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David, A.* ; Arnaud, N.* ; Fradet, M.* ; Lascaux, H.* ; Ouk-Martin, C.* ; Gachard, N.* ; Zimber-Strobl, U. ; Feuillard, J.* ; Faumont, N.*

c-Myc dysregulation is a co-transforming event for nuclear factor-κB activated B cells.

Haematologica 102, 883-894 (2017)
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While c-Myc dysregulation is constantly associated with highly proliferating B-cell tumors, nuclear factor (NF)-κB addiction is found in indolent lymphomas as well as diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, either with an activated B-cell like phenotype or associated with the Epstein-Barr virus. We raised the question of the effect of c-Myc in B cells with NF-κB activated by three different inducers: Epstein-Barr virus-latency III program, TLR9 and CD40. Induction of c-Myc overexpression increased proliferation of Epstein-Barr virus-latency III immortalized B cells, an effect that was dependent on NF-κB. Results from transcriptomic signatures and functional studies showed that c-Myc overexpression increased Epstein-Barr virus-latency III-driven proliferation depending on NF-κB. In vitro, induction of c-Myc increased proliferation of B cells with TLR9-dependant activation of MyD88, with decreased apoptosis. In the transgenic lc-Myc mouse model with c-Myc overexpression in B cells, in vivo activation of MyD88 by TLR9 induced splenomegaly related to an increased synthesis phase (S-phase) entry of B cells. Transgenic mice with both continuous CD40 signaling in B cells and the lc-Myc transgene developed very aggressive lymphomas with characteristics of activated diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. The main characteristic gene expression profile signatures of these tumors were those of proliferation and energetic metabolism. These results suggest that c-Myc is an NF-κB co-transforming event in aggressive lymphomas with an activated phenotype, activated B-cell like diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. This would explain why NF-κB is associated with both indolent and aggressive lymphomas, and opens new perspectives on the possibility of combinatory therapies targeting both the c-Myc proliferating program and NF-κB activation pathways in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Epstein-barr-virus; Transcriptional Program; Burkitt-lymphoma; Germinal Center; Expression; Mice; Survival; Gene; Differentiation; Antigen-2
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0390-6078
e-ISSN 1592-8721
Quellenangaben Volume: 102, Issue: 5, Pages: 883-894 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Ferrata Storti Foundation
Publishing Place Pavia
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed