Journal
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 79, Issue 5, Pages 688-697Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.10.009
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Kinase; Inhibitor; Resistance; Leukemia; Signal transduction
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- Merck
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MK-0457 inhibits aurora, BCR-ABL and other kinases and may be clinically active in imatinib resistant leukemia. To define mediators of MK-0457 responsiveness, kinase inhibitory profiles were examined in multiple cell models of imatinib sensitive and resistant disease. Aurora and BCR-ABL kinase inhibition were consistently measured at 20-100 nM and 2-10 mu M MK-0457, respectively, but expression of T3151-BCR-ABL and overexpression of Lyn kinase reduced MK-0457 sensitivity. Aurora kinase inhibition was associated with cell cycle restriction and p53 induction and p53-null cells were far less responsive to MK-0457, requiring BCR-ABL inhibitory concentrations for apoptotic activity. In wild-type p53 expressing CIVIL cells MK-0457 sensitivity was modulation by alterations in p53 levels through HDM-2 inhibition and gene silencing. MK-0457 suppressed aurora kinase activity and induced apoptosis in imatinib resistant clinical specimens expressing T3151 and other BCR-ABL mutations without effecting BCR-ABL kinase activity. Together, these results suggest that MK-0457 apoptotic activity in CIVIL cells is primarily associated with aurora kinase inhibition but can be altered by multiple molecular changes associated with disease progression or acquisition of imatinib resistance. (c) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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