The bone marrow microenvironment of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia at single-cell resolution

© 2020, The Author(s). The bone marrow microenvironment (BMM) plays a key role in leukemia progression, but its molecular complexity in pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common cancer in children, remains poorly understood. To gain further insight, we used single-cell RNA seq...

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Main Authors: Anderson, D., Skut, P., Hughes, Anastasia, Ferrari, E., Tickner, J., Xu, J., Mullin, B.H., Tang, D., Malinge, S., Kees, U.R., Kotecha, Rishi, Lassmann, T., Cheung, Laurence
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1107828
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81655
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author Anderson, D.
Skut, P.
Hughes, Anastasia
Ferrari, E.
Tickner, J.
Xu, J.
Mullin, B.H.
Tang, D.
Malinge, S.
Kees, U.R.
Kotecha, Rishi
Lassmann, T.
Cheung, Laurence
author_facet Anderson, D.
Skut, P.
Hughes, Anastasia
Ferrari, E.
Tickner, J.
Xu, J.
Mullin, B.H.
Tang, D.
Malinge, S.
Kees, U.R.
Kotecha, Rishi
Lassmann, T.
Cheung, Laurence
author_sort Anderson, D.
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description © 2020, The Author(s). The bone marrow microenvironment (BMM) plays a key role in leukemia progression, but its molecular complexity in pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common cancer in children, remains poorly understood. To gain further insight, we used single-cell RNA sequencing to characterize the kinetics of the murine BMM during B-ALL progression. Normal pro- and pre-B cells were found to be the most affected at the earliest stages of disease and this was associated with changes in expression of genes regulated by the AP1-transcription factor complex and regulatory factors NELFE, MYC and BCL11A. Granulocyte–macrophage progenitors show reduced expression of the tumor suppressor long non-coding RNA Neat1 and disruptions in the rate of transcription. Intercellular communication networks revealed monocyte-dendritic precursors to be consistently active during B-ALL progression, with enriched processes including cytokine-mediated signaling pathway, neutrophil-mediated immunity and regulation of cell migration and proliferation. In addition, we confirmed that the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell compartment was perturbed during leukemogenesis. These findings extend our understanding of the complexity of changes and molecular interactions among the normal cells of the BMM during B-ALL progression.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-816552020-11-20T06:58:22Z The bone marrow microenvironment of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia at single-cell resolution Anderson, D. Skut, P. Hughes, Anastasia Ferrari, E. Tickner, J. Xu, J. Mullin, B.H. Tang, D. Malinge, S. Kees, U.R. Kotecha, Rishi Lassmann, T. Cheung, Laurence © 2020, The Author(s). The bone marrow microenvironment (BMM) plays a key role in leukemia progression, but its molecular complexity in pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common cancer in children, remains poorly understood. To gain further insight, we used single-cell RNA sequencing to characterize the kinetics of the murine BMM during B-ALL progression. Normal pro- and pre-B cells were found to be the most affected at the earliest stages of disease and this was associated with changes in expression of genes regulated by the AP1-transcription factor complex and regulatory factors NELFE, MYC and BCL11A. Granulocyte–macrophage progenitors show reduced expression of the tumor suppressor long non-coding RNA Neat1 and disruptions in the rate of transcription. Intercellular communication networks revealed monocyte-dendritic precursors to be consistently active during B-ALL progression, with enriched processes including cytokine-mediated signaling pathway, neutrophil-mediated immunity and regulation of cell migration and proliferation. In addition, we confirmed that the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell compartment was perturbed during leukemogenesis. These findings extend our understanding of the complexity of changes and molecular interactions among the normal cells of the BMM during B-ALL progression. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81655 10.1038/s41598-020-76157-4 eng http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1107828 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1127156 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1163933 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1142627 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Anderson, D.
Skut, P.
Hughes, Anastasia
Ferrari, E.
Tickner, J.
Xu, J.
Mullin, B.H.
Tang, D.
Malinge, S.
Kees, U.R.
Kotecha, Rishi
Lassmann, T.
Cheung, Laurence
The bone marrow microenvironment of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia at single-cell resolution
title The bone marrow microenvironment of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia at single-cell resolution
title_full The bone marrow microenvironment of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia at single-cell resolution
title_fullStr The bone marrow microenvironment of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia at single-cell resolution
title_full_unstemmed The bone marrow microenvironment of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia at single-cell resolution
title_short The bone marrow microenvironment of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia at single-cell resolution
title_sort bone marrow microenvironment of pre-b acute lymphoblastic leukemia at single-cell resolution
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1107828
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1107828
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1107828
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1107828
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81655