title: The anti-apoptotic role of the unfolded protein response in Bcr-Abl-positive leukemia cells.
abstract: To define the role of the unfolded protein response (UPR) in leukemogenesis, we investigated UPR activation in the cells expressing the representative oncogene Bcr-Abl (B-A). The expression of UPR-related proteins and mRNAs, namely, X-box-binding protein (XBP1) and glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) was increased in B-A. UPR inhibition using inositol-requiring enzyme 1alpha (IRE1alpha) or activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) dominant-negative mutants diminished the ability of Bcr-Abl to protect the cells from etoposide- and imatinib-induced apoptosis. We also noted that the expression of UPR-related genes in primary leukemia cells from Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive cells was higher than that in the control by quantitative RT-PCR assay. Thus, our results suggested that UPR is a downstream target of Bcr-Abl and plays an anti-apoptotic role in Ph-positive leukemia cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio-Signal Analysis, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanimura
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yujiri
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mitani
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanizawa
mesh_terms: D051702:Activating Transcription Factor 6 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000091342:Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010677:Philadelphia Chromosome; D017510:Protein Folding; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000071701:Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000071717:X-Box Binding Protein 1
chemical_list: C497111:ATF6 protein, human; D051702:Activating Transcription Factor 6; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D000091342:Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP; C000717247:HSPA5 protein, human; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; C000717248:Hspa5 protein, mouse; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000071701:Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000071717:X-Box Binding Protein 1; C000605543:XBP1 protein, human; C000605544:Xbp1 protein, mouse; D008156:Luciferases; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl