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Different isoforms of the B-cell mutator activation-induced cytidine deaminase are aberrantly expressed in BCR-ABL1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19759560     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The main reason for the unfavorable clinical outcome of BCR-ABL1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is genetic instability. However, how normal B-cell precursors acquire the genetic changes that lead to transformation has not yet been completely defined. We investigated the expression of the activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) and its role in clinical outcome in 61 adult BCR-ABL1-positive ALL patients. AID expression was detected in 36 patients (59%); it correlated with the BCR-ABL1 transcript levels and disappeared after treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Different AID splice variants were identified: full-length isoform; AIDDeltaE4a, with a 30-bp deletion of exon 4; AIDDeltaE4, with the exon 4 deletion; AIDins3, with the retention of intron 3; AIDDeltaE3-E4 isoform without deaminase activity. AID-FL predominantly showed cytoplasmic localization, as did the AID-DeltaE4a and AID-DeltaE3E4 variants, whereas the C-terminal-truncated AID-DeltaE4 showed a slightly increased nuclear localization pattern. AID expression correlated with a higher number of copy number alterations identified in genome-wide analysis using a single-nucleotide polymorphism array. However, the expression of AID at diagnosis was not associated with a worse prognosis. In conclusion, BCR-ABL1-positive ALL cells aberrantly express different isoforms of AID that may act as mutators outside the immunoglobulin (Ig) gene loci in promoting genetic instability.
Authors:
I Iacobucci; A Lonetti; F Messa; A Ferrari; D Cilloni; S Soverini; F Paoloni; F Arruga; E Ottaviani; S Chiaretti; M Messina; M Vignetti; C Papayannidis; A Vitale; F Pane; P P Piccaluga; S Paolini; G Berton; A Baruzzi; G Saglio; M Baccarani; R Foà; G Martinelli
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-09-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Leukemia : official journal of the Leukemia Society of America, Leukemia Research Fund, U.K     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1476-5551     ISO Abbreviation:  Leukemia     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-13     Completed Date:  2010-01-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8704895     Medline TA:  Leukemia     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  66-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology, L and A Seràgnoli S Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna 9-40138, Italy. giovanni.martinelli2@unibo.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alternative Splicing
Cytidine Deaminase / genetics*,  physiology
DNA Breaks, Single-Stranded
Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / analysis*,  genetics
Genes, Immunoglobulin
Humans
Isoenzymes / genetics*
Middle Aged
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / enzymology*,  genetics
Prognosis
RNA, Messenger / analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl; 0/Isoenzymes; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/abl-bcr fusion protein, human; EC 3.5.4.-/AICDA (activation-induced cytidine deaminase); EC 3.5.4.5/Cytidine Deaminase

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