

本研究还发现,20 μmol/L STI571可显著下调骨髓瘤细胞Rac1 mRNA水平。Rac1属于小G 蛋白Rho家族成员,参与actin细胞骨架调控,对细胞黏附过程有重要影响[10,11],活化的Rac1可促进细胞粘着斑形成,这种作用可以被Rac的负显性突变体阻断。那么在细胞黏附调节中Abl与Rac1关系如何呢?研究表明:Abl激酶可通过某些中间环节活化Rac1进而促使actin聚合,参与细胞黏附[12,13]。这一结果提示Rac1可能作为Abl下游分子参与细胞黏附的调控。本研究证实,STI571可下调Rac1表达,抑制骨髓瘤细胞黏附。这一结果既提示Abl激酶抑制剂 STI571对骨髓瘤细胞黏附功能的干扰可能与Rac1表达受抑密切相关,同时也为Abl激酶通过Rac1间接调控MM细胞黏附这一新观点提供了又一实验佐证。
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