title: Activation of c-kit by stem cell factor induces radioresistance to apoptosis through ERK-dependent expression of survivin in HL60 cells.
abstract: We investigated the effect of SCF, a c-kit ligand, on the radiosensitivity of HL60 cells. X-ray-induced apoptosis in HL60 cells was significantly lower in the presence of SCF than in the absence of SCF. This attenuation of X-ray-induced apoptosis by SCF was abolished by PD98059 (an ERK inhibitor), but not by wortmannin (a PI3-K inhibitor) or GF109203X (a PKC inhibitor). The expression of phospho-ERK1/2 (active form) and the ERK1/2-regulated expression of survivin were found to increase in cells treated with X irradiation and SCF. However, X irradiation alone induced down-regulation of the expression of phospho-ERK1/2. Our findings suggest that activation of c-kit by SCF confers radioresistance through up-regulation of ERK-dependent survivin expression in HL60 cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Seyed Jalal
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hosseinimehr
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Inanami
authors.forename: Taku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamasu
authors.forename: Momoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kashiwakura
authors.forename: Taketoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asanuma
authors.forename: Mikinori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000378:metabolism*; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077022:Survivin; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D019089:Stem Cell Factor; D000077022:Survivin; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases