title: Correlation of c-fos/c-jun expression with histiocytic differentiation in Hodgkin's Reed-Sternberg cells. Examination in HDLM-1 subclones with spontaneous differentiation.
abstract: The c-fos proto-oncogene, which is the normal homolog of the transforming gene carried by murine osteogenic sarcoma viruses, interacts with the protein product of another proto-oncogene, c-jun, to form a heterodimer that can recognize and bind to a specific sequence of nucleotides in the DNA. The expression of c-fos and c-jun is linked to the proliferation of certain cells and the differentiation of others, including those of monomyelocyte lineage. The authors used two cultured Hodgkin's Reed-Sternberg (H-RS) cell lines, KM-H2 and HDLM-1, and their single-cell clones to study the correlation of c-fos/c-jun expression with cell differentiation in H-RS cells. Within 48 hours after induction with phorbol ester (TPA), both parent lines exhibited markedly increased expression of c-fos/c-jun. The expression returned to the preinduction level after 96 hours, however, and the cells retained their differentiated status. The transitory increase in c-fos/c-jun expression suggests that binding of these proteins to a specific promoter in the nucleus triggers a cascade of events that result in cell differentiation. Expression of these proteins may not be required for the cells to maintain their differentiation. The authors selected three groups of sublines of HDLM-1 cells based on their degree of spontaneous cytologic differentiation. The first group, without obvious differentiation, showed a c-fos/c-jun expression pattern similar to that of the parent line. The second group, with moderate differentiation, had a high degree of expression, which decreased on treatment with TPA. The third group, which had morphologic features resembling those of histiocytes, expressed minimal amounts of c-fos/c-jun, irrespective of TPA treatment. These findings provide further evidence that c-fos/c-jun expression is related to differentiation of H-RS cells, and that these proteins are not byproducts of TPA induction. Expression of c-fos/c-jun also was noted in a subpopulation of H-RS cells in tissues; and this expression also was enhanced when these cells were treated with TPA in culture. These findings indicate that H-RS cells can differentiate to become mature-appearing cells in tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: el-Okda
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001483:Base Sequence; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000473:pathology; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D016539:Reed-Sternberg Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate