title: Up-regulation of small GTP-binding proteins smg P21A and ras P21S during TPA-induced differentiation of human leukemia cell lines.
abstract: The protein smg p21A/Krev-1/rap 1A was identified as a ras p21-like small G-protein, having the ability to revert v-Ki-ras transformed NIH 3T3 fibroblasts. The expression level of smg p21A and ras p21s during phorbol ester-induced differentiation of HL-60 and MEG-01 cell lines was analyzed by immuno- and Northern blotting. In both cell lines, levels of smg p21 and ras p21s increased quickly in early phase of differentiation along with the appearance of differentiation phenotypes. They increased 3-4 fold on days 1-2, then decreased gradually. The increasing smg 21 mRNA levels also corresponded with that of products. Among ras mRNAs, Ha-ras and N-ras transcripts increased somewhat faster than smg 21. These small G-proteins may play closely related roles in the differentiation of these leukemia cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiku
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007938:Leukemia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D020668:rap GTP-Binding Proteins
chemical_list: D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; C501009:HRAS protein, human; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D020668:rap GTP-Binding Proteins; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate