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PKR activity is required for acute leukemic cell maintenance and growth: A role for PKR‐mediated phosphatase activity to regulate GSK‐3 phosphorylation

PKR activity is required for acute leukemic cell maintenance and growth: A role for PKR‐mediated... Recent reports demonstrate that PKR is constitutively active in a variety of tumors and is required for tumor maintenance and growth. Here we report acute leukemia cell lines contain elevated levels of p‐T451 PKR and PKR activity as compared to normal controls. Inhibition of PKR with a specific inhibitor, as well as overexpression of a dominant‐negative PKR, inhibited cell proliferation and induced cell death. Interestingly, PKR inhibition using the specific inhibitor resulted in a time‐dependent augmentation of AKT S473 and GSK‐3α S21 phosphorylation, which was confirmed in patient samples. Increased phosphorylation of AKT and GSK‐3α was not dependent on PI3K activity. PKR inhibition augmented levels of p‐S473 AKT and p‐S21/9 GSK‐3α/β in the presence of the PI3K inhibitor, LY294002, but was unable to augment GSK‐3α or β phosphorylation in the presence of the AKT inhibitor, A443654. Pre‐treatment with the PKR inhibitor blocked the ability of A443654 and LY294002 to promote phosphorylation of eIF2α, indicating the mechanism leading to AKT phosphorylation and activation did not require eIF2α phosphorylation. The effects of PKR inhibition on AKT and GSK‐3 phosphorylation were found to be, in part, PP2A‐dependent. These data indicate that, in acute leukemia cell lines, constitutive basal activity of PKR is required for leukemic cell homeostasis and growth and functions as a negative regulator of AKT, thereby increasing the pool of potentially active GSK‐3. J. Cell. Physiol. 221: 232–241, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Cellular Physiology Wiley

PKR activity is required for acute leukemic cell maintenance and growth: A role for PKR‐mediated phosphatase activity to regulate GSK‐3 phosphorylation

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Copyright © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0021-9541
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10.1002/jcp.21848
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Abstract

Recent reports demonstrate that PKR is constitutively active in a variety of tumors and is required for tumor maintenance and growth. Here we report acute leukemia cell lines contain elevated levels of p‐T451 PKR and PKR activity as compared to normal controls. Inhibition of PKR with a specific inhibitor, as well as overexpression of a dominant‐negative PKR, inhibited cell proliferation and induced cell death. Interestingly, PKR inhibition using the specific inhibitor resulted in a time‐dependent augmentation of AKT S473 and GSK‐3α S21 phosphorylation, which was confirmed in patient samples. Increased phosphorylation of AKT and GSK‐3α was not dependent on PI3K activity. PKR inhibition augmented levels of p‐S473 AKT and p‐S21/9 GSK‐3α/β in the presence of the PI3K inhibitor, LY294002, but was unable to augment GSK‐3α or β phosphorylation in the presence of the AKT inhibitor, A443654. Pre‐treatment with the PKR inhibitor blocked the ability of A443654 and LY294002 to promote phosphorylation of eIF2α, indicating the mechanism leading to AKT phosphorylation and activation did not require eIF2α phosphorylation. The effects of PKR inhibition on AKT and GSK‐3 phosphorylation were found to be, in part, PP2A‐dependent. These data indicate that, in acute leukemia cell lines, constitutive basal activity of PKR is required for leukemic cell homeostasis and growth and functions as a negative regulator of AKT, thereby increasing the pool of potentially active GSK‐3. J. Cell. Physiol. 221: 232–241, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

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Journal of Cellular Physiology – Wiley

Published: Oct 1, 2009

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