title: 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 stimulates phosphorylation of IkappaBalpha and synergizes with TPA to induce nuclear translocation of NFkappaB during monocytic differentiation of NB4 leukemia cells.
abstract: Treatment of NB4 acute promyelocytic leukemia cells with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25D3) or analogs 20-epi-22-oxa-24a,26a,27a-trihomo-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, 1,24-dihydroxy-22-ene-24-cyclopropylvitamin D3, 1alpha,25-dihydroxylumisterol3, or 1alpha,25(OH)2-d5-previtamin D3 in combination with TPA induces monocytic differentiation. The role of 1,25D3 in the induction of maturation has been shown to be a priming effect. Differentiation in response to these agents requires VDR-independent signaling of 1,25D3, PKC signaling, intracellular calcium, and calpain activity. In this study we identify the NFkappaB/IkappaB signaling pathway as a target of 1,25D3 and TPA action. One of the priming effects of 1,25D3 appears to be the rapid phosphorylation of serine residues on IkappaBalpha. On their own, 1,25D3, its analogs, and TPA do not alter IkappaBalpha expression; however, combinations of analogs with TPA result in a synergistic decrease in IkappaBalpha expression. Decreased expression of IkappaBalpha likely results from enhanced degradation, which allows the observed subsequent nuclear translocation of NFkappaB subunit p65. Since nuclear-localized NFkappaB was observed only in combination-treated cells, it is proposed that nuclear targets of NFkappaB are required for monocytic differentiation. Intracellular calcium and proteolytic activity are both necessary for the induction of IkappaB regulation and translocation of NFkappaB and are critical components of the nongenomic signaling cascades of the 1,25D3-induced differentiation pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W1, Canada.
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: Christina S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Meckling-Gill
mesh_terms: D021581:Active Transport, Cell Nucleus; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D002154:Calpain / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006801:Humans; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; C000606204:NFKBIA protein, human; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C496559:CHUK protein, human; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; C496560:IKBKB protein, human; C496565:IKBKE protein, human; D002154:Calpain; D002117:Calcitriol; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate