Objective To investigate the prognostic factors in acute myeloid leukemia subtype M2 (AML-M2) patients with chromosome translocation of 8 and 21. Methods By using G-banding analyses karyotype and combining the clinical data, prognostic factors in 94 cases of de novo adult AML-M2 in our hospital from 2001 to 2007 were retrospectively analyzed. Results Chromosome 8 and 21 translocation were identified in 53.2 % (50/94) of AML-M2 cases. In the patients with other aberrations in addition to t(8;21), their complete remission (CR) rates, overall survival (OS) was lower than the patients with sole t (8;21) and normal karyotype(P <0.05). And the patients with sole t (8;21) whose CR rates and OS had no difference with patients with normal karyotype (P>0.05). The patients were divided into 3 subgroups (low index, less than 2.5;intermediate index, 2.5-20;high index, 20 or more) according to WBC index. The CR had no difference among the 3 subgroups, but the OS of the 3 subgroups was different (P<0.05). The OS in the lowest index group was longer than that in the others. Conclusion Cytogenetically, 53.2% cases had chromosome 8 and 21 translocation, 46 % cases had t(8;21) with additional chromosomal abnormalities, and the main additional abnormalities were loss of a sex chromosome (LOS). t(8;21) AML-M2 patients with additional chromosome abnormalities had low complete remission rate and shorter survival time, and its prognosis was poorer. WBC index have no influence on complete remission rate but effected the survival time.

Brain ; Cholesterol ; chemistry ; Cytoskeleton ; drug effects ; Endothelial Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Hemolysin Proteins ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Phalloidine ; pharmacology ; Pseudopodia ; drug effects ; Stress Fibers ; drug effects ; rac1 GTP-Binding Protein ; metabolism ; rhoA GTP-Binding Protein ; metabolism

Blotting, Western ; Cell Cycle Checkpoints ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Chaperonin 60 ; metabolism ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Mitochondria ; metabolism ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; metabolism ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Sirtuin 3 ; genetics ; metabolism

Adolescent ; Adult ; Brain ; abnormalities ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Male ; Nerve Net ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Schizophrenia ; etiology ; physiopathology ; Schizophrenic Psychology

RBM46 is a germ cell-specific RNA-binding protein required for gametogenesis, but the targets and molecular functions of RBM46 remain unknown. Here, we demonstrate that RBM46 binds at specific motifs in the 3'UTRs of mRNAs encoding multiple meiotic cohesin subunits and show that RBM46 is required for normal synaptonemal complex formation during meiosis initiation. Using a recently reported, high-resolution technique known as LACE-seq and working with low-input cells, we profiled the targets of RBM46 at single-nucleotide resolution in leptotene and zygotene stage gametes. We found that RBM46 preferentially binds target mRNAs containing GCCUAU/GUUCGA motifs in their 3'UTRs regions. In Rbm46 knockout mice, the RBM46-target cohesin subunits displayed unaltered mRNA levels but had reduced translation, resulting in the failed assembly of axial elements, synapsis disruption, and meiotic arrest. Our study thus provides mechanistic insights into the molecular functions of RBM46 in gametogenesis and illustrates the power of LACE-seq for investigations of RNA-binding protein functions when working with low-abundance input materials.
Animals ; Mice ; 3' Untranslated Regions/genetics* ; Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism* ; Gametogenesis/genetics* ; Meiosis/genetics* ; Nuclear Proteins/genetics* ; RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics*