title: Transcription of genes of p53-dependent apoptosis in acute leukaemia.
abstract: Tumour suppressor protein p53 prevents cancer development through various mechanisms, including the induction of apoptosis. We demonstrated that acute leukaemia, myeloblastic (AML) and lymphoblastic (ALL), is associated with significantly elevated levels of p53 and Bax mRNA in leukaemic cells. Regarding ALL, significantly elevated levels of Bcl-xL mRNA may explain the relative resistance of ALL cells to p53-dependent apoptosis. Altered alternative processing of Bcl-x and myeloid cell leukaemia-1 (MCL1) primary transcripts were observed in the case of AML and AML and ALL, respectively. We assumed that increased glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapdh) transcription and decreased MCL1s mRNA were not fully responsible for the dysregulation of p53-dependent apoptosis in the case of AML. In addition, transcription of hsp70.1 and Bcl-2 producing anti-apoptotic proteins was not affected in acute leukaemia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Mala Hora 4, SK-036 01 Martin, Slovak Republic. racay@jfmed.uniba.sk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Racay
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hatok
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hudecek
authors.forename: Juraj
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chudej
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jurecekova
authors.forename: Dusan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dobrota
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017209:Apoptosis; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D064549:Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051020:bcl-X Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; C579095:MCL1 protein, human; D064549:Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases