Hsp27 inhibits release of mitochondrial protein Smac in multiple myeloma cells and confers dexamethasone resistance

Dharminder Chauhan, Guilan Li, Teru Hideshima, Klaus Podar, Constantine Mitsiades, Nicholas Mitsiades, Laurence Catley, Yu Tzu Tai, Toshiaki Hayashi, Reshma Shringarpure, Renate Burger, Nikhil Munshi, Yasuyuki Ohtake, Satya Saxena, Kenneth C Anderson

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Abstract

Smac, second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases, promotes apoptosis via activation of caspases. Heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) negatively regulates another mitochondrial protein, cytochrome c, during apoptosis; however, the role of Hsp27 in modulating Smac release is unknown. Here we show that Hsp27 is overexpressed in both dexamethasone (Dex)-resistant multiple myeloma (MM) cell lines (MM.1R, U266, RPMI-8226) and primary patient cells. Blocking Hsp27 by an antisense (AS) strategy restores the apoptotic response to Dex in Dex-resistant MM cells by triggering the release of mitochondrial protein Smac, followed by activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3. Moreover, AS-Hsp27 overcomes interleukin-6 (IL-6)-mediated protection against Dex-induced apoptosis. These data demonstrate that Hsp27 inhibits the release of Smac, and thereby confers Dex resistance in MM cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3379-3386
Number of pages8
JournalBlood
Volume102
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Nov 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Apoptosis/drug effects
  • Caspase 3
  • Caspase 9
  • Caspases/metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Dexamethasone/pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • HSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Heat-Shock Proteins/physiology
  • Humans
  • Immunomagnetic Separation
  • Interleukin-6/pharmacology
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Multiple Myeloma/metabolism
  • Neoplasm Proteins/physiology
  • Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

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