YBX1 mediates translation of oncogenic transcripts to control cell competition in AML
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YBX1 mediates translation of oncogenic transcripts to control cell competition in AML. / Perner, Florian; Schnoeder, Tina M; Xiong, Yijun; Jayavelu, Ashok Kumar; Mashamba, Nomusa; Santamaria, Nuria Tubio; Huber, Nicolas; Todorova, Kristina; Hatton, Charles; Perner, Birgit; Eifert, Theresa; Murphy, Ciara; Hartmann, Maximilian; Hoell, Jessica I; Schröder, Nicolas; Brandt, Sabine; Hochhaus, Andreas; Mertens, Peter R; Mann, Matthias; Armstrong, Scott A; Mandinova, Anna; Heidel, Florian H.
In: Leukemia, Vol. 36, No. 2, 02.2022, p. 426-437.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - YBX1 mediates translation of oncogenic transcripts to control cell competition in AML
AU - Perner, Florian
AU - Schnoeder, Tina M
AU - Xiong, Yijun
AU - Jayavelu, Ashok Kumar
AU - Mashamba, Nomusa
AU - Santamaria, Nuria Tubio
AU - Huber, Nicolas
AU - Todorova, Kristina
AU - Hatton, Charles
AU - Perner, Birgit
AU - Eifert, Theresa
AU - Murphy, Ciara
AU - Hartmann, Maximilian
AU - Hoell, Jessica I
AU - Schröder, Nicolas
AU - Brandt, Sabine
AU - Hochhaus, Andreas
AU - Mertens, Peter R
AU - Mann, Matthias
AU - Armstrong, Scott A
AU - Mandinova, Anna
AU - Heidel, Florian H
N1 - © 2021. The Author(s).
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Persistence of malignant clones is a major determinant of adverse outcome in patients with hematologic malignancies. Despite the fact that the majority of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) achieve complete remission after chemotherapy, a large proportion of them relapse as a result of residual malignant cells. These persistent clones have a competitive advantage and can re-establish disease. Therefore, targeting strategies that specifically diminish cell competition of malignant cells while leaving normal cells unaffected are clearly warranted. Recently, our group identified YBX1 as a mediator of disease persistence in JAK2-mutated myeloproliferative neoplasms. The role of YBX1 in AML, however, remained so far elusive. Here, inactivation of YBX1 confirms its role as an essential driver of leukemia development and maintenance. We identify its ability to amplify the translation of oncogenic transcripts, including MYC, by recruitment to polysomal chains. Genetic inactivation of YBX1 disrupts this regulatory circuit and displaces oncogenic drivers from polysomes, with subsequent depletion of protein levels. As a consequence, leukemia cells show reduced proliferation and are out-competed in vitro and in vivo, while normal cells remain largely unaffected. Collectively, these data establish YBX1 as a specific dependency and therapeutic target in AML that is essential for oncogenic protein expression.
AB - Persistence of malignant clones is a major determinant of adverse outcome in patients with hematologic malignancies. Despite the fact that the majority of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) achieve complete remission after chemotherapy, a large proportion of them relapse as a result of residual malignant cells. These persistent clones have a competitive advantage and can re-establish disease. Therefore, targeting strategies that specifically diminish cell competition of malignant cells while leaving normal cells unaffected are clearly warranted. Recently, our group identified YBX1 as a mediator of disease persistence in JAK2-mutated myeloproliferative neoplasms. The role of YBX1 in AML, however, remained so far elusive. Here, inactivation of YBX1 confirms its role as an essential driver of leukemia development and maintenance. We identify its ability to amplify the translation of oncogenic transcripts, including MYC, by recruitment to polysomal chains. Genetic inactivation of YBX1 disrupts this regulatory circuit and displaces oncogenic drivers from polysomes, with subsequent depletion of protein levels. As a consequence, leukemia cells show reduced proliferation and are out-competed in vitro and in vivo, while normal cells remain largely unaffected. Collectively, these data establish YBX1 as a specific dependency and therapeutic target in AML that is essential for oncogenic protein expression.
KW - Animals
KW - Apoptosis
KW - Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
KW - Cell Competition
KW - Cell Proliferation
KW - Humans
KW - Janus Kinase 2/genetics
KW - Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
KW - Mice
KW - Mutation
KW - Prognosis
KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/genetics
KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured
KW - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
KW - Y-Box-Binding Protein 1/genetics
U2 - 10.1038/s41375-021-01393-0
DO - 10.1038/s41375-021-01393-0
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34465866
VL - 36
SP - 426
EP - 437
JO - Leukemia
JF - Leukemia
SN - 0887-6924
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 303116628