Inhibition of WT1 and bcl2 in leukemic cell lines by small interfering RNA (siRNA)
| Autor: | N. Bauer, Wolfgang Glienke, Lothar Bergmann, E. Milz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Oncology. 24:16504-16504 |
| ISSN: | 1527-7755 0732-183X |
| DOI: | 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.16504 |
| Popis: | 16504 The expression of Wilm‘s tumor gene-1 (wt1) and bcl-2 is considered to have a proliferating and survival supporting effect in leukemia blast cells. The downregulation of wt1 by means of antisense-oligonucleotides and ribozymes revealed an inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of cell death. Here we describe the effect of siRNA against wt1 and bcl-2 in leukemic cell lines. RT-PCR and western blot analyses were performed to examine wt1 and bcl-2 gene expression in transfected leukemia cell lines. Apoptosis was detected with FACS analysis. K562 and HL-60 cell lines transfected with wt1 siRNA showed decreasing levels of wt1 mRNA and protein expression after 24 and 48 hours. The cell proliferation was reduced between 45% and 76% 48 hours after transfection, and apoptosis increased from 6.6 % in control cells to 12.2 % 24 hours after transfection in transfected cells. 48 hours after transfection the amount of apoptotic cells increased up to 45 % in transfected cells. Bcl-2 siRNA only induced apoptosis in about 15% of the cells. The combination of wt1 and bcl-2 siRNA had no additive effect on the induction of apoptosis. The expression of wt1 seems to be more important for cell survival than expression of the anti-apoptotic gene bcl-2. We therefore consider siRNA targeting human wt1 as possible tool against leukemic cells overexpressing wt1. No significant financial relationships to disclose. |
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