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To confirm that these phenotypes were caused by loss of apl-1, we transformed apl-1 heterozygotes with an 8.45-kb apl-1 genomic fragment and recovered transgenic homozgyous apl-1 progeny that were rescued for all apl-1 mutant phenotypes (SI Fig. 5). By contrast, the same genomic fragment containing point mutations in the coding region failed to rescue the apl-1 lethality (SI Fig. 5). Expression of an APL-1::GFP fusion protein using apl-1 regulatory sequences also rescued the lethality (Fig. 1B). Together, these data indicate that the observed phenotypes result specifically from loss of apl-1 function. The early lethality in apl-1 mutants hampers an examination of apl-1 function after the first molt, so the full extent of APL-1 activity is unknown.
To evaluate apl-1 transcript and protein levels in the mutants, we performed RT-PCR and Western blot analysis on yn10, yn23, and yn32 animals, which are homozygous for deletion, nonsense, and missense mutations, respectively; the mutant animals all carried rescue transgenes, which produce WT products that could be differentiated from the endogenous mutant apl-1 transcripts and proteins. apl-1 transcripts are detected in WT eggs, larvae, and adults (19). Similarly, mutant transcripts were isolated from all three mutants (data not shown). However, no endogenous mutant APL-1 protein was detected in any of the three strains (Fig. 1C), indicating that these three mutations are likely null alleles. The yn32 mutation causes a glutamic acid to lysine substitution at residue 372 in the E2 domain. In human APP the corresponding residue is not predicted to be important for the structural stability of E2 (20); however, this residue is proposed to be part of an α-helix that is necessary for APP cleavage (21). Animals carrying an apl-1(yn32)::GFP transgene express GFP faintly (data not shown), suggesting that yn32 animals die from insufficient levels of APL-1::yn32 protein because it is unstable, degraded quickly, or not cleaved to produce sAPL-1.
Transgenic animals overexpressing APL-1 also had subtle movement defects, which we quantified in two motor assays. When placed into physiological buffer, WT animals begin to swim, and the number of body flexures or thrashes per minute can be quantified (Table 1). All apl-1 transgenic overexpression strains showed a significantly reduced thrashing rate (Table 1). Second, on a solid surface WT animals move in a sinusoidal waveform, which can be quantified by counting the number of head bends per min. All transgenic overexpression strains had a decreased head bend rate compared with WT (Table 1). Furthermore, a transgenic line that was homozygous for two integrated transgenes produced higher levels of APL-1 (Fig. 1D and SI Table 2) and was more sluggish than either parental line alone (Table 1). Increasing levels of APL-1, therefore, inhibit movement, perhaps by interfering with motor neuron functions.
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a distinct subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that is cytogenetically characterized by a balanced reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 15 and 17, which results in the fusion of the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) and retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARα) genes. Because patients with APL present a tendency for severe bleeding, often resulting in an early fatal course, APL was historically considered to be one of the most fatal forms of acute leukemia. However, therapeutic advances, including anthracycline- and cytarabine-based chemotherapy, have significantly improved the outcomes of APL patients. Due to the further introduction of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and-more recently-the development of arsenic trioxide (ATO)-containing regimens, APL is currently the most curable form of AML in adults. Treatment with these new agents has introduced the concept of cure through targeted therapy. With the advent of revolutionary ATRA-ATO combination therapies, chemotherapy can now be safely omitted from the treatment of low-risk APL patients. In this article, we review the six-decade history of APL, from its initial characterization to the era of chemotherapy-free ATRA-ATO, a model of cancer-targeted therapy.
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