Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common adult acute leukemia. Despite treatment, the majority of the AML patients relapse within 5 years. In silico analysis of several available databases of AML patients showed that the expression of adenylate cyclase 7 (ADCY7) significantly inversely correlates with the overall survival of AML patients. To determine whether ADCY7 supports AML development, we employed an shRNA-encoding lentivirus system to inhibit adcy7 expression in human AML cells including U937, MV4-11, and THP-1 cells. The ADCY7 deficiency resulted in decreased cell growth, elevated apoptosis, and lower c-Myc expression of these leukemia cells. This indicates that G protein-coupled receptor signaling contributes to AML pathogenesis. Our study suggests that inhibition of ADCY7 may be novel strategy for treating leukemia.
ADCY7 supports development of acute myeloid leukemia.
Chunling Li,Jingjing Xie,Zhigang Lu,Cheng Chen,Yancun Yin,Renhui Zhan,Yi Fang,Xuemei Hu,C. Zhang
Published 2015 in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC
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2015
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC
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2015-09-01
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Biology, Medicine
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