title: Expression of pig7 gene in acute leukemia and its potential to modulate the chemosensitivity of leukemic cells.
abstract: We analyzed expression of p53-induced gene 7 (pig7), at the transcript level, in bone marrow samples from patients with de novo acute leukemia (AL) and normal controls by quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), and revealed a markedly decreased pig7 expression in the patient group, as well as in the relapsed/refractory patients compared with those at initial diagnosis. By endonuclease analysis, we detected only one form of pig7 transcript, i.e., small integral membrane protein of late endosome (simple), in AL patients. In addition, up-regulated pig7 expression could be detected in differentiated leukemic cells induced by drugs. Transient expression of pig7 in leukemic cells exhibited no evident effect on cell proliferation and differentiation, but could intensify inhibitory efficacy of etoposide (VP16) and daunorubicin (DNR). Conclusively, the present study provides the evidence that pig7 is a silenced gene affected by perturbed differentiation in acute leukemia and restoration of pig7 expression sensitizes leukemic cells to chemotherapeutic agents.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 288 Nanjing Road, Tianjin 300020, PR China.
authors.forename: Donghai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiazhuo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kejing
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Zhifang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiujuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianxiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D017931:DNA Primers; D015536:Down-Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D017931:DNA Primers; C118738:LITAF protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors