Meletios Verras1, Ioanna Papandreou2, Nicholas C Denko3. 1. General Biology Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of Patra, Rio, Greece. 2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Wexner Medical Center and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH, U.S.A. 3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Wexner Medical Center and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH, U.S.A. Nicholas.denko@osumc.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous work from our group showed hypoxia can induce endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and block the processing of the WNT3 protein in cells engineered to express WNT3a. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells with the t(1:19) translocation express the WNT16 gene, which is thought to contribute to transformation. RESULTS: ER-stress blocks processing of endogenous WNT16 protein in RCH-ACV and 697 ALL cells. Biochemical analysis showed an aggregation of WNT16 proteins in the ER of stressed cells. These large protein masses cannot be completely cleared by ER-associated protein degradation, and require for additional autophagic responses. Pharmacological block of autophagy significantly increased cell death in ER-stressed ALL. Furthermore, murine cells engineered to express WNT16 are similarly sensitized. CONCLUSION: ALL cells expressing WNT16 are sensitive to ER stress, and show enhanced killing after addition of chloroquine. These findings suggest a potential clinical application of inducers of ER stress with inhibitors of autophagy in patients with high-risk ALL. Copyright
BACKGROUND: Previous work from our group showed hypoxia can induce endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and block the processing of the WNT3 protein in cells engineered to express WNT3a. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells with the t(1:19) translocation express the WNT16 gene, which is thought to contribute to transformation. RESULTS: ER-stress blocks processing of endogenous WNT16 protein in RCH-ACV and 697 ALL cells. Biochemical analysis showed an aggregation of WNT16 proteins in the ER of stressed cells. These large protein masses cannot be completely cleared by ER-associated protein degradation, and require for additional autophagic responses. Pharmacological block of autophagy significantly increased cell death in ER-stressed ALL. Furthermore, murine cells engineered to express WNT16 are similarly sensitized. CONCLUSION: ALL cells expressing WNT16 are sensitive to ER stress, and show enhanced killing after addition of chloroquine. These findings suggest a potential clinical application of inducers of ER stress with inhibitors of autophagy in patients with high-risk ALL. Copyright
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