scholarly journals Consequences of the recurrent MYD88L265P somatic mutation for B cell tolerance

2014 ◽  
Vol 211 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Q. Wang ◽  
Yogesh S. Jeelall ◽  
Bruce Beutler ◽  
Keisuke Horikawa ◽  
Christopher C. Goodnow

MYD88L265P has recently been discovered as an extraordinarily frequent somatic mutation in benign monoclonal IgM gammopathy, Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, and diffuse large B cell lymphoma. In this study, we analyze the consequences for antigen-activated primary B cells of acquiring MYD88L265P. The mutation induced rapid B cell division in the absence of exogenous TLR ligands and was inhibited by Unc93b13d mutation and chloroquine or TLR9 deficiency, indicating continued dependence on upstream TLR9 activation. Proliferation and NF-κB activation induced by MYD88L265P were nevertheless rapidly countered by the induction of TNFAIP3, an NF-κB inhibitor frequently inactivated in MYD88L265P–bearing lymphomas, and extinguished by Bim-dependent apoptosis. MYD88L265P caused self-reactive B cells to accumulate in vivo only when apoptosis was opposed by Bcl2 overexpression. These results reveal checkpoints that fortify TLR responses against aberrant B cell proliferation in response to ubiquitous TLR and BCR self-ligands and suggest that tolerance failure requires the accumulation of multiple somatic mutations.

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 127 (22) ◽  
pp. 2732-2741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gero Knittel ◽  
Paul Liedgens ◽  
Darya Korovkina ◽  
Jens M. Seeger ◽  
Yussor Al-Baldawi ◽  
...  

Key Points B-cell–specific expression of Myd88p.L252P leads to the development of DLBCL in mice. The Myd88p.L252P mutation cooperates with BCL2 amplifications in ABC-DLBCL lymphomagenesis in vivo.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. S404-S405
Author(s):  
Caron A. Jacobson ◽  
Frederick L. Locke ◽  
Armin Ghobadi ◽  
David B. Miklos ◽  
Lazaros J. Lekakis ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 508-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiko Nishi ◽  
Riko Kitazawa ◽  
Ryuma Haraguchi ◽  
Ayaka Ouchi ◽  
Yasuo Ueda ◽  
...  

Primary extranodal malignant lymphoma of the thyroid is a rare entity composed of mostly neoplastic transformation of germinal center-like B cells (GCB) or memory B cells. Other B-cell-type malignancies arising primarily in the thyroid have rarely been described. Immunohistochemical examination of autopsied primary malignant lymphoma of the thyroid in an 83-year-old Japanese female revealed the presence of a non-GCB subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) without the typical codon 206 or 265 missense mutation of MYD88. The lack of the highly oncogenic MYD88 gene mutation, frequently observed in DLBCL of the activated B-cell (ABC) subtype, and the detection of an extremely aggressive yet local clinical phenotype demonstrated that the present case was an exceptional entity of the type3 (non-GCB and non-ABC) subtype.


Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (20) ◽  
pp. 4503-4506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Mottok ◽  
Christoph Renné ◽  
Marc Seifert ◽  
Elsie Oppermann ◽  
Wolf Bechstein ◽  
...  

Abstract STATs are constitutively activated in several malignancies. In primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), inactivating mutations in SOCS1, an inhibitor of JAK/STAT signaling, contribute to deregulated STAT activity. Based on indications that the SOCS1 mutations are caused by the B cell–specific somatic hypermutation (SHM) process, we analyzed B-cell non-HL and normal B cells for mutations in SOCS1. One-fourth of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphomas carried SOCS1 mutations, which were preferentially targeted to SHM hotspot motifs and frequently obviously inactivating. Rare mutations were observed in Burkitt lymphoma, plasmacytoma, and mantle cell lymphoma but not in tumors of a non–B-cell origin. Mutations in single-sorted germinal center B cells were infrequent relative to other genes mutated as byproducts of normal SHM, indicating that SOCS1 inactivation in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, HL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma is frequently the result of aberrant SHM.


2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-410
Author(s):  
Mengyu Xi ◽  
Wan He ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Jinfeng Zhou ◽  
Zhijian Xu ◽  
...  

Abstract Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common category and disease entity of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Osalmide and pterostilbene are natural products with anticancer activities via different mechanism. In this study, using a new synthetic strategy for the two natural products, we obtained the compound DCZ0801, which was previously found to have anti-multiple myeloma activity. We performed both in vitro and in vivo assays to investigate its bioactivity and explore its underlying mechanism against DLBCL cells. The results showed that DCZ0801 treatment gave rise to a dose- and time-dependent inhibition of cell viability as determined by CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry assay. Western blot analysis results showed that the expression of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9 and Bax was increased, while BCL-2 and BCL-XL levels were decreased, which suggested that DCZ0801 inhibited cell proliferation and promoted intrinsic apoptosis. In addition, DCZ0801 induced G0/G1 phase arrest by downregulating the protein expression levels of CDK4, CDK6 and cyclin D1. Furthermore, DCZ0801 exerted an anti-tumor effect by down-regulating the expressions of p-PI3K and p-AKT. There also existed a trend that the expression of p-JNK and p-P38 was restrained. Intraperitoneal injection of DCZ0801 suppressed tumor development in xenograft mouse models. The preliminary metabolic study showed that DCZ0801 displayed a rapid metabolism within 30 min. These results demonstrated that DCZ0801 may be a new potential anti-DLBCL agent in DLBCL therapy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (34) ◽  
pp. 16981-16986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Scuoppo ◽  
Jiguang Wang ◽  
Mirjana Persaud ◽  
Sandeep K. Mittan ◽  
Katia Basso ◽  
...  

To repurpose compounds for diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), we screened a library of drugs and other targeted compounds approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on 9 cell lines and validated the results on a panel of 32 genetically characterized DLBCL cell lines. Dasatinib, a multikinase inhibitor, was effective against 50% of DLBCL cell lines, as well as against in vivo xenografts. Dasatinib was more broadly active than the Bruton kinase inhibitor ibrutinib and overcame ibrutinib resistance. Tumors exhibiting dasatinib resistance were commonly characterized by activation of the PI3K pathway and loss of PTEN expression as a specific biomarker. PI3K suppression by mTORC2 inhibition synergized with dasatinib and abolished resistance in vitro and in vivo. These results provide a proof of concept for the repurposing approach in DLBCL, and point to dasatinib as an attractive strategy for further clinical development in lymphomas.


2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (52) ◽  
pp. E7230-E7238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Knies ◽  
Begüm Alankus ◽  
Andre Weilemann ◽  
Alexandar Tzankov ◽  
Kristina Brunner ◽  
...  

The aggressive activated B cell-like subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is characterized by aberrant B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling and constitutive nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) activation, which is required for tumor cell survival. BCR-induced NF-κB activation requires caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 11 (CARD11), and CARD11 gain-of-function mutations are recurrently detected in human diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). To investigate the consequences of dysregulated CARD11 signaling in vivo, we generated mice that conditionally express the human DLBCL-derived CARD11(L225LI) mutant. Surprisingly, CARD11(L225LI) was sufficient to trigger aggressive B-cell lymphoproliferation, leading to early postnatal lethality. CARD11(L225LI) constitutively associated with B-cell CLL/lymphoma 10 (BCL10) and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation gene 1 (MALT1) to simultaneously activate the NF-κB and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling cascades. Genetic deficiencies of either BCL10 or MALT1 completely rescued the phenotype, and pharmacological inhibition of JNK was, similar to NF-κB blockage, toxic to autonomously proliferating CARD11(L225LI)-expressing B cells. Moreover, constitutive JNK activity was observed in primary human activated B cell-like (ABC)-DLBCL specimens, and human ABC-DLBCL cells were also sensitive to JNK inhibitors. Thus, our results demonstrate that enforced activation of CARD11/BCL10/MALT1 signaling is sufficient to drive transformed B-cell expansion in vivo and identify the JNK pathway as a therapeutic target for ABC-DLBCL.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 446-453
Author(s):  
Wei Peng ◽  
Meizuo Zhong ◽  
Youhong Tang

Ubiquitin-specific protease 9X (USP9X) is crucial in the diagnosis and treatment of many tumor types, but its role in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) has not been determined. The current study aimed to examine the effects of RNA interference on USP9X expression, and subsequently on the bioactivity of DLBCL Farage and Pfeiffer cells. There were two groups in the study: USP9X-siRNA and NC. USP9X siRNA was transiently transferred into DLBCL cells by Cationic liposome. The total RNA was extracted using Fe2O3 and was retrieved into the DNA using the MagBeads Total RNA Extraction Kit. The protein expression of USP9X in Farage, Pfeiffer, and normal human B cell line at the cellular level was observed by Western blot. The Farage and Pfeiffer cells were infected with USP9X-siRNA. Cell apoptosis and cell growth viability were analyzed by flow cytometry and CCK8, Mcl-1 protein, a potential target of USP9X, and apoptosis factor proteins (such as Bak, Cytochrome C, Caspase 3, Caspase 8, PARP) were detected by Western blot after siRNA interference. The results showed that the protein expression of USP9X in malignant B cells was four times higher than that of the normal B cells. Inhibition of USP9X reduced the Mcl-1 activity, and increased the caspase-3, Bak and Cytochrome C activity. In the malignant B cells, Mcl-1 and Bak were binding in vivo; Bak was a new partner of Mcl-1. Inhibition of USP9X reduced cell proliferation and increased apoptosis. The expression of USP9X is upregulated in Diffuse large B cell lymphoma cells, Farage, and Pfeiffer. Inhibition expression of USP9X may induce cell apoptosis, inhibit cell growth, and downregulate Mcl-1 protein expression in Diffuse large B cell lymphoma cells, Farage, and Pfeiffer. USP9X has the ability in regulating cell apoptosis.


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