Patient-derived iPSCs faithfully represent the genetic diversity and cellular architecture of human acute myeloid leukemia Journal Article


Authors: Kotini, A. G.; Carcamo, S.; Cruz-Rodriguez, N.; Olszewska, M.; Wang, T.; Demircioglu, D.; Chang, C. J.; Bernard, E.; Chao, M. P.; Majeti, R.; Luo, H.; Kharas, M. G.; Hasson, D.; Papapetrou, E. P.
Article Title: Patient-derived iPSCs faithfully represent the genetic diversity and cellular architecture of human acute myeloid leukemia
Abstract: The reprogramming of human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells into induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines could provide new faithful genetic models of AML, but is currently hindered by low success rates and uncertainty about whether iPSC-derived cells resemble their primary counterparts. Here we developed a reprogramming method tailored to cancer cells, with which we generated iPSCs from 15 patients representing all major genetic groups of AML. These AML-iPSCs retain genetic fidelity and produce transplantable hematopoietic cells with hallmark phenotypic leukemic features. Critically, single-cell transcriptomics reveal that, upon xenotransplantation, iPSC-derived leukemias faithfully mimic the primary patient-matched xenografts. Transplantation of iPSC-derived leukemias capturing a clone and subclone from the same patient allowed us to isolate the contribution of a FLT3-ITD mutation to the AML phenotype. The results and resources reported here can transform basic and preclinical cancer research of AML and other human cancers. SIGNIFICANCE: We report the generation of patient-derived iPSC models of all major genetic groups of human AML. These exhibit phenotypic hallmarks of AML in vitro and in vivo, inform the clonal hierarchy and clonal dynamics of human AML, and exhibit striking similarity to patient-matched primary leukemias upon xenotransplantation. See related commentary by Doulatov, p. 252. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 247. ©2023 The Authors; Published by the American Association for Cancer Research.
Keywords: genetics; leukemia, myeloid, acute; phenotype; metabolism; gene expression profiling; genetic variation; induced pluripotent stem cells; acute myeloid leukemia; induced pluripotent stem cell; humans; human
Journal Title: Blood Cancer Discovery
Volume: 4
Issue: 4
ISSN: 2643-3230
Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research  
Date Published: 2023-07-01
Start Page: 318
End Page: 335
Language: English
DOI: 10.1158/2643-3230.Bcd-22-0167
PUBMED: 37067914
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC10320625
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