RT journal article T1 Differential epigenetic regulation between the alternative promoters, PRDM1 alpha and PRDM1 beta, of the tumour suppressor gene PRDM1 in human multiple myeloma cells A1 Romero‑García, Raquel A1 Gómez‑Jaramillo, Laura A1 Mateos Bernal, Rosa María A1 Jiménez-Gómez, Gema A1 Pedreño‑Horrillo, Nuria A1 Foncubierta, Esther A1 Rodríguez‑Gutiérrez, Juan Francisco A1 Garzón, Sebastián A1 Mora‑López, Francisco A1 Rodríguez, Carmen A1 Valor, Luis M. A1 Campos Caro, Antonio A2 BiomedicinaBiotecnología y Salud Pública AB Multiple myeloma (MM) is a B-cell neoplasm that is characterized by the accumulation of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow. The transcription factor PRDM1 is a master regulator of plasma cell development and is considered to be an oncosuppressor in several lymphoid neoplasms. The PRDM1 beta isoform is an alternative promoter of the PRDM1 gene that may interfere with the normal role of the PRDM1 alpha isoform. To explain the induction of the PRDM1 beta isoform in MM and to offer potential therapeutic strategies to modulate its expression, we characterized the cis regulatory elements and epigenetic status of its promoter. We observed unexpected patterns of hypermethylation and hypomethylation at the PRDM1 alpha and PRDM1 beta promoters, respectively, and prominent H3K4me1 and H3K9me2 enrichment at the PRDM1 beta promoter in non-expressing cell lines compared to PRDM1 beta-expressing cell lines. After treatment with drugs that inhibit DNA methylation, we were able to modify the activity of the PRDM1 beta promoter but not that of the PRDM1 alpha promoter. Epigenetic drugs may offer the ability to control the expression of the PRDM1 alpha/PRDM1 beta promoters as components of novel therapeutic approaches. PB NATURE RESEARCH SN 2045-2322 YR 2020 FD 2020-09 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23975 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23975 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 14-nov-2026