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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 277, Issue 51, 49504-49510, December 20, 2002
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From the Arsenic trioxide
(As2O3) is highly effective for the
treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia, even in patients who are
unresponsive to all-trans-retinoic acid therapy.
As2O3 is believed to function primarily by
promoting apoptosis, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain
largely unknown. In this report, using cDNA arrays, we have
examined the changes in gene expression profiles triggered by
clinically achievable doses of As2O3 in acute
promyelocytic leukemia NB4 cells. CASPASE-10 expression was
found to be potently induced by As2O3.
Accordingly, caspase-10 activity also substantially increased in
response to As2O3 treatment. A selective
inhibitor of caspase-10, Z-AEVD-FMK, effectively blocked caspase-3
activation and significantly attenuated
As2O3-triggered apoptosis. Interestingly, the
treatment of NB4 cells with As2O3 markedly
increased histone H3 phosphorylation at serine 10, an event that is
associated with acetylation of the lysine 14 residue. Chromatin
immunoprecipitation assays revealed that
As2O3 potently enhances histone H3
phosphoacetylation at the CASPASE-10 locus. These results
suggest that the effect of As2O3 on histone H3
phosphoacetylation at the CASPASE-10 gene may play an
important role in the induction of apoptosis and thus contribute to its
therapeutic effects on acute promyelocytic leukemia.
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology
and the ¶ Research Resources Branch, NIA Intramural Research
Program, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
To whom correspondence should be addressed: Laboratory of
Cellular and Molecular Biology, NIA, National Institutes of Health, 5600 Nathan Shock Dr., Baltimore, MD 21224. Tel.: 410-558-8442; Fax:
410-558-8335; E-mail: yusen-liu@nih.gov.
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