title: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-induced STAT5 activation and target-gene expression during human monocyte/macrophage differentiation.
abstract: GM-CSF signals through JAK2 and STAT5 and stimulates the expression of STAT5 target genes, such as pim-1 and CIS. Analyzed by EMSA, GM-CSF stimulation led to much stronger STAT5 DNA-binding to pim-1 or CIS GAS elements in primary human monocytes compared with mature macrophages. Similarly, GM-CSF-induced expression of pim-1 and CIS mRNAs was much stronger in monocytes. These differencies were not a result of downregulation of the GM-CSF receptor system or STAT5 expression, because monocytes and macrophages readily expressed GM-CSF receptor, JAK2, STAT5A, and STAT5B mRNAs and proteins. Monocytes expressed significant amounts of truncated STAT5 forms that took part in STAT5-DNA complex formation in GM-CSF-stimulated monocytes. This resulted in faster moving STAT5 complexes compared with macrophages in EMSA. Our results demonstrate that STAT5 isoform expression, GM-CSF-induced STAT5 activation, and STAT5 target-gene expression are altered significantly during monocyte/macrophage differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Viral and Molecular Immunology, Department of Microbiology, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-0300 Helsinki, Finland. Anne.Lehtonen@ktl.fi
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lehtonen
authors.forename: Sampsa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matikainen
authors.forename: Minja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miettinen
authors.forename: Ilkka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Julkunen
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D008894:Milk Proteins; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D051573:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000502:physiology*; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D008894:Milk Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051573:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C494092:STAT5A protein, human; C494095:STAT5B protein, human; C496634:PIM1 protein, human