CBFb-SMMHC inhibition triggers apoptosis by disrupting MYC chromatin dynamics in acute myeloid leukemia [RNA-seq]

We recently reported the discovery of a small molecule inhibitor, AI-10-49 which can specially inhibit the protein-protein interaction between RUNX1 tumor suppressor and CBFβ-SMMHC oncogene. We also demonstrated that AI-10-49 can re-establish the RUNX1 transcriptional program in inv(16) cells and can extend the survival of inv(16) leukemic mice. To identify the transcriptional changes associated with AI-10-49, we performed RNA-seq analysis in ME-1 cells [human inv(16) leukemia cell line] treated with AI-10-49. ME-1 cells were treated with DMSO/ AI-10-49 (1uM) for six hours, followed by RNA isolation. RNA libraries were sequenced using 90bp paired end reads on an Illumina HiSeqTM 2000.Three independent experiments were conducted for DMSO as well as AI-10-49 treatments.