Acute myeloid leukemia may be characterized by a fraction of leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that sustain disease propagation eventually leading to relapse. Yet, the contribution of LSCs to early therapy resistance and AML regeneration remains controversial. We prospectively identify LSCs in AML patients and xenografts by single-cell RNA sequencing coupled with functional validation by a microRNA-126 reporter enriching for LSCs. Through nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) mutation calling or chromosomal monosomy detection in single-cell transcriptomes, we discriminate LSCs from regenerating hematopoiesis, and assess their longitudinal response to chemotherapy. Chemotherapy induced a generalized inflammatory and senescence-associated response. Moreover, we observe heterogeneity within progenitor AML cells, some of which proliferate and differentiate with expression of oxidative-phosphorylation (OxPhos) signatures, while others are OxPhos (low) miR-126 (high) and display enforced stemness and quiescence features. miR-126 (high) LSCs are enriched at diagnosis in chemotherapy-refractory AML and at relapse, and their transcriptional signature robustly stratifies patients for survival in large AML cohorts.

Longitudinal single-cell profiling of chemotherapy response in acute myeloid leukemia / Naldini, M. M.; Casirati, G.; Barcella, M.; Rancoita, P. M. V.; Cosentino, A.; Caserta, C.; Pavesi, F.; Zonari, E.; Desantis, G.; Gilioli, D.; Carrabba, M. G.; Vago, L.; Bernardi, M.; Di Micco, R.; Di Serio, C.; Merelli, I.; Volpin, M.; Montini, E.; Ciceri, F.; Gentner, B.. - In: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 2041-1723. - 14:1(2023). [10.1038/s41467-023-36969-0]

Longitudinal single-cell profiling of chemotherapy response in acute myeloid leukemia

Naldini M. M.
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Rancoita P. M. V.;Caserta C.;Gilioli D.;Vago L.;Di Serio C.;Ciceri F.
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2023-01-01

Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia may be characterized by a fraction of leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that sustain disease propagation eventually leading to relapse. Yet, the contribution of LSCs to early therapy resistance and AML regeneration remains controversial. We prospectively identify LSCs in AML patients and xenografts by single-cell RNA sequencing coupled with functional validation by a microRNA-126 reporter enriching for LSCs. Through nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) mutation calling or chromosomal monosomy detection in single-cell transcriptomes, we discriminate LSCs from regenerating hematopoiesis, and assess their longitudinal response to chemotherapy. Chemotherapy induced a generalized inflammatory and senescence-associated response. Moreover, we observe heterogeneity within progenitor AML cells, some of which proliferate and differentiate with expression of oxidative-phosphorylation (OxPhos) signatures, while others are OxPhos (low) miR-126 (high) and display enforced stemness and quiescence features. miR-126 (high) LSCs are enriched at diagnosis in chemotherapy-refractory AML and at relapse, and their transcriptional signature robustly stratifies patients for survival in large AML cohorts.
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