title: Signaling mechanism of PMA-induced differentiation of K562 cells.
abstract: We have studied the signaling pathways responsible for the monocytic and/or megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells. The results demonstrated that although the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) was activated during the phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-induced monocytic and/or megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells, the overexpression of Ha-ras which can activate the MAPK did not induce the monocytic and/or megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells. Instead PMA-induced megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells was inhibited by the pretreatment of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, a specific nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) inhibitor. Taken together, these results suggest that the activation of NF-kappaB rather than that of MAPK might be involved in the PMA-induced megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D011905:Genes, ras; D006801:Humans; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate