BAG1 down-regulation increases chemo-sensitivity of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells

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BCL2-associated athanogene-1 (BAG1) is a multi-functional protein that is found deregulated in several solid cancers and in paediatric acute myeloid leukaemia. The investigation of BAG1 isoforms expression and intracellular localization in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) patient-derived specimens revealed that BAG1 levels decrease during disease remission, compared to diagnosis, but drastically increase at relapse. In particular, at diagnosis both BAG1-L and BAG1-M isoforms are mainly nuclear, while during remission the localization pattern changes, having BAG1-M almost exclusively in the cytosol indicating its potential cytoprotective role in B-ALL. In addition, knockdown of BAG1/BAG3 induces cell apoptosis and G1-phase cell cycle arrest and, more intriguingly, shapes cell response to chemotherapy. BAG1-depleted cells show an increased sensitivity to the common chemotherapeutic agents, dexamethasone or daunorubicin, and to the BCL2 inhibitor ABT-737. Moreover, the BAG1 inhibitor Thio-2 induces a cytotoxic effect on RS4;11 cells both in vitro and in a zebrafish xenograft model and strongly synergizes with pan-BCL inhibitors. Collectively, these data sustain BAG1 deregulation as a critical event in assuring survival advantage to B-ALL cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

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Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 25(2021), 18 vom: 03. Sept., Seite 9060-9065

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mariotto, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Corallo, Diana [VerfasserIn]
Pantile, Marcella [VerfasserIn]
Giarin, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Pigazzi, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Basso, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Viola, Giampietro [VerfasserIn]
Aveic, Sanja [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
Antineoplastic Agents
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
B-ALL
BAG1
BAG3 protein, human
BCL2
BCL2-associated athanogene 1 protein
DNA-Binding Proteins
Journal Article
Leukaemia
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Date Completed 21.02.2022

Date Revised 21.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jcmm.16822

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NLM329457837