title: Inhibition of differentiation by leukemia inhibitory factor distinguishes two induction pathways in P19 embryonal carcinoma cells.
abstract: The ability of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) to block differentiation of P19 embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells under a variety of induction conditions was determined. LIF inhibits differentiation under several conditions which lead to endodermal and mesodermal cell lineages including skeletal and cardiac muscle. In contrast, LIF does not block differentiation when cells are induced under conditions which lead to neuro-ectodermal cell types including neurons and astroglial cells. These studies demonstrate that P19 EC cell differentiation can be divided into LIF sensitive and insensitive pathways which correlate with differentiation of endodermal/mesodermal and neuro-ectodermal cell types, respectively. The effect of LIF on mRNA levels for several genes which have previously been implicated in mediating differentiation in P19 EC cells was determined. LIF has no effect on the mRNA levels for retinoic acid receptor (RAR) alpha, RAR beta, RAR gamma, jun A, jun D, c-fos, or fra-1. In contrast LIF stimulates jun B mRNA expression by a factor of four to six under all induction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Buffalo, NY 14263.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Pruitt
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Natoli
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000196:embryology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D015850:Interleukin-6; C507837:LIF protein, human; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D008222:Lymphokines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D014212:Tretinoin