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Mll partial tandem duplication induces aberrant Hox expression in vivo via specific epigenetic alterations
Adrienne M. Dorrance, … , Guido Marcucci, Michael A. Caligiuri
Adrienne M. Dorrance, … , Guido Marcucci, Michael A. Caligiuri
Published October 2, 2006
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2006;116(10):2707-2716. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI25546.
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Research Article Oncology

Mll partial tandem duplication induces aberrant Hox expression in vivo via specific epigenetic alterations

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Abstract

We previously identified a rearrangement of mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) gene (also known as ALL-1, HRX, and HTRX1), consisting of an in-frame partial tandem duplication (PTD) of exons 5 through 11 in the absence of a partner gene, occurring in approximately 4%–7% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and normal cytogenetics, and associated with a poor prognosis. The mechanism by which the MLL PTD contributes to aberrant hematopoiesis and/or leukemia is unknown. To examine this, we generated a mouse knockin model in which exons 5 through 11 of the murine Mll gene were targeted to intron 4 of the endogenous Mll locus. MllPTD/WT mice exhibit an alteration in the boundaries of normal homeobox (Hox) gene expression during embryogenesis, resulting in axial skeletal defects and increased numbers of hematopoietic progenitor cells. MllPTD/WT mice overexpress Hoxa7, Hoxa9, and Hoxa10 in spleen, BM, and blood. An increase in histone H3/H4 acetylation and histone H3 lysine 4 (Lys4) methylation within the Hoxa7 and Hoxa9 promoters provides an epigenetic mechanism by which this overexpression occurs in vivo and an etiologic role for MLL PTD gain of function in the genesis of AML.

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Adrienne M. Dorrance, Shujun Liu, Weifeng Yuan, Brian Becknell, Kristy J. Arnoczky, Martin Guimond, Matthew P. Strout, Lan Feng, Tatsuya Nakamura, Li Yu, Laura J. Rush, Michael Weinstein, Gustavo Leone, Lizhao Wu, Amy Ferketich, Susan P. Whitman, Guido Marcucci, Michael A. Caligiuri

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