title: BCR/ABL downregulates DNA-PK(CS)-dependent and upregulates backup non-homologous end joining in leukemic cells.
abstract: Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination repair (HRR) are the main mechanisms involved in the processing of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in humans. We showed previously that the oncogenic tyrosine kinase BCR/ABL stimulated DSBs repair by HRR. To evaluate the role of BCR/ABL in DSBs repair by NHEJ we examined the ability of leukemic BCR/ABL-expressing cell line BV173 to repair DNA damage induced by two DNA topoisomerase II inhibitors: etoposide and sobuzoxane. DNA lesions induced by sobuzoxane are repaired by a NHEJ pathway which is dependent on the catalytic subunit of protein kinase dependent on DNA (DNA-PK(CS); D-NHEJ), whereas damage evoked by etoposide are repaired by two distinct NHEJ pathways, dependent on or independent of DNA-PK(CS) (backup NHEJ, B-NHEJ). Cells incubated with STI571, a highly specific inhibitor of BCR/ABL, displayed resistance to these agents associated with an accelerated kinetics of DSBs repair, as measured by the neutral comet assay and pulsed field gel electrophoresis. However, in a functional NHEJ assay, cells preincubated with STI571 repaired DSBs induced by a restriction enzyme with a lower efficacy than without the preincubation and addition of wortmannin, a specific inhibitor of DNA-PK(CS), did not change efficacy of the NHEJ reaction. We suggest that BCR/ABL switch on B-NHEJ which is more error-prone then D-NHEJ and in such manner contribute to the increase of the genomic instability of leukemic cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Poplawski
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blasiak
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D020552:Comet Assay; D053903:DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded / Q000187:drug effects; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000187:drug effects; D051747:DNA-Activated Protein Kinase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005047:Etoposide / Q000494:pharmacology; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011995:Recombination, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010879:Piperazines; C406060:abl-bcr fusion protein, human; D005047:Etoposide; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl; D051747:DNA-Activated Protein Kinase; C497263:PRKDC protein, human; C057773:sobuzoxane; D000077191:Wortmannin
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