Induction of genes for transcription factors by normal hematopoietic regulatory proteins in the differentiation of myeloid leukemic cells.
Induction of differentiation to macrophages in two different clones of myeloid leukemic cells by the hematopoietic regulatory proteins interleukin-6 (IL-6), or by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or interleukin-3 (IL-3), is shown to be associated with sustained accumulation of c-jun, jun-B, and c-fos mRNA that code for proteins that form complexes that are transcription factors (AP-1). In one but not in the other of these leukemic clones, differentiation is also associated with sustained accumulation of mRNA for the putative transcription factor zif/268. The results indicate that differentiation of myeloid cells by normal hematopoietic regulatory proteins is associated with induction of sustained elevated levels of mRNA for transcription factors that can regulate and maintain gene expression in the differentiation program, and that zif/268 gene expression is not essential for differentiation to macrophages.
Shabo
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Department of Molecular Genetics and Virology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Lotem
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Sachs
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D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line / Q000187:drug effects; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
D007377:Interleukin-3; D015850:Interleukin-6; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor