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Coexpression of BMI-1 and EZH2 polycomb-group proteins is associated with cycling cells and degree of malignancy in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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van Kemenade, Folkert J., Raaphorst, Frank M., Blokzijl, Tjasso, Fieret, Elly, Hamer, Karien M., Satijn, David P. E., Otte, Arie P., Meijer, Chris J. L. M.·2001·Blood

Abstract

Polycomb-group (PcG) proteins, such as BMI-1 and EZH2, form multimeric gene-repressing complexes involved in axial patterning, hematopoiesis, and cell cycle regulation. In addition, BMI-1 is involved in experimental lymphomagenesis. Little is known about its role in human lymphomagenesis. Here, BMI-1 and EZH2 expression patterns are analyzed in a variety of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (B-NHLs), including small lymphocytic lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, large B-cell lymphoma, mantle-cell lymphoma, and Burkitt lymphoma. In contrast to the mutually exclusive pattern of BMI-1 and EZH2 in reactive follicles, the neoplastic cells in B-NHLs of intermediate- and high-grade malignancy showed strong coexpression of BMI-1 and EZH2. This pattern overlapped with the expression of Mib-1/Ki-67, a marker for proliferation. Neoplastic cells in B-NHL of low-grade malignancy were either BMI-1low/EZH2+ (neoplastic centroblasts) or BMI-1lowEZH2−(neoplastic centrocytes). These observations show that low-, intermediate-, and high grade B-NHLs are associated with increased coexpression of the BMI-1 and EZH2 PcG proteins, whose normal expression pattern is mutually exclusive. This expression pattern is probably caused by a failure to down-regulate BMI-1 in dividing neoplastic cells, because BMI-1 expression is absent from normal dividing B cells. These observations are in agreement with findings in studies of Bmi-1 transgenic mice. The extent of BMI-1/EZH2 coexpression correlated with clinical grade and the presence of Mib-1/Ki-67 expression, suggesting that the irregular expression of BMI-1 and EZH2 is an early event in the formation of B-NHL. This points to a role for abnormal PcG expression in human lymphomagenesis.

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van Kemenade, F. J., Raaphorst, F. M., Blokzijl, T., Fieret, E., Hamer, K. M., Satijn, D. P. E., Otte, A. P., & Meijer, C. J. L. M.
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Blood
Published
2001-06-15
Volume
97
Issue
12
Pages
3896-3901
ISSN
  • 0006-4971 (ISSN-L)
  • 1528-0020
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W2151598146
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journal article
Language
en
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van Kemenade, F. J., Raaphorst, F. M., Blokzijl, T., Fieret, E., Hamer, K. M., Satijn, D. P. E., Otte, A. P., & Meijer, C. J. L. M. (2001). Coexpression of BMI-1 and EZH2 polycomb-group proteins is associated with cycling cells and degree of malignancy in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v97.12.3896

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