Absence of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase expression in T-ALL/LBL accumulates chromosomal abnormalities to induce drug resistance.
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| Abstract |
T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-ALL/LBL) is a malignant neoplasm of immature lymphoblasts. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TDT) is a template-independent DNA polymerase that plays an essential role in generating diversity for immunoglobulin genes. T-ALL/LBL patients with TDT- have a worse prognosis. However, how TDT- promotes the disease progression of T-ALL/LBL remains unknown. Here we analyzed the prognosis of T-ALL/LBL patients in Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMC) and confirmed that TDT- patients had a higher rate of recurrence and remission failure and worse outcomes. Cellular experiments demonstrated that TDT was involved in DNA damage repair. TDT knockout delayed DNA repair, arrested the cell cycle and decreased apoptosis to induce the accumulation of chromosomal abnormalities and tolerance to abnormal karyotypes. Our study demonstrated that the poor outcomes in TDT- T-ALL/LBL might be due to the drug resistance (VP16 and MTX) induced by chromosomal abnormalities. Our findings revealed novel functions and mechanisms of TDT in T-ALL/LBL and supported that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) might be a better choice for these patients.
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| Authors | Hui Xiao, Siqi Wang, Yuejia Tang, Shanshan Li, Yufeng Jiang, Yi Yang, Yinwen Zhang, Yali Han, Xiaoyu Wu, Liang Zheng, Yanxin Li, Yijin Gao |
| Journal | International journal of cancer (Int J Cancer) Vol. 152 Issue 11 Pg. 2383-2395 (06 01 2023) ISSN: 1097-0215 [Electronic] United States |
| PMID | 36757202 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
| Copyright | © 2023 UICC. |
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