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1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Analysis of homeobox gene function in hematopoietic cells and leukemia.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09470038
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Pathological medical chemistry
Research InstitutionJapanese Foundation for Cancer Research

Principal Investigator

TAKURO Nakmura  The Cancer Institute, Department of Carcinogenesis, Head, 癌研究所・発がん研究部, 部長 (00180373)

Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1999
Keywordsホメオボックス遺伝子 / Hox / Meis / Pbx / 骨髄性白血病 / NUP98 / PMX1 / 転写因子
Research Abstract

Recent studies have shown that homeobox genes play an important role in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis. In this project we focused on hox genes, their co-factors Meis and Pbx, and chime homeobox genes identified in human leukemia. The followings were the results of this three-year project.
1. Expression of Hoxa7, Hoxa9, Hoxb8, Meis1 and Meis2 is downreglated during myeloid differentiation of 32Dc13 cells. When these homeobox genes were introduced and stably expressed in 32D cells, myeloid differentiation was blocked. These results suggested that abnormal expression of homeobox genes might affect regulation of hematopoietic cell differentiation.
2. The Meis target sequence was identified. The study clarified that Meis and Pbx cooperatively bin DNA, and that Meis can interact with the Pbx-Hox-DNA complex.
3. We discovered that NUP98 fuses with PMX1 in human AML with chromosome translocation t(1;11)(q23;p15). The chimerical NUP98-PMX1 protein showed structural similarity with NUP98- HOXA9. There is a transcription activation domain in the N-terminal area of NUP98, and both NUP98-HOXA9 and NUP98-PMX1 act as a transcription activator. These chimerical proteins were located not in the nuclear pore but in the nuclear matrix.
4. We generated transgenic mice bearing homeobox genes under the control of the cathepsin G promoter that is specific for myeloid cells. Myeloid leukemia developed in a few NUP98-HOXAI transgenic mice.
5. The novel system to identify target genes of homeobox proteins was devised. Homeobox protein/DNA complexes were purified using anti-Hox antibodies, and the Hox-bound DNA fragments were cloned into the GFP expression vector to make a target sequence library. The library was transiently transfected into appropriate mammalian cells with a Hox expression plasmic. We found that Irak-m is a Hoxa9 target gene in myeloid cells.

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  • [Publications] Nakamura T. Yamazaki Y. Saiki Y. Moriyama M. Largaespada DA, et al.: "Evi9 encodes a novel zinc finger protein that physically interacts with BCL6, a Known human B-cell proto-oncogene"Mol. Cell. Biol.. in press. (2000)

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  • [Publications] Lij, Shen H, Himmel KL, Dupuy AJ, Largaespada DA, Nakamura T. et al.: "Leukaemia disease genes : large-scale cloning and pathway predictions"Nature Genet.. 23(11). 348-353 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Nakamura T. Yamazaki Y, Hatano Y , Miura I.: "NUP98 is fused to PMX1 homeobox gene in human AML with chromosome translocation t(1 ; 11)(q23 ; p15)"Blood. 94(2). 741-747 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Hatano Y, Miura I, Nakmura T. Yamazaki Y, Takahashi N, Miura AB: "Molecular heterogeneity of the NUP98/HOXA9 fusion transcript in myelodysplastic syndromes associated with t(7 ; 11)(p15 ; p15)"Br. J. Haematol.. 107(3). 600-604 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Chag CP, Jacolbs Y,Nakamura T, Jenkins NA, Copeland NG, Cleary ML: "Meis proteins are major in vivo DNA binding partners for wild-type but not chimerical Pbx proteins"Mol. Cell. Biol.. 17(10). 5679-5687 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Nakamura, T., Yamazaki, Y., Saiki, Y., Moriyama, M., Largaespada, D. A., Jenkins, N.A. and Copeland, N. G.: "Evi9 encodes a novel zinc finger protein that physically interacts with BCL6, a known human B-cell proto-oncogene."Mol. Cell. Biol.,. (im press). (2000)

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  • [Publications] Li, J., Shen, H., Himmel, K. L., Dupuy, A. J., Largaespada, D. A., Nakamura, T., Shaughnessy Jr, J. D., Jenkins, N. A. and Copeland, N. G.: "Leukaemia disease genes: large-scale cloning and pathwaypredictions."Nature Genet.. 23. 348-353 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Nakamura, T., Ymazaki, Y., Hatano, Y. and Miura, I.: "NUP98 is fused to PMX1 homeobox gene in human AML with chromosome translocation t(1;11)(q23;15)."Blood. 94. 741-747 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Hatano, Y., Miura, I., Nakamura, T., Yamazaki, Y., Takahashi, N. and Miura, A. B.: "Molecular heterogeneity of the NUP98/HOXA9 t(7;11)(p15;p15)"Br. J. Haematol.. 107. 600-604 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Chang, C.-P., Jacobs, Y., Nakamura, T., Jenkins, N. A., Copeland, N. G. and Cleary, M. L.: "Meis proteins are major in vivo DNA binding partners for wild-type but not chimeric Pbx proteins."Mol, Cell. Biol.. 17. 5679-5687 (1997)

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