WDR26 and MTF2 are therapeutic targets in multiple myeloma

Journal of Hematology & Oncology

Jesse D. Riordan¹  Adam Dupuy¹  Yan Cheng²  Fumou Sun²  Michael Pisano³  Siegfried Janz⁴  Parameswaran Hari⁴  Jing Dong⁴  Wendy Dubois⁵  Beverly Mock⁵  Fenghuang Zhan⁶ 

[1] Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA;Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, MFRC 6033, 53226, Milwaukee, WI, USA;Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, MFRC 6033, 53226, Milwaukee, WI, USA;Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA;Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, MFRC 6033, 53226, Milwaukee, WI, USA;Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA;Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA;Myeloma Center, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, and Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA;

关键词: Forward genetic screen;    Moloney murine leukemia virus;    Plasma cell neoplasia;    Carboxy-terminal to LisH (CTLH) complex;    Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2);   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13045-021-01217-9

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Unbiased genetic forward screening using retroviral insertional mutagenesis in a genetically engineered mouse model of human multiple myeloma may further our understanding of the genetic pathways that govern neoplastic plasma cell development. To evaluate this hypothesis, we performed a tumor induction study in MYC-transgenic mice infected as neonates with the Moloney-derived murine leukemia virus, MOL4070LTR. Next-generation DNA sequencing of proviral genomic integration sites yielded rank-ordered candidate tumor progression genes that accelerated plasma cell neoplasia in mice. Rigorous clinical and biological validation of these genes led to the discovery of two novel myeloma genes: WDR26 (WD repeat-containing protein 26) and MTF2 (metal response element binding transcription factor 2). WDR26, a core component of the carboxy-terminal to LisH (CTLH) complex, is overexpressed or mutated in solid cancers. MTF2, an ancillary subunit of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), is a close functional relative of PHD finger protein 19 (PHF19) which is currently emerging as an important driver of myeloma. These findings underline the utility of genetic forward screens in mice for uncovering novel blood cancer genes and suggest that WDR26-CTLH and MTF2-PRC2 are promising molecular targets for new approaches to myeloma treatment and prevention.

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