Cytokine signaling through Stat3 activates integrins, promotes adhesion, and induces growth arrest in the myeloid cell line 32D.
Hematopoietic cell development and function is dependent on cytokines and on intercellular interactions with the microenvironment. Although the intracellular signaling pathways stimulated by cytokine receptors are well described, little is known about the mechanisms through which these pathways modulate hematopoietic cell adhesion events in the microenvironment. Here we show that cytokine-activated Stat3 stimulates the expression and function of cell surface adhesion molecules in the myeloid progenitor cell line 32D. We generated an erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) isoform (ER343/401-S3) that activates Stat3 rather than Stat5 by substituting the Stat3 binding/activation sequence motif from gp130 for the sequences surrounding tyrosines 343 and 401 in the receptor cytoplasmic region. Activation of Stat3 leads to homotypic cell aggregation, increased expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), CD18, and CD11b, and activation of signaling through CD18-containing integrins. Unlike the wild type EpoR, ER343/401-S3 is unable to support long term Epo-dependent proliferation in 32D cells. Instead, Epo-treated ER343/401-S3 cells undergo G(1) arrest and express elevated levels of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(Kip1). Sustained activation of Stat3 in these cells is required for their altered morphology and growth properties since constitutive SOCS3 expression abrogates homotypic cell aggregation, signaling through CD18-containing integrins, G(1) arrest, and accumulation of p27(Kip1). Collectively, our results demonstrate that cytokine-activated Stat3 stimulates the expression and function of cell surface adhesion molecules, indicating that a role for Stat3 is to regulate intercellular contacts in myeloid cells.
Wooten
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Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Bartos
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Busche
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Longmore
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Watowich
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D000818:Animals; D018821:CD18 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D016193:G1 Phase; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051379:Mice; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017467:Receptors, Erythropoietin / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
D018821:CD18 Antigens; C493961:Cdkn1b protein, mouse; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016023:Integrins; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D017467:Receptors, Erythropoietin; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494087:Stat3 protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27