title: Increased myeloproliferation in glutathione S-transferase pi-deficient mice is associated with a deregulation of JNK and Janus kinase/STAT pathways.
abstract: It has been shown that glutathione S-transferase pi (GSTpi) interacts with and suppresses the activity of c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK). GST-deficient mice (GSTpi(-/-)) have higher levels of circulating white blood cells, with similar proportions of lymphocytes, monocytes, and granulocytes. Interestingly, a selective expansion of splenic B lymphocytes was observed in GSTpi(-/-) animals but no change in T lymphocytes or natural killer cells. A peptidomimetic inhibitor of GSTpi that disrupts the interaction between GSTpi and JNK mimics in wild type mice the increased myeloproliferation observed in GSTpi(-/-) animals. Until now, the molecular basis for this effect has not been defined. In an in vitro hematopoiesis assay, interleukin-3, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor were more effective at stimulating proliferation of hematopoietic cells in GSTpi(-/-) mice than in wild type. The JNK inhibitor SP600125 which caused little inhibition of cytokine-induced myeloproliferation in wild type mice, decreased the number of colonies in GSTpi(-/-) animals. A more sustained phosphorylation of the STAT family of proteins was also observed in GSTpi(-/-) bone marrow-derived mast cells exposed to interleukin-3. This was associated with an increased proliferation and a down-regulation of expression of negative regulators of the Janus kinase-STAT pathway SHP, Src homology 2 domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase-1 and -2. The increased activation of JNK and STATs in GSTpi-deficient mice provides a viable mechanism for the increased myeloproliferation in these animals. These data also confirm the important role that GSTpi plays in the regulation of cell signaling pathways in a myeloproliferative setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gate
authors.forename: Rajrupa S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lunk
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Tew
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051549:Glutathione S-Transferase pi; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D051379:Mice; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D022423:Myeloid Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D015534:Trans-Activators; C432165:pyrazolanthrone; D051549:Glutathione S-Transferase pi; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; C496557:Gstp1 protein, mouse; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases