
Aberrant phosphorylation and overexpression of BCR-ABL fusion protein are responsible for the main pathogenesis in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Phosphorylated BCR-ABL Y177 recruits GRB2 adaptor and triggers leukemic RAS-MAPK and PI3K-AKT signals. In this study, we engineered a SPOA system to dephosphorylate and degrade BCR-ABL by targeting BCR-ABL Y177. We tested its effect on BCR-ABL phosphorylation and expression, as well as cell proliferation and apoptosis in CML cells. We found that SPOA remarkably dephosphorylated BCR-ABL Y177, prevented GRB2 recruitment, and uncoupled RAS-MAPK and PI3K-AKT signals. Meanwhile, SPOA degraded BCR-ABL oncoprotein in ubiquitin-independent manner and depressed the signal transduction of STAT5 and CRKL by BCR-ABL. Furthermore, SPOA inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis in CML cells and depressed the oncogenecity of K562 cells in mice. These results provide evidence that dephosphorylating and degrading oncogenic BCR-ABL offer an alternative CML therapy.
Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, Ubiquitin, Cell Cycle, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl, Apoptosis, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Gene Expression Regulation, Cell Line, Tumor, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, Proteolysis, Animals, Humans, Phosphorylation, Research Paper, Cell Proliferation, Protein Binding, Signal Transduction
Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, Ubiquitin, Cell Cycle, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl, Apoptosis, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Gene Expression Regulation, Cell Line, Tumor, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, Proteolysis, Animals, Humans, Phosphorylation, Research Paper, Cell Proliferation, Protein Binding, Signal Transduction
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