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A Recurrent Activating Missense Mutation in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Affects the DNA Binding of the ETS Transcription Factor SPI1 and Enhances Proliferation

The ETS-domain transcription factors divide into subfamilies based on protein similarities, DNA-binding sequences, and interaction with cofactors. They are regulated by extracellular clues and contribute to cellular processes, including proliferation and transformation. genes are targeted through ge...

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Published in:Cancer discovery 2019-06, Vol.9 (6), p.796-811
Main Authors: Roos-Weil, Damien, Decaudin, Camille, Armand, Marine, Della-Valle, Véronique, Diop, M'boyba K, Ghamlouch, Hussein, Ropars, Virginie, Hérate, Cécile, Lara, Diane, Durot, Eric, Haddad, Rima, Mylonas, Elena, Damm, Frederik, Pflumio, Francoise, Stoilova, Bilyana, Metzner, Marlen, Elemento, Olivier, Dessen, Philippe, Camara-Clayette, Valérie, Cosset, François-Loïc, Verhoeyen, Els, Leblond, Véronique, Ribrag, Vincent, Cornillet-Lefebvre, Pascale, Rameau, Philippe, Azar, Nabih, Charlotte, Frédéric, Morel, Pierre, Charbonnier, Jean-Baptiste, Vyas, Paresh, Mercher, Thomas, Aoufouchi, Said, Droin, Nathalie, Guillouf, Christel, Nguyen-Khac, Florence, Bernard, Olivier A
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Summary:The ETS-domain transcription factors divide into subfamilies based on protein similarities, DNA-binding sequences, and interaction with cofactors. They are regulated by extracellular clues and contribute to cellular processes, including proliferation and transformation. genes are targeted through genomic rearrangements in oncogenesis. The gene is inactivated by point mutations in human myeloid malignancies. We identified a recurrent somatic mutation (Q226E) in in Waldenström macroglobulinemia, a B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. It affects the DNA-binding affinity of the protein and allows the mutant protein to more frequently bind and activate promoter regions with respect to wild-type protein. Mutant SPI1 binding at promoters activates gene sets typically promoted by other ETS factors, resulting in enhanced proliferation and decreased terminal B-cell differentiation in model cell lines and primary samples. In summary, we describe oncogenic subversion of transcription factor function through subtle alteration of DNA binding leading to cellular proliferation and differentiation arrest. SIGNIFICANCE: The demonstration that a somatic point mutation tips the balance of genome-binding pattern provides a mechanistic paradigm for how missense mutations in transcription factor genes may be oncogenic in human tumors. .
ISSN:2159-8274
2159-8290
DOI:10.1158/2159-8290.cd-18-0873