PMID- 12506035 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030620 LR - 20211203 IS - 0006-4971 (Print) IS - 0006-4971 (Linking) VI - 101 IP - 9 DP - 2003 May 1 TI - Dendritic cells from CML patients have altered actin organization, reduced antigen processing, and impaired migration. PG - 3560-7 AB - Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is characterized by expression of the BCR-ABL fusion gene that encodes a 210-kDa protein, which is a constitutively active tyrosine kinase. At least 70% of the oncoprotein is localized to the cytoskeleton, and several of the most prominent tyrosine kinase substrates for p210(BCR-ABL) are cytoskeletal proteins. Dendritic cells (DCs) are bone marrow-derived antigen-presenting cells responsible for the initiation of immune responses. In CML patients, up to 98% of myeloid DCs generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells are BCR-ABL positive. In this study we have compared the morphology and behavior of myeloid DCs derived from CML patients with control DCs from healthy individuals. We show that the actin cytoskeleton and shape of CML-DCs of myeloid origin adherent to fibronectin differ significantly from those of normal DCs. CML-DCs are also defective in processing and presentation of exogenous antigens such as tetanus toxoid. The antigen-processing defect may be a consequence of the reduced capacity of CML-DCs to capture antigen via macropinocytosis or via mannose receptors when compared with DCs generated from healthy individuals. Furthermore, chemokine-induced migration of CML-DCs in vitro was significantly reduced. These observations cannot be explained by a difference in the maturation status of CML and normal DCs, because phenotypic analysis by flow cytometry showed a similar surface expression of maturation makers. Taken together, these results suggest that the defects in antigen processing and migration we have observed in CML-DCs may be related to underlying cytoskeletal changes induced by the p210(BCR-ABL) fusion protein. FAU - Dong, Rong AU - Dong R AD - Department of Immunology, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College at Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. FAU - Cwynarski, Kate AU - Cwynarski K FAU - Entwistle, Alan AU - Entwistle A FAU - Marelli-Berg, Federica AU - Marelli-Berg F FAU - Dazzi, Francesco AU - Dazzi F FAU - Simpson, Elizabeth AU - Simpson E FAU - Goldman, John M AU - Goldman JM FAU - Melo, Junia V AU - Melo JV FAU - Lechler, Robert I AU - Lechler RI FAU - Bellantuono, Ilaria AU - Bellantuono I FAU - Ridley, Anne AU - Ridley A FAU - Lombardi, Giovanna AU - Lombardi G LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20021227 PL - United States TA - Blood JT - Blood JID - 7603509 RN - 0 (Actins) RN - 0 (Fibronectins) RN - 0 (Lectins, C-Type) RN - 0 (Mannose Receptor) RN - 0 (Mannose-Binding Lectins) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cell Surface) RN - 0 (Tetanus Toxoid) SB - IM MH - Actin Cytoskeleton/*ultrastructure MH - Actins/*analysis MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - *Antigen Presentation MH - Cell Adhesion MH - Cells, Cultured/drug effects/immunology/pathology MH - Chemotaxis MH - Cytoskeleton/*ultrastructure MH - Dendritic Cells/immunology/*pathology MH - Endocytosis MH - Fibronectins MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - *Lectins, C-Type MH - Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/*immunology/pathology MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Mannose Receptor MH - *Mannose-Binding Lectins MH - Microscopy, Confocal MH - Monocytes/drug effects MH - Neoplasm Proteins/physiology MH - Pinocytosis MH - Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology MH - T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology MH - Tetanus Toxoid/immunology EDAT- 2002/12/31 04:00 MHDA- 2003/06/21 05:00 CRDT- 2002/12/31 04:00 PHST- 2002/12/31 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/06/21 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/12/31 04:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-4971(20)50738-6 [pii] AID - 10.1182/blood-2002-06-1841 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Blood. 2003 May 1;101(9):3560-7. doi: 10.1182/blood-2002-06-1841. Epub 2002 Dec 27.