TY - JOUR
T1 - Mutant U2AF1 Expression Alters Hematopoiesis and Pre-mRNA Splicing In Vivo
AU - Shirai, Cara Lunn
AU - Ley, James N.
AU - White, Brian S.
AU - Kim, Sanghyun
AU - Tibbitts, Justin
AU - Shao, Jin
AU - Ndonwi, Matthew
AU - Wadugu, Brian
AU - Duncavage, Eric J.
AU - Okeyo-Owuor, Theresa
AU - Liu, Tuoen
AU - Griffith, Malachi
AU - McGrath, Sean
AU - Magrini, Vincent
AU - Fulton, Robert S.
AU - Fronick, Catrina
AU - O'Laughlin, Michelle
AU - Graubert, Timothy A.
AU - Walter, Matthew J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015/5/11
Y1 - 2015/5/11
N2 - Heterozygous somatic mutations in the spliceosome gene U2AF1 occur in ~11% of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), the most common adult myeloid malignancy. It is unclear how these mutations contribute to disease. We examined in vivo hematopoietic consequences of the most common U2AF1 mutation using a doxycycline-inducible transgenic mouse model. Mice expressing mutant U2AF1(S34F) display altered hematopoiesis and changes in pre-mRNA splicing in hematopoietic progenitor cells by whole transcriptome analysis (RNA-seq). Integration with human RNA-seq datasets determined that common mutant U2AF1-induced splicing alterations are enriched in RNA processing genes, ribosomal genes, and recurrently mutated MDS and acute myeloid leukemia-associated genes. These findings support the hypothesis that mutant U2AF1 alters downstream gene isoform expression, thereby contributing to abnormal hematopoiesis in patients with MDS.
AB - Heterozygous somatic mutations in the spliceosome gene U2AF1 occur in ~11% of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), the most common adult myeloid malignancy. It is unclear how these mutations contribute to disease. We examined in vivo hematopoietic consequences of the most common U2AF1 mutation using a doxycycline-inducible transgenic mouse model. Mice expressing mutant U2AF1(S34F) display altered hematopoiesis and changes in pre-mRNA splicing in hematopoietic progenitor cells by whole transcriptome analysis (RNA-seq). Integration with human RNA-seq datasets determined that common mutant U2AF1-induced splicing alterations are enriched in RNA processing genes, ribosomal genes, and recurrently mutated MDS and acute myeloid leukemia-associated genes. These findings support the hypothesis that mutant U2AF1 alters downstream gene isoform expression, thereby contributing to abnormal hematopoiesis in patients with MDS.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ccell.2015.04.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ccell.2015.04.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 25965570
AN - SCOPUS:84929149702
SN - 1535-6108
VL - 27
SP - 631
EP - 643
JO - Cancer Cell
JF - Cancer Cell
IS - 5
ER -