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Bulk RNA sequencing analysis of Lin- leukemia BCR-ABL and BCR-ABL/MSI2-HOXA9 cells (post-transplantation)

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Abstract

To understand how the MSI2-HOXA9 translocation triggers blast crisis CML (bcCML), we compared gene expression patterns in BCR-ABL and BCR-ABL/MSI2-HOXA9-driven disease. RNA-seq analysis was carried out on lineage negative cells from leukemia established with BCR-ABL alone or with a combination of  BCR-ABL and MSI2-HOXA9. Network mapping of all differentially expressed genes (q-value <0.05) using non-redundant functional grouping revealed an enrichment of metabolic processes with oncogenic pathways and developmental programs. Programs that were dominantly upregulated by MSI2/HOXA9 were those involved in development, including Aldh1a1, Erbb3, and Kit, consistent with BCR-ABL/MSI2-HOXA9 driving a more undifferentiated disease, known oncogenes, including Frat1, Map7, and Fzd3, and components of the mitochondria including mt-Co2, mt-Atp8, and mt-Nd5. Among the genes most enriched in BCR-ABL/MSI2-HOXA9-driven bcCML were key components of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, including Complex I, Complex III, Complex IV, and the F0 subunit of ATP synthase (mt-Atp6 and mt-Atp8).