Abstract |
The Janus kinase Jak1 has been implicated in tumor formation by the Abelson oncogene. In this study we show that loss of Jak1 does not affect in vitro transformation by v-abl as defined by the ability to induce cytokine-independent B-cell colony formation or establishment of B-cell lines. However, Jak1-deficient, v-abl-transformed cell lines were more tumorgenic than wild-type cells when transplanted subcutaneously into severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice or injected intravenously into nude mice. Jak1 deficiency was associated with a loss in the ability of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)to induce growth arrest and/or apoptosis of v-abl-transformed pre-B cells or tumor growth in SCID mice. Moreover, IFN-gamma mRNA could be detected in growing tumors, and tumor cells explanted from SCID mice had lost the ability to respond to IFN-gamma in 9 of 20 cases, whereas the response to interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) remained intact. Importantly, a similar increase in tumorgenicity was observed when IFN-gamma-deficient cells were injected into SCID mice, identifying the tumor cell itself as the main source of IFN-gamma. These findings demonstrate that Jak1, rather than promoting tumorgenesis as previously proposed, is critical in mediating an intrinsic IFN-gamma-dependent tumor surveillance.
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Authors | Veronika Sexl, Boris Kovacic, Roland Piekorz, Richard Moriggl, Dagmar Stoiber, Angelika Hoffmeyer, Rita Liebminger, Oliver Kudlacek, Eva Weisz, Kristen Rothammer, James N Ihle |
Journal | Blood
(Blood)
Vol. 101
Issue 12
Pg. 4937-43
(Jun 15 2003)
ISSN: 0006-4971 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12576323
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Interferon-alpha
- Oncogene Proteins v-abl
- Interferon-gamma
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
- Jak1 protein, mouse
- Janus Kinase 1
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Topics |
- Abelson murine leukemia virus
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Culture Techniques
- Interferon-alpha
(pharmacology)
- Interferon-gamma
(pharmacology)
- Janus Kinase 1
- Liver
(embryology)
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Mice, SCID
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Oncogene Proteins v-abl
(genetics)
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
(deficiency, metabolism)
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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