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Distinct functional significance of Akt and mTOR constitutive activation in mantle cell lymphoma

Blood, ISSN: 0006-4971, Vol: 111, Issue: 10, Page: 5142-5151
2008
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Functional characterization of signaling pathways that critically control mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) cell growth and survival is relevant to designing new therapies for this lymphoma. We herein demonstrate that the constitutive activation of Akt correlates with the expression of the phosphorylated, inactive form of PTEN. Phosphatidyl-inositol-3 kinase (PI3-K)/Akt or mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibition decreased the growth of both primary MCL cultures and established cell lines and antagonizes the growth-promoting activity of CD40 triggering and IL-4. These effects are mediated by nuclear accumulation of the p27 Kip1 inhibitor induced by down-regulation of the p45 Skp2 and Cks1 proteins, which target p27 Kip1 for degradation. Moreover, Akt inhibition down-regulated cyclin D1 by promoting its proteasome-dependent degradation driven by GSK-3. Intriguingly, mTOR inhibition affected cyclin D1 proteolysis only in MCL cells in which GSK-3 is under the direct control of mTOR, suggesting that different MCL subsets could be differently responsive to mTOR inhibition. Finally, PI3-K/Akt inhibitors, but not rapamycin, induced variable levels of caspase-dependent apoptosis and reduced telomerase activity. These results indicate that Akt and mTOR activation have distinct functional relevance in MCL and suggest that targeting Akt may result in more effective therapeutic effects compared with mTOR inhibition.

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Dal Col, Jessica; Zancai, Paola; Terrin, Liliana; Guidoboni, Massimo; Ponzoni, Maurilio; Pavan, Alessandro; Spina, Michele; Bergamin, Stefano; Rizzo, Silvana; Tirelli, Umberto; De Rossi, Anita; Doglioni, Claudio; Dolcetti, Riccardo

American Society of Hematology

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine

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