title: Inverse correlation between Flt3 and PU.1 expression in acute myeloblastic leukemias.
abstract: Over-expression of the Flt3 is prevalent in acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), playing a role in leukemogenesis while decreased expression of PU.1 induces AML in mice model. Therefore, we speculated that there is an inverse relationship between these two factors. To clarify this, we measured the expression level of Flt3 and PU.1 in 24 primary AML specimens. As a result, there is a significant negative correlation between Flt3 and PU.1 (r=-0.43, p<0.05). Furthermore, we revealed that flt3 gene promoter is suppressed by the over-expression of PU.1, suggesting that PU.1 is a potential suppressor of flt3 gene promoter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Hematology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inomata
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harigae
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kameoka
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaku
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015973:Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D020014:K562 Cells; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D020298:U937 Cells; D051941:fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D000099232:Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1
chemical_list: D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D051941:fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3; D000099232:Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1; C497970:FLT3 protein, human