Expression of BCR/ABL p210 from a Knockin Allele Enhances Bone Marrow Engraftment without Inducing Neoplasia

Autor: Samantha B. Foley, Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, Abigail A. Soyombo, Jeffery A. Magee, Yipin Wu, Katherine I. Oravecz-Wilson, Theodora S. Ross
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 51-60 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.08.037
Popis: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and some acute lymphoblastic leukemias are characterized by the t(9;22) chromosome, which encodes the BCR/ABL oncogene. Multiple mouse models of CML express BCR/ABL at high levels from non-Bcr promoters, resulting in the development of leukemias. In contrast, a significant fraction of healthy humans have been found to have BCR/ABL-positive hematopoietic cells. To bridge the gap between the information derived from current mouse models and nonleukemic humans with the BCR/ABL oncogene, we generated a knockin model with BCR/ABL p210 expressed from the Bcr locus. Unlike previous models, expression of BCR/ABL from the knockin allele did not induce leukemia. BCR/ABL mutant cells did exhibit favorable bone marrow engraftment compared to control cells. These data suggest that BCR/ABL expression alone is insufficient to induce disease. This model allows for inducible spatial and temporal control of BCR/ABL expression for analysis of early steps in the pathogenesis of BCR/ABL-expressing leukemias.
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