PU.1 cooperates with IRF4 and IRF8 to suppress pre-B-cell leukemia

Pang, SH; Minnich, M; Gangatirkar, P; Zheng, Z; Ebert, A; Song, G; Dickins, RA; Corcoran, LM; Mullighan, CG; Busslinger, M; Huntington, ND; Nutt, SL; Carotta, S

Author(s): Pang, SH; Minnich, M; Gangatirkar, P; Zheng, Z; Ebert, A; Song, G; Dickins, RA; Corcoran, LM; Mullighan, CG; Busslinger, M; Huntington, ND; Nutt, SL; Carotta, S;
Details: Publication Year 2016-06-30,Volume 30,Issue #6,Page 1375-1387
Journal Title: Leukemia
Publication Type: Journal Article
Abstract: The Ets family transcription factor PU.1 and the interferon regulatory factor (IRF)4 and IRF8 regulate gene expression by binding to composite DNA sequences known as Ets/interferon consensus elements. Although all three factors are expressed from the onset of B-cell development, single deficiency of these factors in B-cell progenitors only mildly impacts on bone marrow B lymphopoiesis. Here we tested whether PU.1 cooperates with IRF factors in regulating early B-cell development. Lack of PU.1 and IRF4 resulted in a partial block in development the pre-B-cell stage. The combined deletion of PU.1 and IRF8 reduced recirculating B-cell numbers. Strikingly, all PU.1/IRF4 and ~50% of PU.1/IRF8 double deficient mice developed pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) associated with reduced expression of the established B-lineage tumor suppressor genes, Ikaros and Spi-B. These genes are directly regulated by PU.1/IRF4/IRF8, and restoration of Ikaros or Spi-B expression inhibited leukemic cell growth. In summary, we demonstrate that PU.1, IRF4 and IRF8 cooperate to regulate early B-cell development and to prevent pre-B-ALL formation.Leukemia advance online publication, 11 March 2016; doi:10.1038/leu.2016.27.
Publisher: NPG
Research Division(s): Molecular Immunology
PubMed ID: 26932576
Link To PubMed Central Version: https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov/pmc/articles/PMC5179358/
Publisher's Version: https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2016.27
NHMRC Grants: NHMRC/1054925, NHMRC/637345, NHMRC/1058238,
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