Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is characterized by the accumulation of mature B lymphocytes determined by intrinsic factor and by the interaction of the leukemic cells with the microenvironment through chemokine receptors, integrins and B-cell receptor. Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK), a cytosolic tyrosine-kinase activated by the engagement of these molecules, promotes cell survival, proliferation, and migration in solid tumors, with a known role in the regulation of p53. Current knowledge about FAK function in CLL is still limited. Our aim is to explore the relationship between FAK and p53 proteins in CLL. Our laboratory has previously demonstrated that FAK is present in an active form in patients with CLL and is also localized in the nucleus of leukemic cells, where it might be involved in cell survival. In this thesis, we demonstrated that p53 is overexpressed in CLL cells, particularly in patients with poor prognosis, compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, we showed that both FAK and p53 are present at both cytoplasmic and nuclear levels in leukemic cells and can physically interact. These results suggest a potential functional relationship between FAK and p53 that may contribute to the pathogenesis of CLL.
La Leucemia Linfatica Cronica (LLC) è una malattia caratterizzata dall’accumulo di linfociti B maturi dovuto sia a fattori intrinseci che all’interazione con il microambiente tumorale mediante i recettori chemochinici, le integrine ed il B-cell receptor. La chinasi di adesione focale (FAK), una tirosin-chinasi citosolica attivata in risposta all’ingaggio di queste molecole, promuove la sopravvivenza, la proliferazione e la migrazione cellulare nei tumori solidi, con un ruolo noto nella regolazione di p53. Ad oggi, le conoscenze sulle funzioni di FAK nella LLC sono limitate. Il nostro scopo è quello di esplorare la relazione tra le proteine FAK e p53 nella LLC. Precedenti studi condotti nel nostro laboratorio hanno dimostrato che FAK è presente in forma attiva nelle cellule leucemiche ed è presente anche nel nucleo, dove potrebbe essere coinvolta nei meccanismi di sopravvivenza cellulare. In questa tesi, abbiamo determinato che p53 è sovraespressa nelle cellule di LLC, in particolare nei pazienti a prognosi negativa, rispetto ai controlli sani. Inoltre, abbiamo dimostrato che sia FAK che p53 sono presenti sia nel nucleo che nel citoplasma delle cellule leucemiche e possono interagire tra di loro. Questi risultati suggeriscono una possibile relazione funzionale tra FAK e p53 che potrebbe contribuire alla patogenesi della LLC.
Ruolo della chinasi di adesione focale FAK nella patogenesi della Leucemia Linfatica Cronica: studio dell’interazione con p53.
BELTRAME, ALLISON
2023/2024
Abstract
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is characterized by the accumulation of mature B lymphocytes determined by intrinsic factor and by the interaction of the leukemic cells with the microenvironment through chemokine receptors, integrins and B-cell receptor. Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK), a cytosolic tyrosine-kinase activated by the engagement of these molecules, promotes cell survival, proliferation, and migration in solid tumors, with a known role in the regulation of p53. Current knowledge about FAK function in CLL is still limited. Our aim is to explore the relationship between FAK and p53 proteins in CLL. Our laboratory has previously demonstrated that FAK is present in an active form in patients with CLL and is also localized in the nucleus of leukemic cells, where it might be involved in cell survival. In this thesis, we demonstrated that p53 is overexpressed in CLL cells, particularly in patients with poor prognosis, compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, we showed that both FAK and p53 are present at both cytoplasmic and nuclear levels in leukemic cells and can physically interact. These results suggest a potential functional relationship between FAK and p53 that may contribute to the pathogenesis of CLL.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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