title: Alterations in histone phosphorylation in HL-60 cells specific to monocytic differentiation.
abstract: In order to examine the role of histone phosphorylation in regulation of the pathway of HL-60 cell differentiation, cells were labelled with [32P]phosphoric acid and histones fractionated by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The monocytic inducer 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) was found to specifically stimulate phosphorylation of histone H2B in a concentration-dependent manner. At a concentration of 100 mM, H2B phosphorylation was stimulated 2.3-fold after 4 h. A second monocytic inducer 1,25-dihydroxy-cholecalciferol (100 nM) also induced phosphorylation specifically in histone H2B. In contrast, the granulocytic inducers DMSO (1.5%) or retinoic acid (1 microM) did not increase phosphorylation in any histone species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH 45267-0056.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: DeBord
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Baxter
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D006657:Histones; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide