Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Aigner, P; Mizutani, T; Horvath, J; Eder, T; Heber, S; Lind, K; Just, V; Moll, HP; Yeroslaviz, A; Fischer, MJM; Kenner, L; Győrffy, B; Sill, H; Grebien, F; Moriggl, R; Casanova, E; Stoiber, D.
STAT3β is a tumor suppressor in acute myeloid leukemia.
Blood Adv. 2019; 3(13): 1989-2002.
Doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018026385
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- Kenner Lukas
- Lind Karin
- Sill Heinz
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- Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) exists in 2 alternatively spliced isoforms, STAT3α and STAT3β. Although truncated STAT3β was originally postulated to act as a dominant-negative form of STAT3α, it has been shown to have various STAT3α-independent regulatory functions. Recently, STAT3β gained attention as a powerful antitumorigenic molecule in cancer. Deregulated STAT3 signaling is often found in acute myeloid leukemia (AML); however, the role of STAT3β in AML remains elusive. Therefore, we analyzed the STAT3β/α messenger RNA (mRNA) expression ratio in AML patients, where we observed that a higher STAT3β/α mRNA ratio correlated with a favorable prognosis and increased overall survival. To gain better understanding of the function of STAT3β in AML, we engineered a transgenic mouse allowing for balanced Stat3β expression. Transgenic Stat3β expression resulted in decelerated disease progression and extended survival in PTEN- and MLL-AF9-dependent AML mouse models. Our findings further suggest that the antitumorigenic function of STAT3β depends on the tumor-intrinsic regulation of a small set of significantly up- and downregulated genes, identified via RNA sequencing. In conclusion, we demonstrate that STAT3β plays an essential tumor-suppressive role in AML. © 2019 by The American Society of Hematology.