center Institute of Cancer Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCC), University of Salamanca-The Spanish National Research Council (USAL-CSIC), Department of Medicine and Cytometry Service, Nucleus Research Support Platform from University of Salamanca (NUCLEUS), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Ignacio CriadoTranslational and Clinical Research Program, Cancer Research Center Institute of Cancer Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCC), University of Salamanca-The Spanish National Research Council (USAL-CSIC), Department of Medicine and Cytometry Service, Nucleus Research Support Platform from University of Salamanca (NUCLEUS), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Miguel AlcocebaCIBERONC Program of Liquid Biopsy, Hematologic Tumors, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer CB16/12/00400 and CB16/12/00233 (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain.
Carlos PrietoBioinformatics Service, Nucleus Research Support Platform from University of Salamanca (NUCLEUS), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
María Pérez CaroSpanish National DNA Bank Carlos III, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Andrés C García-MonteroTranslational and Clinical Research Program, Cancer Research Center Institute of Cancer Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCC), University of Salamanca-The Spanish National Research Council (USAL-CSIC), Department of Medicine and Cytometry Service, Nucleus Research Support Platform from University of Salamanca (NUCLEUS), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Marcos González DíazCIBERONC Program of Liquid Biopsy, Hematologic Tumors, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer CB16/12/00400 and CB16/12/00233 (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain.
Francesco ForconiHaematology Oncology Group, School of Cancer Sciences, Cancer Research UK Centre and National Institute for Health Research Experimental Cancer Medicine, University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Ana Bela Sarmento-RibeiroFaculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra (FMUC), Coimbra, Portugal.
Julia AlmeidaTranslational and Clinical Research Program, Cancer Research Center Institute of Cancer Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCC), University of Salamanca-The Spanish National Research Council (USAL-CSIC), Department of Medicine and Cytometry Service, Nucleus Research Support Platform from University of Salamanca (NUCLEUS), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Alberto OrfaoTranslational and Clinical Research Program, Cancer Research Center Institute of Cancer Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCC), University of Salamanca-The Spanish National Research Council (USAL-CSIC), Department of Medicine and Cytometry Service, Nucleus Research Support Platform from University of Salamanca (NUCLEUS), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Universidad de Salamanca · ESCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer · ESCentro de Investigación del Cáncer · ESCancer Research UK · GBConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESUniversity of Coimbra · PT

Funding

Cancer Research UK 23669Cancer Research UK 29101Cancer Research UK 29370
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The HCDR3 sequences of the B-cell receptor (BCR) undergo constraints in length, amino acid use, and charge during maturation of B-cell precursors and after antigen encounter, leading to BCR and antibodies with high affinity to specific antigens. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia consists of an expansion of B-cells with a mixed immature and "antigen-experienced" phenotype, with either a mutated (M-CLL) or unmutated (U-CLL) tumor BCR, associated with distinct patient outcomes. Here, we investigated the hydropathy index of the BCR of 138 CLL patients and its association with the IGHV mutational status and patient outcome. Overall, two clearly distinct subgroups of M-CLL patients emerged, based on a neutral (mean hydropathy index of -0.1) vs. negatively charged BCR (mean hydropathy index of -1.1) with molecular features closer to those of B-cell precursors and peripheral/mature B-cells, respectively. Despite that M-CLL with neutral HCDR3 did not show traits associated with a mature B-cell repertoire, important differences in IGHV gene usage of tumor cells and patient outcome were observed in this subgroup of patients once compared to both U-CLL and M-CLL with negatively charged HCDR3 sequences. Compared to M-CLL with negatively charged HCDR3 sequences, M-CLL with neutral HCDR3 sequences showed predominance of men, more advanced stages of the disease, and a greater frequency of genetic alterations-e.g., del(17p)-together with a higher rate of disease progression and shorter time to therapy (TTT), independently of other prognostic factors. Our data suggest that the hydropathy index of the HCDR3 sequences of CLL cells allows the identification of a subgroup of M-CLL with intermediate prognostic features between U-CLL and the more favorable subgroup of M-CLL with a negatively charged BCR.

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disease progressionhydropathy indexmutated CLL (M-CLL)negatively charged HCDR3neutral HCDR3

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