title: Abi1 gene silencing by short hairpin RNA impairs Bcr-Abl-induced cell adhesion and migration in vitro and leukemogenesis in vivo.
abstract: Abl interactor (Abi) 1 was first identified as the downstream target of Abl tyrosine kinases and was found to be dysregulated in leukemic cells expressing oncogenic Bcr-Abl and v-Abl. Although the accumulating evidence supports a role of Abi1 in actin cytoskeleton remodeling and growth factor/receptor signaling, it is not clear how it contributes to Bcr-Abl-induced leukemogenesis. We show here that Abi1 gene silencing by short hairpin RNA attenuated the Bcr-Abl-induced abnormal actin remodeling, membrane-type 1 metalloproteinase clustering and inhibited cell adhesion and migration on fibronectin-coated surfaces. Although the knock down of Abi1 expression did not affect growth factor-independent growth of Bcr-Abl-transformed Ba/F3 cells in vitro, it impeded competitive expansion of these cells in non obese diabetic (NOD)/ severe combined immuno-deficiency (SCID) mice. Remarkably, the knock down of Abi1 expression in Bcr-Abl-transformed Ba/F3 cells impaired the leukemogenic potential of these cells in NOD/SCID mice. Abi1 contributes to Bcr-Abl-induced leukemogenesis in part through Src family kinases, as the knock down of Abi1 expression attenuates Bcr-Abl-stimulated activation of Lyn. Together, these data provide for the first time the direct evidence that supports a critical role of Abi1 pathway in the pathogenesis of Bcr-Abl-induced leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 1400 Wallace Boulevard, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Clough
authors.forename: Everardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cobos
authors.forename: Yunxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Zonghan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000502:physiology*; D020868:Gene Silencing; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D007938:Leukemia / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D053511:Matrix Metalloproteinase 14 / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D016688:Mice, Inbred NOD; D016513:Mice, SCID; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D010766:Phosphorylation; D054448:Precursor Cells, B-Lymphoid / Q000473:pathology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015996:Survival Rate; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C513734:Abi1 protein, mouse; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; C507096:Mmp14 protein, mouse; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014443:Tyrosine; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl; C060902:lyn protein-tyrosine kinase; D019061:src-Family Kinases; D053511:Matrix Metalloproteinase 14