BCR/ABL kinase induces self-mutagenesis via reactive oxygen species to encode imatinib resistance
Blood Koptyra et al. 108: 319
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Parental 32Dcl3 cells and freshly transformed BCR/ABL counterparts were cultured continuously for 2 weeks (P-E and B/A-E, respectively) or 10 weeks (P-L and B/A-L, respectively) in the presence of IL-3. B/A-L cells were eventually pre-incubated for 48h with IM or PDTC. ABL proteins, phosphotyrosine proteins, and -Actin were detected in total cell lysates by SDS-PAGE followed by Western analysis.
Parental 32Dcl3 cells (P) and BCR/ABL-early cells were cultured in the absence (B/A) or presence of PDTC (B/A+PDTC). Cells with mutated Na+/K+ ATPase were detected in clonogenic assay using ouabain as a selective compound.
Mononuclear bone marrow cells were obtained from 4 healthy volunteers (N), 4 CML-CP, and 4 CML-BC patients. ROS levels were analyzed by fluorescence. Each diagram represents an individual sample.
SCID mice have been fed with control chow (transparent peaks) or VE diet (gray peaks) starting from one week before and continuously after i.v. injection of 5×104 freshly established 32Dcl3-BCR/ABL cells. ROS levels were measured 4 weeks after leukemia injection in the mononuclear fractions of BMC and SPL.