title: Activation of CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid:lactosylceramide sialyltransferase during the differentiation of HL-60 cells induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate.
abstract: We previously reported that the synthesis of NeuAc(alpha 2-3)Gal(beta 1-4)GlcCer (GM3) ganglioside was preferentially enhanced during the differentiation of HL-60 cells into a monocyte/macrophage lineage induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-O-acetate (TPA). Since exogenously added GM3 ganglioside was shown to be able to induce the differentiation of HL-60 cells into the monocyte/macrophage lineage in a synthetic medium, the functional role of the GM3 ganglioside increase during the differentiation of HL-60 cells has become the subject of much interest. In the present study, we investigated the activity of CMP-NeuAc:lactosylceramide sialyltransferase, which catalyzes the synthesis of GM3 ganglioside from lactosylceramide, in cells undergoing differentiation induced by two different reagents, TPA and 1 alpha,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3, which induce the differentiation of HL-60 cells into the monocyte/macrophage lineage through different modes of action. We showed that the activation of CMP-NeuAc:lactosylceramide sialyltransferase and the increase in GM3 ganglioside were not related to the differentiated lineage but to the specific action of TPA, i.e. activation of protein kinase C.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Momoi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinmoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kasuya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Senoo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005679:G(M3) Ganglioside / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D010703:Phorbol Esters / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D012799:Sialyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005679:G(M3) Ganglioside; D010703:Phorbol Esters; D012799:Sialyltransferases; C021343:haematoside synthetase; D002117:Calcitriol; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate