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ArticleMolecular cancer therapeutics2026

The Histone Modifier KANSL2 Is an Actionable Biomarker in Multiple Myeloma.

Kaiting Jiang, Marieluise Kirchner, Frederik Herzberg, Yan Zhao, Amelie Gasper, Francis Baumgartner, Paul Jung, Jan Braune, Veronika Schulze, Konstandina Isaakidis and 5 more

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Kaiting JiangDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-3282-5953
Marieluise KirchnerCore Unit Proteomics, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7049-534X
Frederik HerzbergDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-7338-7849
Yan ZhaoDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3087-4767
Amelie GasperDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-5247-9498
Francis BaumgartnerDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0768-1956
Paul JungDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6447-450X
Jan BrauneDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2026-2641
Veronika SchulzeDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0009-0004-0823-1660
Konstandina IsaakidisDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-7451-6889
Philipp MertinsCore Unit Proteomics, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2245-528X
Jan KrönkeDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4649-0506
Matthias WirthDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8340-0872
Ulrich KellerDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8485-1958
Stefan HabringerDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cancer Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3976-9592

Funding

Berliner Krebsgesellschaft HAFF202130 MMCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Medical School - Charité - University Medicine Berlin) Promotionsstipendium IChinese Scholarship Council ScholarshipDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) KE 222/10-1 (project number 494535244)Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid) and project number 70111944)Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid) (project number 70114425Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid) project number 70114724Deutschen Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung (DKTK) Young Investigator GrantElse Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (EKFS) 2022_EKEA.94
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic aberrations are key drivers of multiple myeloma, yet targeted therapies exploiting epigenetic alterations have not been established. By integrating clinical and molecular datasets of patients with multiple myeloma with an unbiased genetic in vivo screen, we identified KAT8 regulatory NSL complex subunit 2 (KANSL2) as a histone posttranslational modification-associated candidate oncogene. High expression of KANSL2 was associated with adverse prognosis in patients with multiple myeloma. Genetic gain- and loss-of-function models identified a protective role of KANSL2 toward genotoxic stress. By transcriptomics, proteomics, and quantitative acetylome profiling, we identified a KANSL2-dependent specific molecular program targetable by acetylation-related modifiers. High KANSL2 levels increased sensitivity to the histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor panobinostat and bromodomain and extra-terminal motif (BET) inhibitor OTX-015 and their combination. Ex vivo drug response profiling in samples from patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma confirmed that high KANSL2 expression is associated with selective multiple myeloma cell killing by HDAC and BET inhibitors. Collectively, these findings position KANSL2 as a mediator of chemotherapy resistance and actionable biomarker for response to drugs targeting its epigenetic program.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorHistonesMultiple MyelomaAcetylationAnimalsCell Line, TumorEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansMicePrognosisBiomarkers, TumorHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistones

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PMCPMC13223542

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