Cooperative action of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and retinoic acid in NB4 acute promyelocytic leukemia cell differentiation is transcriptionally controlled.
All-trans-retinoic acid (RA) and 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25D3) are involved in the control of hematopoiesis and have been suggested to play a role in cellular differentiation and are as such potent inducers of differentiation of myeloid leukemia cells. In this study, we show that, in promyelocytic NB4 cells, addition of 1,25D3 enhances terminal granulocytic RA-dependent differentiation concomitant with the enhanced activation of the RA transcriptional activity through an RARbeta promoter. By EMSA and ChIP assays, we further demonstrate that, while both VDR and RAR are bound to the RARbeta promoter in NB4 cells, addition of 1,25D3 increases VDR binding to this promoter, while that of RA induces the release of VDR and increases the binding of RAR. Thus, contrary to normal myeloid cells, 1,25D3 does not act as a transrepressor of RA transcriptional activity in leukemic cells, suggesting that transcriptional regulation of RA-target genes may be modified in malignant cells. In promyelocytic leukemic cells, the combination of 1,25D3 and RA results in both enhanced transactivation and differentiation.
Bastie
Jean-Noël
JN
Inserm U718, Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire Hématopoïétique, Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Paris 7, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France.
Balitrand
Nicole
N
Guillemot
Isabelle
I
Chomienne
Christine
C
Delva
Laurent
L
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D023461:Myeloid Progenitor Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; C082925:retinoic acid receptor beta; D014212:Tretinoin; D002117:Calcitriol