title: Down-regulation of WT1/+17AA gene expression using RNAi and modulating leukemia cell chemotherapy resistance.
abstract: We have shown that inhibition of WT1/+17AA protein expression following transfection with a vector-based small interfering RNA expression construct in K562 cell lines, leads to a decrease in MDR1 and P-glycoprotein levels, accumulation of Rh123, and enhancement of the doxorubicin cytotoxicity. Our findings suggest that WT1/+17AA exerts its oncogenic function by modulating multidrug resistance in leukemia cells.
authors.forename: Huiling
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Wenlin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhaoyang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Huarong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yanyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Ximing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D018435:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B / Q000378:metabolism; D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology; D015536:Down-Regulation; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D006801:Humans; D020014:K562 Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology; D020112:Rhodamine 123 / Q000378:metabolism; D025721:WT1 Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018435:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B; D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D025721:WT1 Proteins; D020112:Rhodamine 123; D004317:Doxorubicin