Int J Biol Sci 2022; 18(6):2277-2291. doi:10.7150/ijbs.68939 This issue Cite
Research Paper
1. Department of Thyroid Surgery and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, P.R. China.
2. Laboratory of thyroid and parathyroid disease, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
3. Institute of Life Science, eBond Pharmaceutical Technology Ltd., Chengdu, China
4. Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan
5. Molecular Medicine Research Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
6. Department of Thyroid Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
7. The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
RORA plays an important role in regulating circadian rhythms, inflammation, metabolism and cellular development. Herein, we explore the roles of Rora in B cell proliferation and differentiation, as well as in Ph+ B-ALL. By using Roraloxp/loxp Mx-1-Cre mice, Rora was deleted in hematopoietic cells post Pipc induction. Rora deficiency mice were associated with an obvious accumulation of B cells in the peripheral blood, bone marrow, and spleen. On the other hand, activation of Rora with Cholesterol sulfate (CS) was associated with decreased B cell numbers. RNA-seq analysis revealed that the transcription level of Lmo1 was decreased in Rora deficient B cells. Moreover, the expression of RORA was shown to be decreased in Ph+ B-ALL cells compared to peripheral blood derived B cells from healthy donors. The overexpression of Rora in BaF3 cells with BCR/ABL1 was also associated with impeded the cell growth and an increased apoptotic rate compared to cells transduced with BCR/ABL1 alone. The co-expression of BCR/ABL1 and Rora induced B-ALL mouse model was associated with the significant inhibition of BCR/ABL1-transformed cell growth and prolonged the survival of the diseased mice. These results suggest a novel role for Rora in B cell development and Ph+ leukemogenesis.
Keywords: RORA, B cell, proliferation, development, Philadelphia positive B-ALL