Title
Altered chromatin modifications in AML1/RUNX1 breakpoint regions involved in (8;21) translocation
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Cell Biology
Publication Date
2009-02-15
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Acetylation; Chromatin; *Chromosome Breakage; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit; HL-60 Cells; Hela Cells; Histones; Humans; Introns; Protein Binding; Translocation, Genetic
Disciplines
Cell Biology
Abstract
The RUNX1/AML1 gene is the most frequent target for chromosomal translocation, and often identified as a site for reciprocal rearrangement of chromosomes 8 and 21 in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia. Virtually all chromosome translocations in leukemia show no consistent homologous sequences at the breakpoint regions. However, specific chromatin elements (DNase I and topoisomerase II cleavage) have been found at the breakpoints of some genes suggesting that structural motifs are determinant for the double strand DNA-breaks. We analyzed the chromatin organization at intron 5 of the RUNX1 gene where all the sequenced breakpoints involved in t(8;21) have been mapped. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation assays we show that chromatin organization at intron 5 of the RUNX1 gene is different in HL-60 and HeLa cells. Two distinct features mark the intron 5 in cells expressing RUNX1: a complete lack or significantly reduced levels of Histone H1 and enrichment of hyperacetylated histone H3. Strikingly, induction of DNA damage resulted in formation of t(8;21) in HL-60 but not in HeLa cells. Taken together, our results suggest that H1 depletion and/or histone H3 hyperacetylation may have a linkage with an increase susceptibility of specific chromosomal regions to undergo translocations.
DOI of Published Version
10.1002/jcp.21599
Source
J Cell Physiol. 2009 Feb;218(2):343-9. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of cellular physiology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
18853425
Repository Citation
Stuardo, Marcela; Martinez, Milka; Hildago, Karla; Montecino, Martin A.; Javed, Amjad; Lian, Jane B.; Stein, Gary S.; Stein, Janet L.; and Gutierrez, Soraya E., "Altered chromatin modifications in AML1/RUNX1 breakpoint regions involved in (8;21) translocation" (2009). Stein, Stein, Lian, vanWijnen Lab Publications. 44.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/stein/44