Differential characteristics of CD133(+) and CD133 (-) Jurkat cells

In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2015 Jun;51(6):556-61. doi: 10.1007/s11626-015-9869-z. Epub 2015 Jan 29.

Abstract

T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a hematological disease including malignancy of T cell precursors. There are some T-ALL patients that are drug-resistant. A major cause of treatment failure in cancers can be associated with the existence of cancer stem cells. The identification of these cell populations helps us to clarify resistance mechanisms and rely on special markers for recognizing cancer stem cells. CD133 is one of the markers that is used for the identification of cancer stem cells. In this study, we evaluated CD133(+) and CD133(-) characteristic cells in Jurkat cells by assay proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis. CD133(+) and CD133(-) Jurkat cells were separated and immediately analyzed for proliferation, invasion, and doxorubicin-induced apoptosis. Proliferation, invasion, and resistance to chemotherapy of CD133(+) Jurkat cells were significantly more than CD133(-) Jurkat cells. Also, our results showed that CD133(+) Jurkat cells expressed ABCG2 gene more than CD133(-) Jurkat cells. In conclusion, CD133 marker could be introduced as a specific marker of cancer stem cells in Jurkat cell line.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • AC133 Antigen
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / metabolism
  • Annexin A5 / metabolism
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism*
  • Apoptosis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / metabolism
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Jurkat Cells
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism
  • Neoplastic Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • ABCG2 protein, human
  • AC133 Antigen
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • Annexin A5
  • Antigens, CD
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Glycoproteins
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • PROM1 protein, human
  • Peptides
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate