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Aberrant activation of TCL1A promotes stem cell expansion in clonal haematopoiesis
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Article
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Weinstock, Joshua S.Gopakumar, JayakrishnanBurugula, Bala BharathiUddin, Md MesbahJahn, NikolausBelk, Julia A.Bouzid, HindDaniel, BenceMiao, ZhuangLy, NghiMack, Taralynn M.Luna, Sofia E.Prothro, Katherine P.Mitchell, Shaneice R.Laurie, Cecelia A.Broome, Jai G.Taylor, Kent D.Guo, XiuqingSinner, Moritz F.von Falkenhausen, Aenne S.Kääb, StefanShuldiner, Alan R.O’Connell, Jeffrey R.Lewis, Joshua P.Boerwinkle, EricBarnes, Kathleen C.Chami, NathalieKenny, Eimear E.Loos, Ruth J. F.Fornage, MyriamHou, LifangLloyd-Jones, Donald M.Redline, SusanCade, Brian E.Psaty, Bruce M.Bis, Joshua C.Brody, Jennifer A.Silverman, Edwin K.Yun, Jeong H.Qiao, DandiPalmer, Nicholette D.Freedman, Barry I.Bowden, Donald W.Cho, Michael H.DeMeo, Dawn L.Vasan, Ramachandran S.Yanek, Lisa R.Becker, Lewis C.Kardia, Sharon L. R.Peyser, Patricia A.He, JiangRienstra, MichielVan der Harst, PimKaplan, RobertHeckbert, Susan R.Smith, Nicholas L.Wiggins, Kerri L.Arnett, Donna K.Irvin, Marguerite R.Tiwari, HemantCutler, Michael J.Knight, StaceyMuhlestein, J. BrentCorrea, AdolfoRaffield, Laura M.Gao, Yande Andrade, MarizaRotter, Jerome I.Rich, Stephen S.Tracy, Russell P.Konkle, Barbara A.Johnsen, Jill M.Wheeler, Marsha M.Smith, J. GustavMelander, OlleNilsson, Peter M.Custer, Brian S.Duggirala, RavindranathCurran, Joanne E.Blangero, JohnMcGarvey, StephenWilliams, L. KeokiXiao, ShujieYang, MaoGu, C. CharlesChen, Yii-Der IdaLee, Wen-JaneMarcus, Gregory M.Kane, John P.Pullinger, Clive R.Shoemaker, M. BenjaminDarbar, DawoodRoden, Dan M.Albert, ChristineKooperberg, CharlesZhou, YingManson, JoAnn E.Desai, PinkalJohnson, Andrew D.Mathias, Rasika A.Blackwell, Thomas W.Abecasis, Goncalo R.Smith, Albert V.Kang, Hyun M.Satpathy, Ansuman T.Natarajan, PradeepKitzman, Jacob O.Whitsel, Eric A.Reiner, Alexander P.Bick, Alexander G.Jaiswal, Siddhartha
Source
Nature; April 2023, Vol. 616 Issue: 7958 p755-763, 9p
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00280836; 14764687
Abstract
Mutations in a diverse set of driver genes increase the fitness of haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), leading to clonal haematopoiesis1. These lesions are precursors for blood cancers2–6, but the basis of their fitness advantage remains largely unknown, partly owing to a paucity of large cohorts in which the clonal expansion rate has been assessed by longitudinal sampling. Here, to circumvent this limitation, we developed a method to infer the expansion rate from data from a single time point. We applied this method to 5,071 people with clonal haematopoiesis. A genome-wide association study revealed that a common inherited polymorphism in the TCL1Apromoter was associated with a slower expansion rate in clonal haematopoiesis overall, but the effect varied by driver gene. Those carrying this protective allele exhibited markedly reduced growth rates or prevalence of clones with driver mutations in TET2, ASXL1, SF3B1and SRSF2, but this effect was not seen in clones with driver mutations in DNMT3A. TCL1Awas not expressed in normal or DNMT3A-mutated HSCs, but the introduction of mutations in TET2or ASXL1led to the expression of TCL1A protein and the expansion of HSCs in vitro. The protective allele restricted TCL1A expression and expansion of mutant HSCs, as did experimental knockdown of TCL1Aexpression. Forced expression of TCL1Apromoted the expansion of human HSCs in vitro and mouse HSCs in vivo. Our results indicate that the fitness advantage of several commonly mutated driver genes in clonal haematopoiesis may be mediated by TCL1Aactivation.