Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 363: Integrin α7 and Extracellular Matrix Laminin 211 Interaction Promotes Proliferation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells and Is Associated with Granulocytic Sarcoma
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 363: Integrin α7 and Extracellular Matrix Laminin 211 Interaction Promotes Proliferation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells and Is Associated with Granulocytic Sarcoma
Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12020363
Authors:
Kobayashi
Oda
Takizawa
Ishizaki
Tsukamoto
Yokohama
Takei
Saitoh
Shimizu
Honma
Kimura-Masuda
Kuroda
Ishihara
Murakami
Murakami
Handa
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is characterized by poor prognosis; however, its underlying mechanism is unclear. Bone marrow samples from 64 AML patients (9 with GS and 55 without GS) together with AML cell lines PL21, THP1, HL60, Kasumi-1, and KG-1 were used to elucidate the pathology of AML with GS. RNA-Seq analyses were performed on samples from seven AML patients with or without GS. Gene set enrichment analyses revealed significantly upregulated candidates on the cell surface of the GS group. Expression of the adhesion integrin α7 (ITGA7) was significantly higher in the GS group, as seen by RT-qPCR (p = 0.00188) and immunohistochemistry of bone marrow formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) specimens. Flow cytometry revealed enhanced proliferation of PL21 and THP1 cells containing surface ITGA7 in the presence of laminin 211 and stimulated ERK phosphorylation; this effect was abrogated following ITGA7 knockdown or ERK inhibition. Overall, high ITGA7 expression was associated with poor patient survival (p = 0.0477)....
Source: Cancers - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kobayashi Oda Takizawa Ishizaki Tsukamoto Yokohama Takei Saitoh Shimizu Honma Kimura-Masuda Kuroda Ishihara Murakami Murakami Handa Tags: Article Source Type: research
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