title: Selective induction of tumor necrosis factor receptor type II gene expression by tumor necrosis factor-alpha in C6 glioma cells.
abstract: Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique, the levels of tumor necrosis factor receptors gene expression in C6 glioma cells upon induction with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were analysed. In control cells, the level of mRNA for tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (TNF-R2; 75/80 kDa) was much lower than that of tumor necrosis factor receptor type I (TNF-R1; 55/60 kDa). Upon exposure to TNF-alpha, the TNF-R2 mRNA level was greatly increased, while the TNF-R1 mRNA level remained unchanged even after 48 h. The induction of TNF-R2 gene expression by TNF-alpha was dose-dependent and seemed to be unique to TNF-alpha, as IL-6 had no effect. Since TNF-R2 was reported to mediate mitogenic effect in many other cell types, it is likely that the reported proliferative effect of TNF-alpha on astrocytes and C6 glioma cells was mediated by this TNF receptor subtype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lung
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsang
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000235:genetics; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005910:Glioma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D015703:Antigens, CD; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha