Increased ratio of bcl-2/bax expression is associated with bovine leukemia virus-induced leukemogenesis in cattle |
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Authors: | RA Reyes GL Cockerell |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523-1671, USA. |
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Abstract: | To further investigate the molecular basis underlying the dysregulation of B cell homeostasis associated with bovine leukemia virus disease progression in cattle, bovine bax was cDNA cloned and sequenced. The predicted amino acid sequence of bovine Bax revealed a 192-amino-acid protein having extensive identity with the human (97%), murine (93%), and rat (94%) homologues. Because the ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax is believed to predetermine the susceptibility to a given apoptotic stimulus, the relative expression of the genes encoding these oncoproteins was evaluated in cattle naturally infected with BLV. In BLV-infected cattle an increase in the ratios of bcl-2/bax mRNA and protein expression correlated with advancing stages of disease. These findings suggest that in addition to the maintenance of BLV-associated hematopoietic malignancies, the reciprocal expression of Bcl-2/Bax may modulate the induction of B cell expansion typical of BLV disease progression. |
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