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Identification of differences between hematopoietic stem cell and leukemia stem cell will lead to the creation of new therapeutic concepts

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K16741
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 50010:Tumor biology-related
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

JIA WEIZHEN  大阪大学, 微生物病研究所, 助教 (40791281)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
KeywordsGalectin-3 / 造血幹細胞 / 白血病 / 細胞周期 / 白血病細胞 / galectin-3
Outline of Research at the Start

治療成績向上を目指し、白血病幹細胞を標的としたより効果的な治療法の開発が進められている。これまでの造血幹細胞と白血病幹細胞の「差異」に着目した研究から、表面マーカー、遺伝子発現、シグナル伝達における両者の違いが明らかとなりつつある。一方で、白血病幹細胞の異常性の根幹となる自己複製経路の活性化が、どのような「差異」によって導かれているかは不明なままである。本研究は造血幹細胞の自己複製の分子機構の破綻が、どのように白血病幹細胞の維持に寄与しているかを解明する。その結果から、白血病化やその維持に必須な因子を明らかとし、白血病幹細胞を標的とした新規治療法の開発へと展開するための研究基盤を確立する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During our extensive exploration into the mechanism of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) quiescence maintenance, we found that Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is highly expressed in quiescent HSCs. The percentage of long-term HSCs (LT-HSC) in the G0 phase decreased in bone marrow (BM) from Gal-3 knockout (KO) relative to wild-type mice and that lost reconstruction ability of LT-HSCs in Gal-3 KO mice. These results illustrate that Gal-3 regulates the cell-cycle of HSCs and plays a critical role in maintaining the quiescent state.
Our research on the mechanism of how Gal-3 maintains HSC quiescence found that angiopoietin-1 or thrombopoietin, secreted from BM niche cells, binds to the receptor Tie2 or Mpl on the surface of cells. Nuclear translocation of NF-κB mediated by activated PI3K/AKT pathway following stimulation by Tie2 or Mpl expressed in HSCs promotes the production of Gal-3, which then binds to Sp1 and induces p21 transcription which in turn results in the inhibition of cell-cycle progression.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

造血幹細胞は単なる幹細胞としての生物学的な興味のみならず,白血病などがん幹細胞との関連性も強く示唆されており、造血幹細胞の分子機構を理解することはきわめて重要な課題である。本研究では造血幹細胞におけるGal-3がp21転写制御により細胞周期のG0期維持に寄与していることが認められ、造血幹細胞の休眠状態維持にとって重要であることを明らかにした。一方、Gal-3の発現制御が白血病幹細胞の増殖を抑制することを見出した。本研究成果を通して、有効な幹細胞の培養、移植、正常な幹細胞を守る抗がん剤治療,さらにはがん幹細胞への適用などへの応用に寄与できると推測される。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2023 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Cancer apelin receptor suppresses vascular mimicry in malignant melanoma2023

    • Author(s)
      Koichi Inukai, Kazuyoshi Kise, Yumiko Hayashi, Weizhen Jia, Fumitaka Muramatsu, Naoki Okamoto, Hirotaka Konishi, Keigo Akuta, Hiroyasu Kidoya, Nobuyuki Takakura
    • Journal Title

      Pathology and Oncology Research

      Volume: 29 Pages: 1610867-1610867

    • DOI

      10.3389/pore.2023.1610867

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Indispensable role of Galectin-3 in promoting quiescence of hematopoietic stem cells2021

    • Author(s)
      Jia Weizhen、Kong Lingyu、Kidoya Hiroyasu、Naito Hisamichi、Muramatsu Fumitaka、Hayashi Yumiko、Hsieh Han-Yun、Yamakawa Daishi、Hsu Daniel K.、Liu Fu-Tong、Takakura Nobuyuki
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 2118-2118

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-021-22346-2

    • NAID

      120007096897

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report 2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] High expression of PSF1 promotes drug resistance and cell cycle transit in leukemia cells2020

    • Author(s)
      Han-Yun Hsieh, Weizhen Jia, Ze-Cheng Jin, Hiroyasu Kidoya, Nobuyuki Takakura
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Science

      Volume: 111 Issue: 7 Pages: 2400-2412

    • DOI

      10.1111/cas.14452

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Embryonic expression of GINS members in the development of the mammalian nervous system2019

    • Author(s)
      Weizhen Jia, Han-Yun Hsieh, Hiroyasu Kidoya, Nobuyuki Takakura
    • Journal Title

      Neurochemistry International

      Volume: 129 Pages: 104465-104465

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104465

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Galectin-3 Inhibits Cancer Metastasis by Negatively Regulating Integrin β3 Expression2019

    • Author(s)
      Hayashi Yumiko、Jia Weizhen、Kidoya Hiroyasu、Muramatsu Fumitaka、Tsukada Yohei、Takakura Nobuyuki
    • Journal Title

      The American Journal of Pathology

      Volume: Volume 189, Issue 4 Issue: 4 Pages: 900-910

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.12.005

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 神経システム発生におけるGINSメンバーの発現パターンと機能についての検討2019

    • Author(s)
      賈 維臻, 木戸屋 浩康
    • Organizer
      第3回Neuro-Vascular研究会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] To investigate the molecular mechanism and therapeutic roles of PSF1 in leukemia.2019

    • Author(s)
      Han-Yun Hsieh, Weizhen Jia, Hiroyasu Kidoya, Nobuyuki Takakura
    • Organizer
      AACR Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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