Priyanka Barman, Pritam Chakraborty, Shalini Guha, Amala Kaja, Rhea Bhaumik, Sukesh R. Bhaumik
{"title":"TAP-MS analysis of FACT interactions and regulation by a ubiquitin ligase, San1","authors":"Priyanka Barman, Pritam Chakraborty, Shalini Guha, Amala Kaja, Rhea Bhaumik, Sukesh R. Bhaumik","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2025.195077","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2025.195077","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An evolutionarily conserved heterodimeric FACT (<u>Fa</u>cilitates <u>c</u>hromatin <u>t</u>ranscription) regulates transcription, DNA repair, replication and other cellular processes via its interactions with other proteins. FACT is recently found to be regulated via ubiquitylation and 26S proteasomal degradation, alteration of which is associated with aberrant transcription and genome integrity. However, there has not been a systematic study to analyze FACT interactions proteome-wide in the presence and absence of its UPS (<u>U</u>biquitin-<u>p</u>roteasome <u>s</u>ystem) regulation, which could reveal new FACT interactors with mechanistic and functional implications. Here, we have adopted a proteome-wide approach via TAP (<u>T</u>andem <u>a</u>ffinity <u>p</u>urification)-mediated pull-down of FACT and its interactors from the soluble and insoluble cellular fractions followed by MS (<u>M</u>ass-<u>s</u>pectrometry) analysis. We find distinct interactors of FACT in the soluble and insoluble fractions in addition to a common set in both. While a set of all these interactors overlaps with previously known FACT partners, many are new, which are involved in different cellular processes such as transcription, DNA repair and chromatin regulation. Further, an intrinsically disordered ubiquitin ligase, San1, that ubiquitylates the Spt16 component of FACT for proteasomal degradation to regulate chromatin, transcription and genome integrity is found to influence the interactions of FACT with a set of proteins including epigenetic, transcription and DNA repair factors. Collectively, our results unveil proteome-wide FACT interactions and regulation by a ubiquitin ligase, hence shedding much light on FACT networks with functional and mechanistic implications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1868 1","pages":"Article 195077"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143043436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bushra Hayat , Swagatika Panigrahi , Senjit Ram Behera , Pranjya Paramita Mohanty , Debasmita Pankaj Alone
{"title":"Susceptibility to pseudoexfoliation linked to intronic variant rs4926246 in CACNA1A: Evidence from an Indian population study","authors":"Bushra Hayat , Swagatika Panigrahi , Senjit Ram Behera , Pranjya Paramita Mohanty , Debasmita Pankaj Alone","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2025.195076","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2025.195076","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) is an age-related, complex systemic disorder of protein aggregopathy. It is characterized by the extracellular fibril depositions, termed PEX fibrils, initially observed in various organ tissues during pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEXS) and with significant prominence in the eye during advanced pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG). The study explores the association between <em>CACNA1A</em> (calcium channel, voltage-dependent, P/Q type, alpha 1 A subunit) variants and PEX in an Indian population. The investigation involved genotyping one intronic single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs4926244, and three tag SNPs using the Sanger and TaqMan genotyping approaches in a cohort of 300 controls and 300 PEX patients (including 200 PEXS and 100 PEXG cases). Findings from the present study revealed a significant association at both allelic and genotypic levels for rs4926246, whereas rs4926244 showed association only at the genotypic level with PEX. Functional assays demonstrated increased mRNA expression linked to the risk genotype of both variants and luciferase reporter assays indicated an allele-specific regulatory effect of rs4926246.While in silico analysis predicted potential transcription factor binding sites for c-Myc and Hypoxia-inducing factor-1 (HIF-1) at the rs4926246 locus, electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) validated that only the “T” variant showed the reduced binding affinity with c-Myc compared to the protective variant “C”. Our study identifies rs4926246, an intronic variant strongly associated with both PEXS and PEXG, potentially influencing gene expression and protein binding, warranting further investigation into its role in PEX pathogenesis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1868 1","pages":"Article 195076"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jia-Cheng Guo , Peng-Cheng Xu , Yi-Chuang Xu , Tian-Hua Zhang , Lu-Lu Liu , Tao Liu , Zhi Luo
{"title":"Transcriptional responses of three slc39a/zip members (zip4, zip5 and zip9) and their roles in Zn metabolism in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)","authors":"Jia-Cheng Guo , Peng-Cheng Xu , Yi-Chuang Xu , Tian-Hua Zhang , Lu-Lu Liu , Tao Liu , Zhi Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195075","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195075","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In order to explore the regulatory mechanism of <em>zip4</em>, <em>zip5</em> and <em>zip9</em> in zinc metabolism of grass carp (<em>Ctenopharyngodon idella</em>), the effects of zinc (Zn) on the mRNA expression of <em>zip4</em>, <em>zip5</em> and <em>zip9</em> were investigated. Compared to the control, the mRNA levels of <em>zip4</em> and <em>zip9</em> were significantly reduced under low and high zinc in L8824 cells; the mRNA expression level of <em>zip5</em> was significantly increased under low and high zinc incubation. Then, their promoter sequences were cloned, which were 2361 bp, 2004 bp and 2186 bp sequences for <em>zip4</em>, <em>zip5</em> and <em>zip9</em> promoters, respectively. The transcriptional activities of the three promoters had different responses to Zn treatment. The transcriptional factor signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) had specific binding sites at −1111/−1121 bp of <em>zip5</em> promoter and at −1679/−1689 bp of <em>zip9</em> promoter. Similarly, krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) could specifically bind to the −599/−609 bp sequence on the <em>zip5</em> promoter and the −261/−272 bp sequence on the <em>zip9</em> promoter. The results of electrophoretic mobility-shift assay (EMSA) and Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) indicated that Zn incubation increased DNA binding capacity of STAT3 to <em>zip5</em> and <em>zip9</em> promoters, and decreased DNA binding capacity of KLF4 to <em>zip5</em> and <em>zip9</em> promoters. This study provides a good basis for elucidating the regulatory mechanism of zinc metabolism in the vertebrates.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1868 1","pages":"Article 195075"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fadwa Mekkaoui , Robert A. Drewell , Jacqueline M. Dresch , Donald E. Spratt
{"title":"Experimental approaches to investigate biophysical interactions between homeodomain transcription factors and DNA","authors":"Fadwa Mekkaoui , Robert A. Drewell , Jacqueline M. Dresch , Donald E. Spratt","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195074","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195074","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Homeodomain transcription factors (TFs) bind to specific DNA sequences to regulate the expression of target genes. Structural work has provided insight into molecular identities and aided in unraveling structural features of these TFs. However, the detailed affinity and specificity by which these TFs bind to DNA sequences is still largely unknown. Qualitative methods, such as DNA footprinting, Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assays (EMSAs), Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment (SELEX), Bacterial One Hybrid (B1H) systems, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), and Protein Binding Microarrays (PBMs) have been widely used to investigate the biochemical characteristics of TF-DNA binding events. In addition to these qualitative methods, bioinformatic approaches have also assisted in TF binding site discovery. Here we discuss the advantages and limitations of these different approaches, as well as the benefits of utilizing more quantitative approaches, such as Mechanically Induced Trapping of Molecular Interactions (MITOMI), Microscale Thermophoresis (MST) and Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC), in determining the biophysical basis of binding specificity of TF-DNA complexes and improving upon existing computational approaches aimed at affinity predictions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1868 1","pages":"Article 195074"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nahla E. El-Ashmawy , Eman G. Khedr , Renad T. Darwish , Amera O. Ibrahim
{"title":"Competing endogenous RNAs network and therapeutic implications: New horizons in disease research","authors":"Nahla E. El-Ashmawy , Eman G. Khedr , Renad T. Darwish , Amera O. Ibrahim","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195073","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195073","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Different diseases may arise from the dysregulation of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), which regulation is necessary for maintaining cellular homeostasis. ncRNAs are regulated by transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational and post-translational processes. Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression is carried out by microRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small ncRNA molecules, which can identify their target sites by a brief nucleotide sequence, known as the miRNA response element (MRE), present on the miRNA seed sequence and the target transcript. This binding between miRNAs and targets can regulate the gene expression through inhibition of translation or degradation of target messenger RNA (mRNA). The transcripts that share MREs can be involved in competition for the central miRNA pool, which could have an indirect impact on each other's regulation. This competition network is called competing endogenous RNAs network (ceRNET). Many ncRNAs, including circular RNA, pseudogene, and long non-coding RNA, as well as mRNA, a coding RNA transcript, make up ceRNET. These components play a crucial role in post-transcriptional regulation and are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of many pathological disorders. The mechanism of ceRNET and its essential components, as well as their therapeutic implications in different diseases such as cancer, diabetes mellitus, neurological, cardiovascular, hepatic and respiratory disorders were covered in this review.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1868 1","pages":"Article 195073"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142781540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bioinformatic meta-analysis of transcriptomics of developing Drosophila muscles identifies temporal regulatory transcription factors including a Notch effector","authors":"Amartya Mukherjee , Fathima Ashraf , Upendra Nongthomba","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195066","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The intricate mechanism of gene regulation coordinates the precise control of when, where, and to what extent genes are activated or repressed, directing the complex processes that govern cellular functions and development. Dysregulation of gene expression can lead to diseases such as autoimmune disorders, cancer, and neurodegeneration. Transcriptional regulation, especially involving transcription factors (TFs), plays a major role in controlling gene expression. This study focuses on identifying gene regulatory mechanisms that generate distinct gene expression patterns during <em>Drosophila</em> muscle development. Utilising a bioinformatics approach, we analysed the developmental time-point-specific transcriptomics resource generated by Spletter <em>et al</em>., which includes mRNA sequencing data at eight stages of indirect flight muscle (IFM) development. They had identified 40 distinct genome-wide clusters representing various temporal expression dynamics using 'soft' clustering. Promoter sequences of genes in these clusters were analysed to predict novel motifs that act as TF binding sites. Comparative analysis with known motifs revealed significant overlaps, indicating shared transcriptional regulation. The physiological relevance of predicted TFs was confirmed by cross-referencing with experimental ChIP-seq data. We focused on Cluster 36, characterised by a unique bimodal temporal expression profile, and identified candidate genes, <em>Rbfox1</em> and <em>zfh1</em>, for further study. Ectopic overexpression experiments revealed that the TF Enhancer of split m8 helix-loop-helix [E(spl)m8-HLH], part of the Notch signalling pathway, acts as a transcriptional repressor for <em>Rbfox1</em> and <em>zfh1</em>. Our findings highlight the complexity of transcriptional regulation during myogenesis, and identify key TFs that could be targeted for further research in muscle development and related disorders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1868 1","pages":"Article 195066"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142633041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haitham Sobhy , Marco De Rovere , Amina Ait-Ammar , Muhammad Kashif , Clementine Wallet , Fadoua Daouad , Thomas Loustau , Carine Van Lint , Christian Schwartz , Olivier Rohr
{"title":"BCL11b interacts with RNA and proteins involved in RNA processing and developmental diseases","authors":"Haitham Sobhy , Marco De Rovere , Amina Ait-Ammar , Muhammad Kashif , Clementine Wallet , Fadoua Daouad , Thomas Loustau , Carine Van Lint , Christian Schwartz , Olivier Rohr","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195065","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195065","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>BCL11b is a transcription regulator and a tumor suppressor involved in lymphomagenesis, central nervous system (CNS) and immune system developments. BCL11b favors persistence of HIV latency and contributes to control cell cycle, differentiation and apoptosis in multiple organisms and cell models. Although BCL11b recruits the non-coding RNA 7SK and epigenetic enzymes to regulate gene expression, BCL11b-associated ribonucleoprotein complexes are unknown. Thanks to CLIP-seq and quantitative LC-MS/MS mass spectrometry approaches complemented with systems biology validations, we show that BCL11b interacts with RNA splicing and non-sense-mediated decay proteins, including FUS, SMN1, UPF1 and Drosha, which may contribute in isoform selection of protein-coding RNA isoforms from noncoding-RNAs isoforms (retained introns or nonsense mediated RNA). Interestingly, BCL11b binds to RNA transcripts and proteins encoded by the same genes (FUS, ESWR1, CHD and Tubulin). Our study highlights that BCL11b targets RNA processing and splicing proteins, and RNAs that implicate cell cycle, development, neurodegenerative, and cancer pathways. These findings will help future mechanistic understanding of developmental disorders.</div></div><div><h3>Importance</h3><div>BCL11b-protein and RNA interactomes reveal BLC11b association with specific nucleoprotein complexes involved in the regulation of genes expression.</div><div>BCL11b interacts with RNA processing and splicing proteins.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1867 4","pages":"Article 195065"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142513413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chulhwan S. Kwak, Furkan E. Oflaz, Jiamin Qiu, Xinnan Wang
{"title":"Human stem cell-specific epigenetic signatures control transgene expression","authors":"Chulhwan S. Kwak, Furkan E. Oflaz, Jiamin Qiu, Xinnan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195063","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195063","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Human stem cell-derived models have emerged as an important platform to study tissue differentiation and disease mechanisms. Those models could capitalize on biochemical and cell biological methodologies such as omics, autophagy, and organelle dynamics. However, epigenetic silencing in stem cells creates a barrier to apply genetically encoded tools. Here we investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying exogenously expressed gene silencing by employing multiple commonly used promoters in human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), glioblastoma cells (GBM), and embryonic kidney cells (HEK). We discover that all promoters tested are highly methylated on the CpG island regions with lower protein expression in iPSCs, as compared to non-iPSCs. Elongation factor 1 alpha short (EF1α short or EFS) promoter, which has fewer CpG island number compared to the other promoters, can drive relatively higher gene expression in iPSCs, despite CpG methylation. Adding a minimal A2 ubiquitous chromatin opening element (minimal A2 UCOE or miniUCOE) upstream of a promoter inhibits CpG methylation and enhances gene expression in iPSCs. Our results demonstrate stem cell type-specific epigenetic modification of transgenic promoter region and provide useful information for designing anti-silencing strategies to increase transgene expression in iPSCs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1867 4","pages":"Article 195063"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142513414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roberta Santarelli , Giuseppe Rubens Pascucci , Salvatore Lo Presti , Michele Di Crosta , Rossella Benedetti , Alessia Neri , Roberta Gonnella , Mara Cirone
{"title":"EBV infection alters DNA methylation in primary human colon cells: A path to inflammation and carcinogenesis?","authors":"Roberta Santarelli , Giuseppe Rubens Pascucci , Salvatore Lo Presti , Michele Di Crosta , Rossella Benedetti , Alessia Neri , Roberta Gonnella , Mara Cirone","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195064","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195064","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is associated with several types of human cancers, and changes in DNA methylation are reported to contribute to viral-driven carcinogenesis, particularly in cancers of epithelial origin. In a previous study, we demonstrated that EBV infects human primary colonic cells (HCoEpC) and replicates within these cells, leading to pro-inflammatory and pro-tumorigenic effects. Notably, these effects were mostly prevented by inhibiting viral replication with PAA. Interestingly, the EBV-induced effects correlated with the upregulation of DNMT1 and were counteracted by pretreating cells with 5-AZA, suggesting a role for DNA hypermethylation.</div><div>Building on this background, the current study investigates the methylation changes induced by EBV infection in HCoEpC, both in the presence and absence of PAA, or ERK1/2 and STAT3 inhibitors, pathways known to be activated by EBV and involved in the dysregulation of methylation in tumor cells. The genome-wide methylation analysis conducted in this study allowed us to identify several biological processes and genes affected by these epigenetic changes, providing insights into the possible underlying mechanisms leading to the pathological effects induced by EBV. Specifically, we found that the virus induced significant methylation changes, with hypermethylation being more prevalent than hypomethylation. Several genes involved in embryogenesis, carcinogenesis, and inflammation were affected.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1867 4","pages":"Article 195064"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142481586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andreas Chrysostomou , Cristina Furlan, Edoardo Saccenti
{"title":"Machine learning based analysis of single-cell data reveals evidence of subject-specific single-cell gene expression profiles in acute myeloid leukaemia patients and healthy controls","authors":"Andreas Chrysostomou , Cristina Furlan, Edoardo Saccenti","doi":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195062","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bbagrm.2024.195062","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) is characterized by uncontrolled growth of immature myeloid cells, disrupting normal blood production. Treatment typically involves chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and stem cell transplantation but many patients develop chemoresistance, leading to poor outcomes due to the disease's high heterogeneity. In this study, we used publicly available single-cell RNA sequencing data and machine learning to classify AML patients and healthy, monocytes, dendritic and progenitor cells population. We found that gene expression profiles of AML patients and healthy controls can be classified at the individual level with high accuracy (>70 %) when using progenitor cells, suggesting the existence of subject-specific single cell transcriptomics profiles. The analysis also revealed molecular determinants of patient heterogeneity (e.g. TPSD1, CT45A1, and GABRA4) which could support new strategies for patient stratification and personalized treatment in leukaemia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55382,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms","volume":"1867 4","pages":"Article 195062"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142376360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}