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dc.contributor.authorHirpara, J.
dc.contributor.authorLoh, T.
dc.contributor.authorNg, S.
dc.contributor.authorChng, W.
dc.contributor.authorPervaiz, Shazib
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-17T08:30:07Z
dc.date.available2017-03-17T08:30:07Z
dc.date.created2017-02-19T19:31:46Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationHirpara, J. and Loh, T. and Ng, S. and Chng, W. and Pervaiz, S. 2016. Aberrant localization of apoptosis protease activating factor-1 in lipid raft sub-domains of diffuse large B cell lymphomas. Oncotarget. 7 (51): pp. 83964-83975.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51261
dc.identifier.doi10.18632/oncotarget.13336
dc.description.abstract

Resistance to chemotherapy remains a challenge in the clinical management of diffuse B cell lymphomas despite aggressive chemotherapy such as CHOP and monoclonal CD20. Here we provide evidence that the apoptosome adaptor protein, Apaf-1, is mislocalized in primary cells derived from patients with diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCL). Whereas, the total expression of Apaf-1 did not change, its subcellular localization was significantly different in DLBCL, compared to T cell lymphomas as well as cells derived from reactive lymphadenopathy biopsies. As expected, Apaf-1 was detected in the cytosolic fractions of non-B cell lymphomas and non-cancerous tissues; however, in B cell derived lymphomas the protein was detected in membrane raft sub-domains rather than the cytosol. Disruption of lipid raft structures resulted in the redistribution of Apaf-1 to the cytosol and restored apoptosis sensitivity of DLBCL. Furthermore, we identified novel small molecule compounds that target DLBCL by promoting Apaf-1 release form lipid rafts via mechanisms that involve an increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species production. Taken together, our results implicate Apaf-1 mislocalization as a potential diagnostic and prognostic marker for DLBCL, and provide a novel therapeutic strategy for circumventing the drug refractory nature of this sub-class of B cell lymphoma.

dc.publisherImpact Journals LLC
dc.titleAberrant localization of apoptosis protease activating factor-1 in lipid raft sub-domains of diffuse large B cell lymphomas
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume7
dcterms.source.number51
dcterms.source.startPage83964
dcterms.source.endPage83975
dcterms.source.titleOncotarget
curtin.departmentSchool of Biomedical Sciences
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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