Figure 4: Multiple onocgenes are functionally important targets of miR-22 in AML.
From: miR-22 has a potent anti-tumour role with therapeutic potential in acute myeloid leukaemia
(a,b) Relative viability (a) and apoptosis (b) levels of MONOMAC-6 cells transfected with MSCV-PIG-CRTC1, -FLT3 or -MYCBP alone, or together with MSCVneo-miR-22. Values were detected 48 h post transfection. (c–e) Rescue effects of CRTC1 (c), FLT3 (d) and MYCBP (e) on the inhibition of MONOMAC-6 growth mediated by miR-22. Cell counts at the indicated time points are shown. Mean±s.d. values are shown. *P<0.05, t-test. (f) In vivo rescue effects of CRTC1, FLT3 and MYCBP on the inhibition of MLL-AF9-induced leukemogenesis mediated by miR-22. The secondary recipients were transplanted with BM blast cells of the primary MLL-AF9 leukaemic mice retrovirally transduced with MSCVneo+MSCV-PIG (MA9-AML+Ctrl; n=7), MSCVneo-miR-22+MSCV-PIG (MA9-AML+miR-22; n=10), MSCVneo-miR-22+MSCV-PIG-CRTC1 (MA9-AML+miR-22+CRTC1; n=5), MSCVneo-miR-22+MSCV-PIG-FLT3 (MA9-AML+miR-22+FLT3; n=6) or MSCVneo-miR-22+MSCV-PIG-MYCBP (MA9-AML+miR-22+MYCBP; n=6). Kaplan–Meier curves for all the five groups of transplanted mice are shown. MA9-AML+Ctrl versus MA9-AML+miR-22, P<0.001 (log-rank test); MA9-AML+Ctrl versus any other groups, P>0.05 (log-rank test). (g) Wright–Giemsa stained PB and BM, and H&E stained spleen and liver of the secondary leukaemic mice.
