title: Expression and regulation of the evi-1 gene in the human factor-dependent leukemia cell line, UCSD/AML1.
abstract: The human factor-dependent leukemia cell line UCSD/AML1 contains the t(3;3) (q21;q26) characteristic of the syndrome of acute leukemia with high platelets. The human homologue of the murine leukemia oncogene evi-1 was recently localized to chromosome 3q24-3q28 and transcription of evi-1 is a frequent event in mouse-retrovirus-induced leukemias (17). To determine whether translocations near human 3q24 might induce similar genetic changes, we examined and compared evi-1 and c-myc expression and regulation in UCSD/AML1 cells. Steady-state evi-1 transcripts were detected in UCSD/AML1 and murine leukemia M1 cells, but were not present in HL60 or Namalwa human leukemia cells. Transcription assays showed the evi-1 gene was actively transcribed in UCSD/AML1, but not HL60 nuclei. Evi-1 transcript sizes and half-life were similar in UCSD/AML1 and human HEC-1B carcinoma cells which express evi-1 transcripts, but do not have abnormalities involving chromosome 3. An alternative splice site detected by polymerase chain reaction was present in transcripts from both cell lines. Regulation of evi-1 RNA in UCSD/AML1 cells was similar to that of actin transcripts in response to cycloheximide or phorbol-ester-induced macrophage differentiation. After withdrawal of granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), evi-1, actin, and histone H3 transcripts declined in concert with exit from the cell cycle. Minor differences in rates of recovery were noted for these three genes after GM-CSF restimulation. In contrast, c-myc was expressed at high levels in UCSD/AML1 cells and showed evidence for specific regulation in response to cycloheximide, phorbol ester, and GM-CSF withdrawal and restimulation. These studies suggest the 3q translocation in UCSD/AML1 cells is associated with evi-1 transcription and expression of a potential transforming gene. In contrast to c-myc, evi-1 expression is minimally altered by biologically active chemicals or growth factor stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oval
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smedsrud
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taetle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line / Q000187:drug effects; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016259:Genes, myc; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D000074008:MDS1 and EVI1 Complex Locus Protein; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D000074008:MDS1 and EVI1 Complex Locus Protein; C063575:MECOM protein, human; C499305:Mecom protein, mouse; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor