Exosomes released by imatinib‑resistant K562 cells contain specific membrane markers, IFITM3, CD146 and CD36 and increase the survival of imatinib‑sensitive cells in the presence of imatinib

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a malignant hematopoietic disorder distinguished by the presence of a BCR‑ABL1 fused oncogene with constitutive kinase activity. Targeted CML therapy by specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) leads to a marked improvement in the survival of the patients and their quality of life. However, the development of resistance to TKIs remains a critical issue for a subset of patients. The most common cause of resistance are numerous point mutations in the BCR‑ABL1 gene, followed by less common mutations and multiple mutation-independent mechanisms. Recently, exosomes, which are extracellular vesicles excreted from normal and tumor cells, have been associated with drug resistance and cancer progression. The aim of the present study was to characterize the exosomes released by imatinib‑resistant K562 (K562IR) cells. The K562IR‑derived exosomes were internalized by imatinib‑sensitive K562 cells, which thereby increased their survival in the presence of 2 µM imatinib. The exosomal cargo was subsequently analyzed to identify resistance‑associated markers using a deep label‑free quantification proteomic analysis. There were >3,000 exosomal proteins identified of which, 35 were found to be differentially expressed. From this, a total of 3, namely the membrane proteins, interferon‑induced transmembrane protein 3, CD146 and CD36, were markedly upregulated in the exosomes derived from the K562IR cells, and exhibited surface localization. The upregulation of these proteins was verified in the K562IR exosomes, and also in the K562IR cells. Using flow cytometric analysis, it was possible to further demonstrate the potential of CD146 as a cell surface marker associated with imatinib resistance in K562 cells. Taken together, these results suggested that exosomes and their respective candidate surface proteins could be potential diagnostic markers of TKI drug resistance in CML therapy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

International journal of oncology - 58(2021), 2 vom: 22. Feb., Seite 238-250

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hrdinova, Tereza [VerfasserIn]
Toman, Ondrej [VerfasserIn]
Dresler, Jiri [VerfasserIn]
Klimentova, Jana [VerfasserIn]
Salovska, Barbora [VerfasserIn]
Pajer, Petr [VerfasserIn]
Bartos, Oldrich [VerfasserIn]
Polivkova, Vaclava [VerfasserIn]
Linhartova, Jana [VerfasserIn]
Machova Polakova, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Kabickova, Hana [VerfasserIn]
Brodska, Barbora [VerfasserIn]
Krijt, Matyas [VerfasserIn]
Zivny, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Vyoral, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Petrak, Jiri [VerfasserIn]

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8A1O1M485B
BCR-ABL1 fusion protein, human
CD146 Antigen
CD36 Antigens
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Drug resistance
EC 2.7.10.2
Exosome
Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl
IFITM3 protein, human
Imatinib Mesylate
Imatinib mesylate
Journal Article
Membrane Proteins
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Proteomics
RNA-Binding Proteins
Surface marker
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor

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Date Completed 11.10.2021

Date Revised 11.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3892/ijo.2020.5163

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320538311