Leukaemia cell of origin identified by chromatin landscape of bulk tumour cells.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-11-2016

JAX Source

Nat Commun 2016 Jul 11; 7:12166

Volume

7

First Page

12166

Last Page

12166

ISSN

2041-1723

PMID

27397025

Grant

CA184851,CA034196,T32HD007065, Maine Cancer Foundation, American Society of Hematology Scholar Award, Pyewacket Fund

Abstract

The precise identity of a tumour's cell of origin can influence disease prognosis and outcome. Methods to reliably define tumour cell of origin from primary, bulk tumour cell samples has been a challenge. Here we use a well-defined model of MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) to demonstrate that transforming haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and multipotent progenitors results in more aggressive AML than transforming committed progenitor cells. Transcriptome profiling reveals a gene expression signature broadly distinguishing stem cell-derived versus progenitor cell-derived AML, including genes involved in immune escape, extravasation and small GTPase signal transduction. However, whole-genome profiling of open chromatin reveals precise and robust biomarkers reflecting each cell of origin tested, from bulk AML tumour cell sampling. We find that bulk AML tumour cells exhibit distinct open chromatin loci that reflect the transformed cell of origin and suggest that open chromatin patterns may be leveraged as prognostic signatures in human AML. Nat Commun 2016 Jul 11; 7:12166

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