Arginine Methyltransferase PRMT7 Deregulates Expression of RUNX1 Target Genes in T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
: Oksa Laura, Mäkinen Artturi, Nikkilä Atte, Hyvärinen Noora, Laukkanen Saara, Rokka Anne, Haapaniemi Pekka, Seki Masafumi, Takita Junko, Kauko Otto, Heinäniemi Merja, Lohi Olli
Publisher: MDPI
: 2022
: Cancers
: Cancers
: 2169
: 14
: 9
: 2072-6694
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14092169
: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/9/2169
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/175258689
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive hematological malignancy with no well-established prognostic biomarkers. We examined the expression of protein arginine methyltransferases across hematological malignancies and discovered high levels of PRMT7 mRNA in T-ALL, particularly in the mature subtypes of T-ALL. The genetic deletion of PRMT7 by CRISPR-Cas9 reduced the colony formation of T-ALL cells and changed arginine monomethylation patterns in protein complexes associated with the RNA and DNA processing and the T-ALL pathogenesis. Among them was RUNX1, whose target gene expression was consequently deregulated. These results suggest that PRMT7 plays an active role in the pathogenesis of T-ALL.