Restoring PU.1 induces apoptosis and modulates viral transactivation via interferon-stimulated genes in primary effusion lymphoma
Restoring PU.1 induces apoptosis and modulates viral transactivation via interferon-stimulated genes in primary effusion lymphoma
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在原发性渗出性淋巴瘤中恢复 PU.1 可诱导细胞凋亡并通过干扰素刺激基因调节病毒反式激活
作者:
Goto H;Kariya R;Kudo E;Okuno Y;Ueda K;Katano H;Okada S
Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), which is an aggressive subgroup of B-cell lymphoma associated with Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus/human herpes virus-8, is refractory to the standard treatment, and exhibits a poor survival. Although PU. 1 is downregulated in PEL, the potential role of its reduction remains to be elucidated. In this investigation, we analyzed the DNA methylation of PU. 1 cis-regulatory elements in PEL and the effect of restoring PU. 1 on PEL cells. The mRNA level of PU. 1 was downregulated in PEL cells. The methylated promoter and enhancer regions of the PU. 1 gene were detected in PEL cells. Suppression of cell growth and apoptosis were caused by the restoration of PU. 1 in PEL cells. A microarray analysis revealed that interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) including pro-apoptotic ISGs were strongly increased in BCBL-1 cells after the induction of PU. 1. Reporter assays showed that PU. 1 transactivated pro-apoptotic ISG promoters, such as the XAF1, OAS1 and TRAIL promoters. Mutations at the PU. 1 binding sequences suppressed its transactivation. We confirmed the binding of PU. 1 to the XAF1, OAS1 and TRAIL promoters in a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. PU. 1 suppressed ORF57 activation by inducing IRF7. The reinduction of PU. 1 reduced formation of ascites and lymphoma cell infiltration of distant organs in PEL xenograft model mice. Collectively, PU. 1 has a role in tumor suppression in PEL and its down-regulation is associated with PEL development. Restoring PU. 1 with demethylation agents may be a novel therapeutic approach for PEL.