title: DNA ligase I mRNA and enzyme levels in human hematopoietic cells under dimethyl sulfoxide-induced growth-arrest and differentiation.
abstract: About half the activity level of DNA ligase I in cycling human lymphoblastoid cells (Raji and Akata) remained in the cells arrested at G1 by a 4-day treatment with 1.5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and one-third the enzyme activity in actively growing promyelocytic leukemia cells HL-60 was detected in the terminally differentiated cells after DMSO-treatment. In contrast, DNA ligase I mRNA was negligible in the G1-arrested Raji and differentiated HL-60 cells. The steady-state mRNA level was increased 9 h after release from DMSO in the G1-arrested Raji cells and reached a maximum at 18 h. These results indicate that gene expression of human DNA ligase I, but not activity level of the enzyme, is closely correlated with activity of cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teraoka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukada
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D000072481:DNA Ligase ATP; D011088:DNA Ligases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D015870:Gene Expression; D006413:Hematopoietic System / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C000607892:LIG1 protein, human; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011088:DNA Ligases; D000072481:DNA Ligase ATP; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide