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Reduced rRNA expression and increased rDNA promoter methylation in CD34(+) cells of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Reduced rRNA expression and increased rDNA promoter methylation in CD34(+) cells of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes BLOOD Raval, A., Sridhar, K. J., Patel, S., Turnbull, B. B., Greenberg, P. L., Mitchell, B. S. 2012; 120 (24): 4812-4818Abstract
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal disorders of hematopoietic stem cells characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis. The DNA-hypomethylating agents 5-azacytidine and 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine are effective treatments for patients with MDS, increasing the time to progression to acute myelogenous leukemia and improving overall response rates. Although genome-wide increases in DNA methylation have been documented in BM cells from MDS patients, the methylation signatures of specific gene promoters have not been correlated with the clinical response to these therapies. Recently, attention has been drawn to the potential etiologic role of decreased expression of specific ribosomal proteins in MDS and in other BM failure states. Therefore, we investigated whether rRNA expression is dysregulated in MDS. We found significantly decreased rRNA expression and increased rDNA promoter methylation in CD34(+) hematopoietic progenitor cells from the majority of MDS patients compared with normal controls. Treatment of myeloid cell lines with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine resulted in a significant decrease in the methylation of the rDNA promoter and an increase in rRNA levels. These observations suggest that an increase in rDNA promoter methylation can result in decreased rRNA synthesis that may contribute to defective hematopoiesis and BM failure in some patients with MDS.
View details for DOI 10.1182/blood-2012-04-423111
View details for Web of Science ID 000313115300023
View details for PubMedID 23071274