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Leukemia ; 30(6): 1365-74, 2016 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26876595

ABSTRACT

Despite the pivotal role of MYC in the pathogenesis of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and many other cancers, the mechanisms underlying MYC-mediated tumorigenesis remain inadequately understood. Here we utilized a well-characterized zebrafish model of Myc-induced T-ALL for genetic studies to identify novel genes contributing to disease onset. We found that heterozygous inactivation of a tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle enzyme, dihydrolipoamide S-succinyltransferase (Dlst), significantly delayed tumor onset in zebrafish without detectable effects on fish development. DLST is the E2 transferase of the α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) dehydrogenase complex (KGDHC), which converts α-KG to succinyl-CoA in the TCA cycle. RNAi knockdown of DLST led to decreased cell viability and induction of apoptosis in human T-ALL cell lines. Polar metabolomics profiling revealed that the TCA cycle was disrupted by DLST knockdown in human T-ALL cells, as demonstrated by an accumulation of α-KG and a decrease of succinyl-CoA. Addition of succinate, the downstream TCA cycle intermediate, to human T-ALL cells was sufficient to rescue defects in cell viability caused by DLST inactivation. Together, our studies uncovered an important role for DLST in MYC-mediated leukemogenesis and demonstrated the metabolic dependence of T-lymphoblasts on the TCA cycle, thus providing implications for targeted therapy.


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Acyltransferases/physiology , Carcinogenesis , Citric Acid Cycle , Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/metabolism , Acyl Coenzyme A/metabolism , Animals , Apoptosis , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival , Humans , Ketoglutaric Acids/metabolism , Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/etiology , Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology , Zebrafish
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Gene Expr Patterns ; 13(7): 212-24, 2013 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23567754

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The function and structure of LysM-domain containing proteins are very diverse. Although some LysM domains are able to bind peptidoglycan or chitin type carbohydrates in bacteria, in fungi and in plants, the function(s) of vertebrate LysM domains and proteins remains largely unknown. In this study we have identified and annotated the six zebrafish genes of this family, which encode at least ten conceptual LysM-domain containing proteins. Two distinct sub-families called LysMD and OXR were identified and shown to be highly conserved across vertebrates. The detailed characterization of LysMD and OXR gene expression in zebrafish embryos showed that all the members of these sub-families are strongly expressed maternally and zygotically from the earliest stages of a vertebrate embryonic development. Moreover, the analysis of the spatio-temporal expression patterns, by whole mount and fluorescent in situ hybridizations, demonstrates pronounced LysMD and OXR gene expression in the zebrafish brain and nervous system during stages of larval development. None of the zebrafish LysMD or OXR genes was responsive to challenge with bacterial pathogens in embryo models of Salmonella and Mycobacterium infections. In addition, the expression patterns of the OXR genes were mapped in a zebrafish brain atlas.


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Salmonella typhimurium/pathogenicity , Zebrafish Proteins/genetics , Zebrafish/genetics , Animals , Brain/metabolism , Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism , Embryonic Development , Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental , Humans , In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence , Mitochondrial Proteins , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/genetics , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/physiopathology , Phylogeny , Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs/genetics , Proteins/genetics , Proteins/physiology , Salmonella Infections, Animal/genetics , Salmonella Infections, Animal/physiopathology , Sequence Alignment , Spatio-Temporal Analysis , Zebrafish/embryology , Zebrafish/growth & development , Zebrafish/metabolism , Zebrafish Proteins/chemistry , Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
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