title: Changes in the expression of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III, IV, V associated with the differentiation of HL-60 cells.
abstract: By use of a new assay method based on HPLC, GlcNAc-transferase III, IV and V activities were determined in HL-60 cells, differentiated HL-60 cells and normal myeloid cells. Differentiation along the monocytic lineage with 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 resulted in increased GlcNAc-transferase IV and decreased GlcNAc-transferase III activity. Differentiation along the myeloid lineage with retinoic acid resulted in a decrease in GlcNAc-transferase III activity. Although differentiated HL-60 cells show a changed GlcNAc-transferase pattern, they do not resemble normal myeloid cells. Macrophages and granulocytes are characterized by a very low level of GlcNAc-transferase III activity whereas differentiated HL-60 cells still contain this activity. This is the first demonstration of GlcNAc-transferase IV and V activity in a human cell.
mesh_terms: D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; D003561:Cytarabine; D014212:Tretinoin; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases; C037649:N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase; D002117:Calcitriol; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide