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E2A is a transcriptional regulator of CD38 expression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Author(s) -
Ifigènia Saborit-Villarroya,
Tiziana Vaisitti,
Davide Rossi,
Giovanni D’Arena,
Gianluca Gaïdano,
Fabio Malavasi,
Silvia Deaglio
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
leukemia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.539
H-Index - 192
eISSN - 1476-5551
pISSN - 0887-6924
DOI - 10.1038/leu.2010.291
Subject(s) - cd38 , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , chromatin immunoprecipitation , transcription factor , biology , gene silencing , microbiology and biotechnology , downregulation and upregulation , allele , cancer research , leukemia , gene expression , immunology , genetics , gene , promoter , cd34 , stem cell
CD38, a nucleotide-metabolizing ectoenzyme and a receptor, is a negative prognostic marker for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients. CD38 has a genetic polymorphism, with a C → G variation in a putative E-box located in a regulatory region. E2A, the predominant E-box factor in B lymphocytes, was found to be highly expressed by CD38(+) CLL patients. The highest CD38 levels scored by E2A(+)/G carrier patients suggested that E2A is (i) directly associated with CD38 expression, and that (ii) the binding of the transcription factor is influenced by the CD38 genotype. Chromatin immunoprecipitation indicated that E2A directly interacts with the CD38 regulatory region. Furthermore, E2A binding was stronger in the presence of the G allele. Experiments of E2A silencing led to a significant reduction of surface levels of CD38, confirming the working hypothesis. A direct functional interplay between E2A and CD38 was shown by exposing CLL cells to interleukin-2 and TLR-9 ligands, both inducers of CD38 expression. Under these conditions, CD38 upregulation was primarily conditioned by the presence of E2A and then by the G allele. The results of this study link E2A and CD38 expression within a common pathway, in which E-protein activity is required for the efficient induction of CD38 transcription.

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