HDAC1 Is a Required Cofactor of Cbfb-SMMHC and a Potential Therapeutic Target in Inversion 16 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Lisa E

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HDAC1 Is a Required Cofactor of Cbfb-SMMHC and a Potential Therapeutic Target in Inversion 16 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Lisa E Published OnlineFirst February 27, 2019; DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-18-0922 Cancer Genes and Networks Molecular Cancer Research HDAC1 Is a Required Cofactor of CBFb-SMMHC and a Potential Therapeutic Target in Inversion 16 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Lisa E. Richter1, Yiqian Wang1, Michelle E. Becker1, Rachel A. Coburn1, Jacob T. Williams1, Catalina Amador2, and R. Katherine Hyde1 Abstract Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a neoplastic disease fusion protein target genes, and that Hdac1 is required for characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation and accumu- expression of these genes. These results imply that HDAC1 is lation of immature myeloid cells.Acommonmutationin an important component of the CBFb-SMMHC transcrip- AML is the inversion of chromosome 16 [inv (16)], which tional complex, and that leukemia cells expressing the fusion generates a fusion between the genes for core binding factor protein may be sensitive to treatment with HDAC1 inhibi- beta (CBFB) and smooth muscle myosin heavy chain gene tors. Using a knock-in mouse model expressing CBFb- (MYH11), forming the oncogene CBFB-MYH11.The SMMHC, we found that in vivo treatment with the HDAC1 expressed protein, CBFb-SMMHC, forms a heterodimer with inhibitor entinostat decreased leukemic burden, and the key hematopoietic transcription factor RUNX1. Although induced differentiation and apoptosis of leukemia cells. CBFb-SMMHC was previously thought to dominantly Together, these results demonstrate that HDAC1 is an impor- repress RUNX1, recent work suggests that CBFb-SMMHC tant cofactor of CBFb-SMMHC and a potential therapeutic functions together with RUNX1 to activate transcription of target in inv (16) AML. specific target genes. However, the mechanism of this activity or a requirement for additional cofactors is not known. Here, Implications: This report describes a novel role for HDAC1 as we show that the epigenetic regulator histone deacetylase 1 a cofactor for the leukemogenic fusion protein CBFb-SMMHC (HDAC1) forms a complex with CBFb-SMMHC, colocalizes and shows that inhibitors of HDAC1 effectively target leuke- with RUNX1 and CBFb-SMMHC on the promoters of known mia cells expressing the fusion protein in vivo. Introduction (16) AML, but additional cooperating mutations are required for transformation to a frank leukemia (6, 7). Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with inv (16) (p13.1q22) or Core binding factor (CBF) is a heterodimeric transcription the related translocation t(16;16) (p13.1;q22) represents 8%– factor consisting of one CBFa subunit, which binds DNA, in a 10% of all AML cases and usually shows monocytic/granulocytic complex with CBFb, which stabilizes the CBFa/DNA interaction. differentiation and abnormal eosinophils (1–4). The chromo- CBFa can be any of the three members of the Runt-related somal breakpoints for inv(16) occur within the genes CBFB and transcription factor family, which includes RUNX1 (AML1, MYH11, which encode core binding factor beta (CBFb) and CBFa2), RUNX2, and RUNX3. While the roles of RUNX2 and smooth musclemyosin heavychain(SMMHC),respectively(3, 5). RUNX3 in blood cells are currently poorly understood, RUNX1 is The inverted chromosome results in an in-frame fusion between a well-established, critical regulator of hematopoiesis (8–11). CBFB and the C-terminal coiled-coil region of MYH11 to generate CBFb-SMMHC retains the RUNX-binding site in CBFb and gains the oncogene CBFB-MYH11. Expression of this oncogene, which a second high-affinity binding domain (HABD) within the produces the protein CBFb-SMMHC, is the initiating event in inv SMMHC region (12, 13). Initial models of CBFb-SMMHC activity proposed that the fusion protein acts by dominantly repressing normal RUNX1 1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Fred and Pamela activity. If this model fully described the fusion protein's activity, Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. one would predict that loss of RUNX1 would be equivalent to 2Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical expression of the fusion protein. However, knock-in mice expres- Center, Omaha, Nebraska. þ sing Cbfb-MYH11 from the endogenous Cbfb locus (Cbfb /MYH11) Note: Supplementary data for this article are available at Molecular Cancer have a more severe block in hematopoietic differentiation and Research Online (http://mcr.aacrjournals.org/). show deregulated expression of a unique set of genes as compared À À Corresponding Author: R. Katherine Hyde, University of Nebraska Medical with mice homozygous for a null allele of Runx1 (Runx1 / ; Center, 985879 Nebraska Medical Center, Fred and Pamela Buffet Cancer ref. 14). These findings imply that CBFb-SMMHC activity is not Center, Room 6-12321, Omaha, NE 68198. Phone: 402-559-4467; Fax: 402- 559-6650; E-mail: [email protected] solely based on RUNX1 repression and raises the possibility that RUNX1 may be dispensable for the fusion protein's effect. To test Mol Cancer Res 2019;17:1241–52 this possibility, we generated mice expressing Cbfb-MYH11, but doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-18-0922 with significantly reduced RUNX1 activity (15). We found that Ó2019 American Association for Cancer Research. loss of RUNX1 activity impaired Cbfb-MYH11–induced changes www.aacrjournals.org 1241 Downloaded from mcr.aacrjournals.org on September 29, 2021. © 2019 American Association for Cancer Research. Published OnlineFirst February 27, 2019; DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-18-0922 Richter et al. in gene expression and myeloid differentiation. Collectively, these Scientific), staining with Wright-Giemsa (Protocol Hema 3 kit, findings support a new model of CBFb-SMMHC activity in which Thermo Fisher Scientific), and examined using an Olympus BX51 the fusion protein does not repress RUNX1, but alters its activity, microscope at 100Â magnification. resulting in the changes in gene expression that lead to leukemo- genesis. In support of this model, chromatin immunoprecipita- Cell culture þ þ tion experiments show that RUNX1 and CBFb-SMMHC colocalize Cbfb /56M, Mx1-Cre cells were cultured in RPMI1640 (ATCC) in the inv(16) cell line, ME-1. Interestingly, the epigenetic mod- supplemented with 20% ES cell–qualified FBS (Thermo Fisher ifier histone deacetylase I (HDAC1) was also found to colocalize Scientific) 1% penicillin/streptomycin, 1% L-glutamine, 10 ng/mL with RUNX1 and CBFb-SMMHC, raising the possibility that IL3, 10 ng/mL IL6, 20 ng/mL SCF (PeproTech), and cryopreserved HDAC1 may contribute to the fusion protein's transcriptional in RPMI1640 supplemented with 50% FBS and 10% DMSO. activity (16). COS-7 cells (ATCC) and HEK293T cells (ATCC) were maintained HDAC1 is a known binding partner of RUNX1 and a member of in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS, 1% penicillin/strepto- the class I HDAC family, which also includes HDAC2, HDAC3, mycin, and 1% L-glutamine. ME-1 cells (kindly provided by P. Liu, and HDAC8. These family members are classified together based National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)/NIH, on their homology to yeast RPD3, with HDAC1 and 2 being the Bethesda, MD) were maintained in RPMI1640 supplemented most similar, and HDAC8 the most divergent (17, 18). Class I with 20% FBS, 2.5% of a 10% (w/v) glucose solution, 1% HDACs' canonical roles are as epigenetic modifiers associated penicillin/streptomycin, 1% L-glutamine, 1% sodium pyruvate, with transcriptional repression. By removing acetyl groups from and 2.5% 1 mol/L HEPES. Kasumi-1 cells (ATCC) were main- lysine residues in histone tails, HDACs create a closed chromatin tained according to the ATCC-recommended protocol. Leukemia structure that is inaccessible to the transcriptional machinery (19, cell lines were validated by karyotype analysis by the UNMC 20). More recently, Class I HDACs have been shown to have Human Genetics Laboratory and/or Western blot analysis. Cells additional roles including participation in transcriptional activa- were maintained in culture for less than 3 months at 37C, 5% tion and deacetylation of nonhistone proteins (21, 22). CO2 and routinely monitored for Mycoplasma contamination On the basis of these findings, we hypothesize that HDAC1 is using MycoAlert PLUS Mycoplasma Detection Kit (Lonza). part of the RUNX1:CBFb-SMMHC complex and contributes to the gene expression changes associated with inv(16) AML. In this Site-directed mutagenesis report, we show that HDAC1 binds to CBFb-SMMHC and con- pMIG-CBFB-MYH11D179-221, (provided by P. Liu, NHGRI/NIH, tributes to gene expression changes, maintenance of the differ- Bethesda, MD; ref. 26), was mutated to CBFB-MYH11N63K, N104K, entiation block, and colony growth. In addition, we show that D179-221 using the QuikChangeII Site Directed Mutagenesis Kit pharmacologic inhibition of HDAC1 impairs the growth of CBFb- (Agilent Technologies) according to the manufacturer's recom- SMMHC–expressing leukemia cells in vitro and in vivo, implying mendations. Primer sequences used in the mutagenesis reaction that HDAC1 inhibitors may be effective for the treatment of inv are available upon request. (16) AML. Immunoprecipitation and Western blot analysis Nuclear lysates were prepared from cells for immunoprecipi- Materials and Methods tation (IP) as follows:10 mmol/L HEPES pH 7.5, 1.5 mmol/L Mice MgCl2,10 mmol/L KCl, 0.5 mmol/L DTT, and protease inhibitors þ þ þ þ Cbfb /56M, Mx1-Cre or Cbfb /56M, Mx1-Cre , Gt(ROSA) (Sigma) were added to the cell pellet and incubated on ice for 15 26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato, -EGFP/Luo/J) (Rosa26tdT/GFP; The Jackson Lab- minutes. Cells were centrifuged for 30 seconds at 12,000 rpm and oratory) mice were maintained on a mixed C57Bl6/129S6 back- supernatant removed. Next, the previous buffer with the addition ground, genotyped, and treated to develop leukemia, as described of 0.05% NP-40 was added to the cell pellet, vortexed, and previously (15, 23–25). Leukemia cells from primary mice were centrifuged again. The pellet was resuspended in 20 mmol/L expanded by transplantation into congenic C57Bl6/129S6 F1 6- HEPES pH 7.5, 25% glycerol, 0.42 mol/L NaCl, 0.2 mmol/L to 10-week-old mice (Taconic), as described previously (14).
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