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ZBTB16, a glucocorticoid response gene in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, interferes with glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis


ABSTRACT: Glucocorticoids (GCs) cause apoptosis in lymphoid lineage cells and are therefore widely used in the therapy of lymphoid malignancies. The molecular mechanisms of the anti-leukemic GC effects are, however, poorly understood. We have previously defined a list of GC-regulated candidate genes by Affymetrix-based whole genome comparative expression profiling in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during systemic GC monotherapy and in experimental systems of GC-induced apoptosis. ZBTB16, a Zink finger and BOZ-domain containing transcriptional repressor, was one of the most promising candidates derived from this screen. To investigate its possible role in GC-induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, we performed conditional over-expression experiments in CCRF-CEM childhood ALL cells. Transgenic ZBTB16 alone had no detectable effect on survival, however, it reduced sensitivity to GC-induced apoptosis. This protective effect was not seen when apoptosis was induced by antibodies against Fas/CD95 or 3 different chemotherapeutics. To address the molecular mechanism underlying this protective effect, we performed whole genome expression profiling in cells with conditional ZBTB16 expression. Surprisingly, ZBTB16 induction did not significantly alter the expression profile, however, it interfered with the regulation of several GC response genes. One of them, BCL2L11/Bim, has previously been shown to be responsible for cell death induction in CCRF-CEM cells. Thus, ZBTB16´s protective effect can be attributed to interference with transcriptional regulation of apoptotic genes, at least in the investigated model system.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE15820 | GEO | 2010/05/07

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA116739

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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