SATB1 in Malignant T Cells

Simon Fredholm, Andreas Willerslev-Olsen, Özcan Met, Linda Kubat, Maria Gluud, Sarah L Mathiasen, Christina Friese, Edda Blümel, David L Petersen, Tengpeng Hu, Claudia Nastasi, Lise M Lindahl, Terkild B Buus, Thorbjørn Krejsgaard, Mariusz A Wasik, Katharina L Kopp, Sergei B Koralov, Jenny L Persson, Charlotte M Bonefeld, Carsten GeislerAnders Woetmann, Lars Iversen, Jürgen C Becker, Niels Ødum

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Abstract

Deficient expression of SATB1 hampers thymocyte development and results in inept T-cell lineages. Recent data implicate dysregulated SATB1 expression in the pathogenesis of mycosis fungoides, the most frequent variant of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Here, we report on a disease stage-associated decrease of SATB1 expression and an inverse expression of STAT5 and SATB1 in situ. STAT5 inhibited SATB1 expression through induction of microRNA-155. Decreased SATB1 expression triggered enhanced expression of IL-5 and IL-9 (but not IL-6 and IL-32), whereas increased SATB1 expression had the opposite effect, indicating that the microRNA-155 target SATB1 is a repressor of IL-5 and IL-9 in malignant T cells. In accordance, inhibition of STAT5 and its upstream activator JAK3 triggered increased SATB1 expression and a concomitant suppression of IL-5 and IL-9 expression in malignant T cells. In conclusion, we provide a mechanistic link between the proto-oncogenic JAK3/STAT5/microRNA-155 pathway, SATB1, and cytokines linked to CTCL severity and progression, indicating that SATB1 dysregulation is involved in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma pathogenesis.

Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Journal of investigative dermatology
Volume138
Issue number8
Pages (from-to)1805-1815
Number of pages11
ISSN0022-202X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2018

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