title: [Expression of survivin in leukemia cells and influence on it by GM-CSF].
abstract: This study was aimed to explore the expression of survivin in leukemia cells and to investigate the effect of GM-CSF on survivin expression. The survivin expressions in 37 previously untreated leukemia patients and 10 normal persons as well as in three kinds of leukemia cell lines (K562, HL-60, U937) were analyzed by RT-PCR. The HL-60 cells were treated by the proper concentration of GM-CSF, and the changes of survivin mRNA and protein expression levels were detected by using RT-PCR and Western blot respectively. The results indicated that the positive rate of survivin gene in 37 leukemia patients was 67.6% (25/37) and significantly higher than that in normal control (20.0%). The expression level was higher in ALL cells than that in AML cells (73.3% vs 63.6%). Moreover, three kinds of leukemia cell lines all expressed survivin. After treating with the proper concentration of GM-CSF for 2 days, the expression of survivin obviously increased and the expression level of survivin mRNA was up-regulated by 26%, the expression level of survivin protein was up-regulated by 49%. It is concluded that the survivin gene extensively express in leukemia and its cell lines, and its expression can be obviously increased by GM-CSF.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. wyh11035@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Yao-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Han-Bing
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D020014:K562 Cells; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077022:Survivin; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D000077022:Survivin; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor