Activation of alpha-diacylglycerol kinase is critical for the mitogenic properties of anaplastic lymphoma kinase.
Blood
; 106(6): 2175-82, 2005 Sep 15.
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| ID: mdl-15928040
Oncogenic rearrangements of the tyrosine kinase receptor anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), most commonly represented by the nucleophosmin/ALK fusion protein (NPM/ALK), are involved in the pathogenesis of anaplastic large-cell lymphomas (ALCLs). In an effort to identify new intracellular transducers operative in ALK-positive malignancies, we have investigated the potential involvement of diacylglycerol kinase (DGK). Here we show that alphaDGK is constitutively activated in the NPM/ALK-positive ALCL-derived cell line Karpas 299 and in NPM/ALK-infected 32D hematopoietic cells. These results were further validated in fibroblastic NIH-3T3 cells expressing a previously described chimeric epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/ALK molecule that allows dissection of ALK enzymatic function under conditions of controlled ligand-induced activation. In this cell system, we also show that ALK-mediated alphaDGK activation is dependent on p60src tyrosine kinase, with which alphaDGK forms a complex. The specific inhibition of alphaDGK, obtained by cell treatment with R59949, significantly reduced cellular growth in all cell lines. This result was further confirmed in Karpas 299 cells following specific down-regulation of alphaDGK by RNA interference. Overall, our data indicate that alphaDGK activation is involved in the control of ALK-mediated mitogenic properties.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas
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Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso
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Diacilglicerol Quinasa
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Proliferación Celular
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Blood
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos