Kreuz, M. (Markus)

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    GeneChip analyses point to novel pathogenetic mechanisms in mantle cell lymphoma
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) Krause, K. (Kristina); Dreyling, M. (Martin); Hasenclever, D. (D.); Kreuz, M. (Markus); Dyer, M.J.S. (Martin J. S.); Berger, H. (H.); Arnold, N. (Norbert); Martinez-Climent, J.A. (José Ángel); Wagner, F. (Florian); Gesk, S. (Stefan); Harder, L. (Lana); Klapper, W. (Wolfram); Zamo, A. (Alberto); Siebert, R. (Reiner); Vater, I. (Inga); Potter, K. (Kathleen N.); Martin-Subero, J.I. (Jose Ignacio)
    The translocation t(11;14)(q13;q32) is the genetic hallmark of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) but is not sufficient for inducing lymphomagenesis. Here we performed genome-wide 100K GeneChip Mapping in 26 t(11;14)-positive MCL and six MCL cell lines. Partial uniparental disomy (pUPD) was shown to be a recurrent chromosomal event not only in MCL cell lines but also in primary MCL. Remarkably, pUPD affected recurrent targets of deletion like 11q, 13q and 17p. Moreover, we identified 12 novel regions of recurrent gain and loss as well as 12 high-level amplifications and eight homozygously deleted regions hitherto undescribed in MCL. Interestingly, GeneChip analyses identified different genes, encoding proteins involved in microtubule dynamics, such as MAP2, MAP6 and TP53, as targets for chromosomal aberration in MCL. Further investigation, including mutation analyses, fluorescence in situ hybridisation as well as epigenetic and expression studies, revealed additional aberrations frequently affecting these genes. In total, 19 of 20 MCL cases, which were subjected to genetic and epigenetic analyses, and five of six MCL cell lines harboured at least one aberration in MAP2, MAP6 or TP53. These findings provide evidence that alterations of microtubule dynamics might be one of the critical events in MCL lymphomagenesis contributing to chromosomal instability.
  • New insights into the biology and origin of mature aggressive B-cell lymphomas by combined epigenomic, genomic, and transcriptional profiling
    (American Society of Hematology, 2009) Stürzenhofecker, B. (Benjamin); Cogliatti, S. (S.B.); Stein, H. (Harald); Ammerpohl, O. (Ole); Hasenclever, D. (D.); Richter, J. (Julia); Korn, B. (Bernhard); Trümper, L. (Lorenz); Kreuz, M. (Markus); Berger, H. (H.); Rosenwald, A. (Andreas); Drexler, H.G. (Hans G.); Ott, G. (German); Loeffler, M. (Markus); Weber, M. (Michael); Schübeler, D. (Dirk); Bentink, S. (S.); Ballestar, E. (E.); Fraga, M.F. (Mario F.); Bernd, H.W (H.W.); Seifert, M. (Marc); Möller, P. (Peter); Bibikova, M. (Marina); Küppers, R. (Ralf); Klapper, W. (Wolfram); Siebert, R. (Reiner); Barker, D. (D.); Esteller, M. (Manel); Wessendorf, S. (Swen); Wickham, E. (Eliza); Hummel, M. (M.); Rosolowski, M. (Maciej); Schwaenen, C. (Carsten); Hansmann, M.L. (Martin-Leo); Potter, K. (Kathleen N.); Prosper-Cardoso, F. (Felipe); Spang, R. (Rainer); Fan, J.B. (Jian-Bing); Calvanese, V. (V.); Lopez-Serra, L. (Lidia); MacLeod, R.A.F. (Roderick A.F.); Aguirre-Ena, X. (Xabier); Martin-Subero, J.I. (Jose Ignacio)
    Lymphomas are assumed to originate at different stages of lymphocyte development through chromosomal aberrations. Thus, different lymphomas resemble lymphocytes at distinct differentiation stages and show characteristic morphologic, genetic, and transcriptional features. Here, we have performed a microarray-based DNA methylation profiling of 83 mature aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (maB-NHLs) characterized for their morphologic, genetic, and transcriptional features, including molecular Burkitt lymphomas and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. Hierarchic clustering indicated that methylation patterns in maB-NHLs were not strictly associated with morphologic, genetic, or transcriptional features. By supervised analyses, we identified 56 genes de novo methylated in all lymphoma subtypes studied and 22 methylated in a lymphoma subtype–specific manner. Remarkably, the group of genes de novo methylated in all lymphoma subtypes was significantly enriched for polycomb targets in embryonic stem cells. De novo methylated genes in all maB-NHLs studied were expressed at low levels in lymphomas and normal hematopoietic tissues but not in nonhematopoietic tissues. These findings, especially the enrichment for polycomb targets in stem cells, indicate that maB-NHLs with different morphologic, genetic, and transcriptional background share a similar stem cell–like epigenetic pattern. This suggests that maB-NHLs originate from cells with stem cell features or that stemness was acquired during lymphomagenesis by epigenetic remodeling.