title: High Mda-7 expression promotes malignant cell survival and p38 MAP kinase activation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
abstract: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)-B-cells are quiescent differentiated cells that produce interleukin (IL)-10 and accumulate due to resistance to apoptosis. The mechanisms underlying such resistance are poorly understood. Herein we show that all CLL B-cells tested (30/30) display high mRNA and protein expression of the tumor suppressor Mda-7/IL-24, an IL-10 family member, in comparison to normal B cells. A downstream Mda-7 signaling target, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) was highly phosphorylated in all CLL cells but not in normal B-cells. Mda-7 expression and p38 MAPK phosphorylation diminished in culture and the latter could be reinduced by recombinant (r)-IL-24 or LPS and Mda-7 transfection. Mda-7/IL-24 siRNA specifically inhibited p38 MAPK phosphorylation in CLL without affecting p38 MAPK, bcl2, or Lyn expression, further demonstrating the direct role of Mda-7/IL-24 in p38 MAPK activation. Both pharmacological inhibition of p38 MAPK and Mda-7 silencing augmented spontaneous apoptosis by three-fold in CLL cells cultured in autologous serum, which was reversed by LPS and r-IL-24. We established the role of p38 MAPK in CLL cell survival and demonstrated a paradoxical effect, whereby Mda-7 and IL-24, inducers of apoptosis in diverse cancer cells, promote the survival of CLL B-cells through p38 MAPK activation.
authors.affiliation: INSERM Unité 131, IFR 13, Université Paris XI 32 Rue des Carnets, Clamart, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sainz-Perez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gary-Gouy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Portier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Davi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merle-Beral
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galanaud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalloul
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001483:Base Sequence; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006031:Glycosylation; D006801:Humans; D007378:Interleukins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010766:Phosphorylation; D034622:RNA Interference; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000099180:Interleukin-24
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D007378:Interleukins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D000099180:Interleukin-24