title: Modulation of HSP70 and HSP27 gene expression by the differentiation inducer sodium butyrate in U-937 human promonocytic leukemia cells.
abstract: The treatment of U-937 human promonocytic cells with the differentiation inducer sodium butyrate (0.75 mM) transiently increased heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70) mRNA levels between 3 and 6 h, and heat-shock protein 27 (HSP27) mRNA levels between 12 and 24 h, as indicated by northern blot assays. Gel retardation assays indicated that butyrate also stimulated heat-shock factor (HSF) binding activity between 3 and 6 h, suggesting that the activation of HSP70 gene expression was mediated by the heat-shock factor DNA response element (HSE). In addition, the treatment provoked a biphasic alteration of the c-fos mRNA level, consisting of a slight increase between 0.5 and 3 h followed by a greater increase between 12 and 48 h, while it caused a single increase between 12 and 48 h in c-jun mRNA level. The possible involvement of the heat-shock protein genes in the butyrate-induced differentiation of U-937 cells is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Celular y Genética, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García-Bermejo
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Vilaboa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Blas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calle
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aller
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002087:Butyrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020148:Butyric Acid; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015973:Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic / Q000187:drug effects*; D016762:Genes, fos; D016758:Genes, jun; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D000076249:Heat Shock Transcription Factors; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D000076249:Heat Shock Transcription Factors; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D020148:Butyric Acid