Anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 is essential for the development and sustained growth of acute myeloid leukemia.
Genes Dev
; 26(2): 120-5, 2012 Jan 15.
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| ID: mdl-22279045
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) frequently relapses after initial treatment. Drug resistance in AML has been attributed to high levels of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family members Bcl-x(L) and Mcl-1. Here we report that removal of Mcl-1, but not loss or pharmacological blockade of Bcl-x(L), Bcl-2, or Bcl-w, caused the death of transformed AML and could cure disease in AML-afflicted mice. Enforced expression of selective inhibitors of prosurvival Bcl-2 family members revealed that Mcl-1 is critical for survival of human AML cells. Thus, targeting of Mcl-1 or regulators of its expression may be a useful strategy for the treatment of AML.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Leucemia Mieloide Aguda
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-bcl-2
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Genes Dev
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia