CARD11 mutation and HBZ expression induce lymphoproliferative disease and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
Takuro Kameda, Kotaro Shide, Ayako Kamiunten, Yasunori Kogure, Daisuke Morishita, Junji Koya, Yuki Tahira, Keiichi Akizuki, Takako Yokomizo‐Nakano, Sho Kubota, Kosuke Marutsuka, Masaaki Sekine, Tomonori Hidaka, Yoko Kubuki, Yuichi Kitai, Tadashi Matsuda, Akinori Yoda, Takayuki Ohshima, Midori Sugiyama, Goro Sashida, Keisuke Kataoka, Seishi Ogawa, Kazuya Shimoda
Abstract
Abstract Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is caused by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). In addition to HTLV-1 bZIP factor ( HBZ ), a leukemogenic antisense transcript of HTLV-1, abnormalities of genes involved in TCR-NF-κB signaling, such as CARD11 , are detected in about 90% of patients. Utilizing mice expressing CD4 + T cell-specific CARD11(E626K) and/or CD4 + T cell-specific HBZ , namely CARD11(E626K) CD4 -Cre mice, HBZ transgenic (Tg) mice, and CARD11(E626K) CD4 -Cre ; HBZ Tg double transgenic mice, we clarify these genes’ pathogenetic effects. CARD11(E626K) CD4 -Cre and HBZ Tg mice exhibit lymphocytic invasion to many organs, including the lungs, and double transgenic mice develop lymphoproliferative disease and increase CD4 + T cells in vivo. CARD11(E626K) and HBZ cooperatively activate the non-canonical NF-κB pathway, IRF4 targets, BATF3/IRF4/HBZ transcriptional network, MYC targets, and E2F targets. Most KEGG and HALLMARK gene sets enriched in acute-type ATL are also enriched in double transgenic mice, indicating that these genes cooperatively contribute to ATL development.