Sp1/NFkappaB/HDAC/miR-29b regulatory network in KIT-driven myeloid leukemia.

The biologic and clinical significance of KIT overexpression that associates with KIT gain-of-function mutations occurring in subsets of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (i.e., core binding factor AML) is unknown. Here, we show that KIT mutations lead to MYC-dependent miR-29b repression and increased levels of the miR-29b target Sp1 in KIT-driven ...
leukemia. Sp1 enhances its own expression by participating in a NFkappaB/HDAC complex that further represses miR-29b transcription. Upregulated Sp1 then binds NFkappaB and transactivates KIT. Therefore, activated KIT ultimately induces its own transcription. Our results provide evidence that the mechanisms of Sp1/NFkappaB/HDAC/miR-29b-dependent KIT overexpression contribute to leukemia growth and can be successfully targeted by pharmacological disruption of the Sp1/NFkappaB/HDAC complex or synthetic miR-29b treatment in KIT-driven AML.
Mesh Terms:
Cell Line, Tumor, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Genetic Vectors, Histone Deacetylases, Homeostasis, Humans, Immunoglobulins, Leukemia, Myeloid, MicroRNAs, NF-kappa B, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit, Transcription, Genetic
Cancer Cell
Date: Apr. 13, 2010
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