Pellicano, F., Simara, P., Sinclair, A., Helgason, G.V. , Copland, M. , Grant, S. and Holyoake, T.L. (2011) The MEK inhibitor PD184352 enhances BMS-214662-induced apoptosis in CD34+ CML stem/progenitor cells. Leukemia, 25(7), pp. 1159-67. (doi: 10.1038/leu.2011.67)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/leu.2011.67
Abstract
The cytotoxic farnesyl transferase inhibitor BMS-214662 has been shown to potently induce mitochondrial apoptosis in primitive CD34+ chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) stem/progenitor cells. Here, to enhance the BMS-214662 apoptotic effect, we further targeted the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway, downstream of BCR-ABL, by treating CD34+ CML stem/progenitor cells with a highly selective adenosine triphosphate (ATP) non-competitive MEK inhibitor, PD184352. PD184352 increased the apoptotic effect of BMS-214662 in a CML blast crisis cell line, K562, and in primary chronic phase CD34+ CML cells. Compared with BMS-214662, after combination treatment we observed inhibition of ERK phosphorylation, increased Annexin-V levels, caspase-3, -8 and -9 activation and potentiated mitochondrial damage, associated with decreased levels of anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family protein MCL-1. Inhibition of K-RAS function by a dominant-negative mutant resulted in CML cell death and this process was further enhanced by the addition of BMS-214662 and PD184352. Together, these findings suggest that the addition of a MEK inhibitor improves the ability of BMS-214662 to selectively target CML stem/progenitor cells, notoriously insensitive to tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment and presumed to be responsible for the persistence and relapse of the disease.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Holyoake, Professor Tessa and Copland, Professor Mhairi and Sinclair, Miss Amy and Pellicano, Dr Francesca and Helgason, Professor Vignir |
| Authors: | Pellicano, F., Simara, P., Sinclair, A., Helgason, G.V., Copland, M., Grant, S., and Holyoake, T.L. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine |
| Journal Name: | Leukemia |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 0887-6924 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1476-5551 |
| Published Online: | 12 April 2011 |
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