title: Differential expression of proteins regulating cell cycle progression in growth vs. differentiation.
abstract: The level of various G1 cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks) present in the nuclei of synchronized ML-1 human myeloblastic leukemia cells was determined as a function of time after initiation of cell growth with insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and transferrin (Tf), and following induction of differentiation with transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1). Cyclin E and cdk2 were expressed at relatively high levels in the nuclei of proliferation-stimulated cells, whereas cyclin D1 and cdk5 were expressed at comparably high levels in the nuclei of differentiation-induced cells. In the nuclear extracts from proliferation-stimulated cells, cyclin E complexed specifically with cdk2, whereas in nuclear extracts from differentiation-induced cells, cyclin D1 bound specifically to cdk5. Increased cyclin E/cdk2 expression was accompanied by increased DNA synthesis, whereas increased cyclin D1/cdk5 levels correlated with decreased DNA synthesis. In both growth- and differentiation-induced cells, cyclin D2 expression preceded the expression of cyclin D3, and a significantly larger amount of these cyclins was present in differentiation- as compared to proliferation-induced cells. In contrast, cdk4 and cdk6 were present at similar levels in the nuclear extracts from both growth- and differentiation-induced cells. These data show that, in ML-1 cells, the proliferation-associated progression from G1 to S, as well as the differentiation-associated transit from G1 to maturation is accompanied by the expression of specific cyclin/cdk pairs, comprising cdk2/cyclin E in growth and cdk5/cyclin D1 in differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hromchak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bloch
mesh_terms: D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D051360:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D016213:Cyclins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016213:Cyclins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D004247:DNA; D051360:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; C495894:CDK2 protein, human; C495905:CDK5 protein, human; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases