title: Involvement of casein kinase Iepsilon in cytokine-induced granulocytic differentiation.
abstract: Two closely related casein kinase I (CKI) isoforms, CKIdelta and CKIepsilon, are ubiquitously expressed in many human tissues, but their specific biologic function remains to be clarified. Here, we provide the first evidence that CKIepsilon is involved in hematopoietic cell differentiation. CKIepsilon, but not CKIdelta, was down-regulated along with human granulocytic differentiation. The specific down-regulation was observed in granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-induced cell differentiation of murine interleukin-3 (IL-3)-dependent myeloid progenitor 32D cells. Introduction of wild-type (WT)-CKIepsilon into 32D cells inhibited the G-CSF-induced cell differentiation, whereas kinase-negative (KN)-CKIepsilon promoted the differentiation. Neither WT- nor KN-CKIepsilon affected IL-3-dependent cell growth. Moreover, introduction of WT- or KN-CKIdelta did not affect the cytokine-induced cell growth and differentiation. While G-CSF-induced activation of signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) was sustained by KN-CKIepsilon, STAT3 activation was attenuated by WT-CKIepsilon. This may be explained by the fact that the suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) was stabilized by its physical association with CKIepsilon. Such stabilization by CKIepsilon was also seen in IL-3-induced beta-catenin. The stabilization of downstream components of cytokine and Wnt signaling by CKIepsilon might be critical for integration of several intracellular signaling pathways to a cell-specific biologic response in hematopoietic cell self-renewal.
authors.affiliation: Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Nobuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Aki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamekane
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimoyama
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gomyo
authors.forename: Kimikazu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yakushijin
authors.forename: Norinaga
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urahama
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamaguchi
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chihara
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Toshimitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsui
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D047388:Casein Kinases; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008894:Milk Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008894:Milk Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C106644:SOCS3 protein, human; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; C491411:Socs3 protein, mouse; C494087:Stat3 protein, mouse; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D011494:Protein Kinases; D047388:Casein Kinases