Table 1.

Alterations of Irf8/IRF8 described in the context of non-PML/RARA and PML/RARA hematological neoplasms

SettingPhenotype describedCell type of the phenotype (and rate if specified)Reference
Non-PML/RARA leukemias/neoplasms Myeloproliferative syndrome Irf8+/− and Irf8−/− animals 8  
IRF8 strongly downregulated or absent Human CML (79%) and AML (66%) 10  
IRF8 downregulated Therapy-related AML with −5/del(5q) 11  
Irf8 expression impairs BCR/ABL-mediated leukemogenesis in vivo BCR/ABL-transfected 32D cells in murine recipients (48.5% death vs 89.8% in control) 12  
IRF8 expression impairs AML in mice Human AML cell lines (OCI-AML3 and U937) transplanted in NSG mice 13  
Loss of Irf8 cooperates for leukemogenesis NUP98-TOP1leukemia in murine recipients (retro virally-induced) 14  
IRF8 promoter hypermethylated Human MDS (20%), de novo AML (25%), secondary AML (28%) 15  
IRF8 downregulated   
PML/RARA expression APL IRF8 downregulated Human t(8;21) AML and APL 15  
IRF8 as a target gene of PML/RARA Human APL and cell line (NB4) 16  
IRF8 increased upon ATRA treatment Human APL and cell line (NB4) 17  
Irf8 downregulated Murine CSG-PML/RARA preleukemic CMPs and GMPs (vs WT) 18  
Irf8 downregulated Murine MRP8-PML/RARA preleukemic promyelocytes (vs WT) 1  
Murine MRP8-PML/RARA leukemia (vs preleukemic cells) 
Irf8 downregulated Murine PML/RARA APL (vs BXH2 AML) S.C.K. and James R. Downing, unpublished observations, 15 November 2007 
Irf8 downregulated Human PML compared with other human AMLs TCGA data; supplemental Figure 1 
SettingPhenotype describedCell type of the phenotype (and rate if specified)Reference
Non-PML/RARA leukemias/neoplasms Myeloproliferative syndrome Irf8+/− and Irf8−/− animals 8  
IRF8 strongly downregulated or absent Human CML (79%) and AML (66%) 10  
IRF8 downregulated Therapy-related AML with −5/del(5q) 11  
Irf8 expression impairs BCR/ABL-mediated leukemogenesis in vivo BCR/ABL-transfected 32D cells in murine recipients (48.5% death vs 89.8% in control) 12  
IRF8 expression impairs AML in mice Human AML cell lines (OCI-AML3 and U937) transplanted in NSG mice 13  
Loss of Irf8 cooperates for leukemogenesis NUP98-TOP1leukemia in murine recipients (retro virally-induced) 14  
IRF8 promoter hypermethylated Human MDS (20%), de novo AML (25%), secondary AML (28%) 15  
IRF8 downregulated   
PML/RARA expression APL IRF8 downregulated Human t(8;21) AML and APL 15  
IRF8 as a target gene of PML/RARA Human APL and cell line (NB4) 16  
IRF8 increased upon ATRA treatment Human APL and cell line (NB4) 17  
Irf8 downregulated Murine CSG-PML/RARA preleukemic CMPs and GMPs (vs WT) 18  
Irf8 downregulated Murine MRP8-PML/RARA preleukemic promyelocytes (vs WT) 1  
Murine MRP8-PML/RARA leukemia (vs preleukemic cells) 
Irf8 downregulated Murine PML/RARA APL (vs BXH2 AML) S.C.K. and James R. Downing, unpublished observations, 15 November 2007 
Irf8 downregulated Human PML compared with other human AMLs TCGA data; supplemental Figure 1 

AML, acute myeloid leukemia; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; TCGA, The Cancer Genome Atlas.

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