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Coexpression of cytidine deaminase and mutant dihydrofolate reductase by a bicistronic retroviral vector confers resistance to cytosine arabinoside and methotrexate. 1998

C M Beauséjour, and N L Le, and S Létourneau, and D Cournoyer, and R L Momparler
Département de Pharmacologie, Université de Montréal, Centre de Recherche Pédiatrique, Hôpital Ste-Justine, Quebec, Canada.

The transfer of a drug resistance gene into hematopoietic cells is an approach being investigated to overcome the problem of myelosuppression produced by anticancer drugs. Chemotherapeutic agents are often given in combination in order to increase their effectiveness. Consequently, there is an advantage in designing vectors for gene transfer that are capable of expressing two drug resistance genes. We have constructed a bicistronic retroviral vector, MFG-DHFR-IRES/CD, which contains the mutated human dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) cDNA with a phenylalanine-to-serine substitution at codon 31 (F31S) and the human cytidine deaminase (CD) cDNA. Murine fibroblast and hematopoietic cells were transduced with this vector and evaluated for their resistance to methotrexate (MTX) and cytosine arabinoside (ARA-C). The transduced fibroblast cells showed high levels of resistance to MTX and to ARA-C as determined by a clonogenic assay. Using enzymatic assays, we observed a coordinate increase in resistance to MTX and DHFR enzyme activity following an ARA-C selection. In addition, MTX selection produced an increase in CD enzyme activity and ARA-C resistance. Murine hematopoietic cells transduced with the bicistronic vector also showed drug resistance to both MTX and ARA-C. Interestingly, the double-gene construct conferred an equivalent level of drug resistance compared with single-gene vectors bearing only CD or DHFR genes in the hematopoietic cells. These results demonstrate the potential of the MFG-DHFR-IRES/CD vector to confer drug resistance to both MTX and ARA-C and may have future application in chemoprotection of normal hematopoietic cells in patients with cancer.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008727 Methotrexate An antineoplastic antimetabolite with immunosuppressant properties. It is an inhibitor of TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE and prevents the formation of tetrahydrofolate, necessary for synthesis of thymidylate, an essential component of DNA. Amethopterin,Methotrexate Hydrate,Methotrexate Sodium,Methotrexate, (D)-Isomer,Methotrexate, (DL)-Isomer,Methotrexate, Dicesium Salt,Methotrexate, Disodium Salt,Methotrexate, Sodium Salt,Mexate,Dicesium Salt Methotrexate,Hydrate, Methotrexate,Sodium, Methotrexate
D008809 Mice, Inbred C3H An inbred strain of mouse that is used as a general purpose strain in a wide variety of RESEARCH areas including CANCER; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; sensorineural, and cardiovascular biology research. Mice, C3H,Mouse, C3H,Mouse, Inbred C3H,C3H Mice,C3H Mice, Inbred,C3H Mouse,C3H Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C3H Mice,Inbred C3H Mouse
D003561 Cytarabine A pyrimidine nucleoside analog that is used mainly in the treatment of leukemia, especially acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia. Cytarabine is an antimetabolite antineoplastic agent that inhibits the synthesis of DNA. Its actions are specific for the S phase of the cell cycle. It also has antiviral and immunosuppressant properties. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p472) Ara-C,Arabinofuranosylcytosine,Arabinosylcytosine,Cytosine Arabinoside,Aracytidine,Aracytine,Cytarabine Hydrochloride,Cytonal,Cytosar,Cytosar-U,beta-Ara C,Ara C,Arabinoside, Cytosine,Cytosar U,beta Ara C
D003564 Cytidine Deaminase An enzyme that catalyzes the deamination of cytidine, forming uridine. EC 3.5.4.5. Cytidine Aminohydrolase,Aminohydrolase, Cytidine,Deaminase, Cytidine
D005822 Genetic Vectors DNA molecules capable of autonomous replication within a host cell and into which other DNA sequences can be inserted and thus amplified. Many are derived from PLASMIDS; BACTERIOPHAGES; or VIRUSES. They are used for transporting foreign genes into recipient cells. Genetic vectors possess a functional replicator site and contain GENETIC MARKERS to facilitate their selective recognition. Cloning Vectors,Shuttle Vectors,Vectors, Genetic,Cloning Vector,Genetic Vector,Shuttle Vector,Vector, Cloning,Vector, Genetic,Vector, Shuttle,Vectors, Cloning,Vectors, Shuttle
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000964 Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites that are useful in cancer chemotherapy. Antineoplastic Antimetabolites
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D012190 Retroviridae Family of RNA viruses that infects birds and mammals and encodes the enzyme reverse transcriptase. The family contains seven genera: DELTARETROVIRUS; LENTIVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE B, MAMMALIAN; ALPHARETROVIRUS; GAMMARETROVIRUS; RETROVIRUSES TYPE D; and SPUMAVIRUS. A key feature of retrovirus biology is the synthesis of a DNA copy of the genome which is integrated into cellular DNA. After integration it is sometimes not expressed but maintained in a latent state (PROVIRUSES). Leukemogenic Viruses,Leukoviruses,Oncornaviruses,Oncovirinae,Oncoviruses,Oncoviruses, Type C,RNA Tumor Viruses,Retroviruses,Type C Oncoviruses,C Oncovirus, Type,C Oncoviruses, Type,Leukemogenic Virus,Leukovirus,Oncornavirus,Oncovirus,Oncovirus, Type C,RNA Tumor Virus,Retrovirus,Tumor Virus, RNA,Tumor Viruses, RNA,Type C Oncovirus,Virus, Leukemogenic,Virus, RNA Tumor,Viruses, Leukemogenic,Viruses, RNA Tumor

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