title: [Study of the role of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) in retinoic acid (RA) inducing HL-60 cell differentiation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the role of CDKs in the RA inducing HL-60 cell differentiation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The effects of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and arotinoid ethylester(AE) at the dosage of 5 x 10(-6) mol/L on the proliferation and differentiation of HL-60 cells were examined by NBT reduction test and cytometry analysis. Meanwhile, histone H1 kinase assay was used to observe the changes of CDK2 activities in HL-60 cells treatment with ATRA and AE. The amounts of both cyclin E/CDK2 and cyclin D1/CDK4 complexes were observed with immunoprecipitates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both ATRA and AE inhibited the growth of HL-60 cells, arrested cells in G1/G0 phase, and induced cells to differentiation. The activities of cyclin E/CDK2 and the amounts of cyclin D1/CDK4 complexes were decreased in ATRA- or AE-treated HL-60 cells.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effects of RA on the proliferation and differentiation of HL-60 cells may be associated with significant decreases in the activities of CDKs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D019927:Cyclin E; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D018922:HL-60 Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D019927:Cyclin E; D014212:Tretinoin; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; C495894:CDK2 protein, human; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases