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Phenotypic, transcriptomic, and genomic features of clonal plasma cells in light-chain amyloidosis.
Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesImmunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis (AL) is a rare clonal plasma cell (PC) disorder that remains largely incurable. AL and multiple myeloma (MM) share the same cellular origin, but while knowledge about MM PC biology has improved significantly, the same does not apply for AL. Here, we undertook an integrative phenotypic, molecular, and genomic approach to study clonal PCs from 22 newly-diagnosed AL patients. Through principal-component-analysis, we demonstrated highly overlapping phenotypic profiles between AL and MGUS or MM patients. However, in contrast to MM, highly-purified FACSs-sorted clonal PCs in AL (n=9/22) show virtually normal transcriptomes with only 68 deregulated genes as compared to normal PCs, including a few tumor suppressor (CDH1, RCAN) and pro-apoptotic (GLIPR1, FAS) genes. Notwithstanding, clonal PCs in AL (n=11/22) were genomically unstable with a median of 9 copy-number-abnormities (CNAs) per case; many of which similar to those found in MM. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed in three AL patients and revealed a median of 10 non-recurrent mutations per case. Altogether, we showed that although clonal PCs in AL display phenotypic and CNA profiles similar to MM, their transcriptome is remarkably similar to that of normal PCs. First-ever WES revealed the lack of a unifying mutation in AL
Phenotypic, transcriptomic, and genomic features of clonal plasma cells in light-chain amyloidosis.
Specimen part, Disease
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The cellular origin and malignant transformation of Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
Specimen part, Disease stage, Subject
View SamplesAlthough information on the molecular pathogenesis of Waldenstrms Macroglobulinemia (WM) has greatly improved in recent years, the exact cellular origin and the mechanisms behind WM transformation from IgM MGUS remain undetermined. Here, we undertook an integrative phenotypic, molecular and genomic approach to study clonal B-cells from newly-diagnosed patients with IgM MGUS (n=22), smoldering (n=17), and symptomatic WM (n=10). Through principal-component-analysis of multidimensional flow cytometry data, we demonstrated overlapping phenotypic profiles between clonal B-cells from IgM MGUS, smoldering and symptomatic WM patients. Similarly, virtually no genes were significantly deregulated between FACS-sorted clonal B-cells from the three disease stages. Interestingly, while the transcriptome of the Waldenstrms clone was highly deregulated as compared to CD25-CD22+ normal B-cells, significantly less genes were differentially expressed and specific WM pathways down-regulated while comparing the transcriptome of the Waldenstrms clone vs. its normal phenotypic counterpart: CD25+CD22+dim B-cells. The frequency of specific copy number abnormalities [+4, del(6q23.3-6q25.3), +12, and +18q11-18q23] progressively increased from IgM MGUS and smoldering WM vs. symptomatic WM (18% vs. 20% and 73%, respectively; P =.008), suggesting a multistep transformation of clonal B-cells that albeit benign (i.e.: IgM MGUS and smoldering WM), already harbor the phenotypic and molecular signatures of the malignant Waldenstrms clone.
The cellular origin and malignant transformation of Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
Specimen part, Disease stage, Subject
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Phenotypic and genomic analysis of multiple myeloma minimal residual disease tumor cells: a new model to understand chemoresistance.
Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesPersistence of chemoresistant minimal residual disease (MRD) plasma cells (PCs) relates to inferior survival in multiple myeloma (MM). MRD PCs are therefore a minor clone able to recapitulate the initial tumor burden at relapse and accordingly, its characterization may represent a unique model to understand chemoresistance; unfortunately, the MRD clone has never been biologically investigated. Here, we compared the antigenic profile of MRD vs. diagnostic clonal PCs in 40 elderly MM patients enrolled in the GEM2010MAS65 study, and showed that the MRD clone is enriched by cells over-expressing integrins (CD11a/CD11c/CD29/CD49d/CD49e), chemokine receptors (CXCR4) and adhesion molecules (CD44/CD54). Genetic profiling of MRD vs. diagnostic PCs showed identical copy number alterations (CNAs) in 3/8 cases, 2 patients with linear acquisition of additional CNAs in MRD clonal PCs, and 3 cases with variable acquisition and loss of CNAs over time. The MRD clone showed significant downregulation of genes particularly related to protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum, as well as novel deregulated genes such as ALCAM that is prognostically relevant in MM and identifies chemoresistant PCs in vitro. Together, we show that therapy-induced clonal selection is already present at the MRD stage, in which chemoresistant PCs show a specific phenotypic signature that may result from the persistence of clones with different genetic and gene expression profiles.
Phenotypic and genomic analysis of multiple myeloma minimal residual disease tumor cells: a new model to understand chemoresistance.
Specimen part, Disease
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Comparing effects of mTR and mTERT deletion on gene expression and DNA damage response: a critical examination of telomere length maintenance-independent roles of telomerase.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesTelomerase, the essential enzyme that maintains telomere length, contains two core components, TERT and TR. While early studies in yeast and mouse both indicated that loss of telomerase leads to phenotypes that arise after an increased number of generations, due to telomere shortening, recent studies claim additional roles for telomerase components in transcription and the response to DNA damage. To test these telomere length maintenance-independent roles of telomerase components, we examined first generation mTR-/- and mTERT-/- mice with long telomeres. We used gene expression profiling and found no genes that were expressed at significantly different levels when independent mTR-/- G1 mice were compared to mTERT-/- G1 mice and to wild-type mice. In addition, we compared the response to DNA damage in mTR-/-G1 and mTERT-/- G1 mouse embryonic fibroblasts, and found no increase in the response to DNA damage in the absence of either telomerase components compared to wild-type. We conclude that in the wild-type physiological telomere length setting, neither mTR nor mTERT act as a transcription factor or have a role in the DNA damage response.
Comparing effects of mTR and mTERT deletion on gene expression and DNA damage response: a critical examination of telomere length maintenance-independent roles of telomerase.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesTelomerase, the essential enzyme that maintains telomere length, contains two core components, TERT and TR. While early studies in yeast and mouse both indicated that loss of telomerase leads to phenotypes that arise after an increased number of generations, due to telomere shortening, recent studies claim additional roles for telomerase components in transcription and the response to DNA damage. To test these telomere length maintenance-independent roles of telomerase components, we examined first generation mTR-/- and mTERT-/- mice with long telomeres. We used gene expression profiling and found no genes that were expressed at significantly different levels when independent mTR-/- G1 mice were compared to mTERT-/- G1 mice and to wild-type mice. In addition, we compared the response to DNA damage in mTR-/-G1 and mTERT-/- G1 mouse embryonic fibroblasts, and found no increase in the response to DNA damage in the absence of either telomerase components compared to wild-type. We conclude that in the wild-type physiological telomere length setting, neither mTR nor mTERT act as a transcription factor or have a role in the DNA damage response.
Comparing effects of mTR and mTERT deletion on gene expression and DNA damage response: a critical examination of telomere length maintenance-independent roles of telomerase.
Sex, Specimen part
View SamplesCCAAT/enhancer binding protein ß (C/EBPß) is a transcription factor that regulates the expression of important pro-inflammatory genes in microglia. Mice deficient for C/EBPß show protection against excitotoxic and ischemic CNS damage but the involvement of the various C/EBPß expressing cell types in this neuroprotective effect is not solved. Since C/EBPß-deficient microglia show attenuated neurotoxicity in culture we hypothesized that specific C/EBPß deficiency in microglia could be neuroprotective in vivo. In this study we have tested this hypothesis by generating mice with myeloid C/EBPß deficiency. Mice with myeloid C/EBPß deficiency were generated by crossing LysMCre and C/EBPßfl/fl mice . Primary microglial cultures from C/EBPßfl/fl (named here as WT) and LysMCre-C/EBPßfl/fl (named here as KO) mice were treated with lipopolysaccharide ± interferon ? (IFN?) for 6 h and gene expression was analyzed by RNA sequencing. LysMCre-C/EBPßfl/fl mice showed an efficiency of C/EBPß deletion of 100% in cultured microglia. Transcriptomic analysis of C/EBPß-deficient primary microglia revealed C/EBPß-dependent expression of 1068 genes, significantly enriched in inflammatory and innate immune responses GO terms. This study provides new data that support a central role for C/EBPß in the biology of activated microglia. Overall design: LysMCre-C/EBPßfl/fl genotype (12 samples): 4 samples treated with LPS, 4 with LPS +IFNg, and 4 vehicle. C/EBPßfl/fl genotype (9 samples): 3 samples treated with LPS, 3 with LPS +IFNg, and 3 vehicle. Design Case (Treatment LPS or LPS +INF) control (No treatment or vehicle) in LysMCre-C/EBPßfl/fl genotype and in C/EBPßfl/fl genotype
RNA-Seq transcriptomic profiling of primary murine microglia treated with LPS or LPS + IFNγ.
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