A novel tumour-suppressor function for the Notch pathway in myeloid leukaemia

作者：Klinakis Apostolos; Lobry Camille; Abdel Wahab Omar; Oh Philmo; Haeno Hiroshi; Buonamici Silvia; van De Walle Inge; Cathelin Severine; Trimarchi Thomas; Araldi Elisa; Liu Cynthia; Ibrahim Sherif; Beran Miroslav; Zavadil Jiri; Efstratiadis Argiris; Taghon Tom; Michor Franziska; Levine Ross L; Aifantis Iannis^*

来源：Nature, 2011, 473(7346): 230-+.

DOI：10.1038/nature09999

Notch signalling is a central regulator of differentiation in a variety of organisms and tissue types(1). Its activity is controlled by the multisubunit gamma-secretase (gamma SE) complex(2). Although Notch signalling can play both oncogenic and tumour-suppressor roles in solid tumours, in the haematopoietic system it is exclusively oncogenic, notably in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a disease characterized by Notch1-activating mutations(3). Here we identify novel somatic-inactivating Notch pathway mutations in a fraction of patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML). Inactivation of Notch signalling in mouse haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) results in an aberrant accumulation of granulocyte/monocyte progenitors (GMPs), extramedullary haematopoieisis and the induction of CMML-like disease. Transcriptome analysis revealed that Notch signalling regulates an extensive myelomonocytic-specific gene signature, through the direct suppression of gene transcription by the Notch target Hes1. Our studies identify a novel role for Notch signalling during early haematopoietic stem cell differentiation and suggest that the Notch pathway can play both tumour-promoting and -suppressive roles within the same tissue.

• 出版日期2011-5-12