title: Expression of the X-CGD gene during induced differentiation of myeloid leukemia cell line HL-60.
abstract: The expression of the X-CGD gene, which encodes the heavy-chain subunit of the phagocyte cytochrome b, was studied during induced myeloid differentiation of HL-60 cells. Incubation of the cells with a combined regimen of retinoic acid and dimethyl formamide resulted in granulocytic morphological differentiation and acquisition of nitroblue tetrazolium reduction, a measure of superoxide generation. During the 5-day course of induced differentiation, the levels of X-CGD mRNA transcripts rose 13-fold, with a 2-fold increase detectable within 3 h of exposure to retinoic acid. Relative transcription rates for the X-CGD gene, determined by nuclear runoff, increased two- to eightfold after 24 to 72 h of induced differentiation. However, the greater change in X-CGD mRNA levels than that in transcription rates implies the involvement of posttranscriptional regulation as well. Fractionation by centrifugal elutriation into phases of the cell cycle showed expression of X-CGD transcripts predominantly in G1 cells before induction and in all phases of the cell cycle 24 h after induction. Thus the rapid increase in X-CGD expression in induced cells reflects the acquisition of functional competence and not the concomitant cessation of proliferation or shift in cell cycle distribution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Orkin
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Newburger
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003573:Cytochrome b Group / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000378:metabolism*; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014212:Tretinoin