title: Cotylenin A-induced differentiation is independent of the transforming growth factor-beta signaling system in human myeloid leukemia HL-60 cells.
abstract: Cotylenin A, which has been isolated as a plant growth regulator, potently induces the differentiation of human myeloid leukemia cells. Treatment of HL-60 cells with a combination of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and 1alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (VD3) resulted in increased differentiation compared to separate treatments, but TGF-beta did not affect the cotylenin A-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells. It is possible that the signal transduction pathway used by cotylenin A for inducing the differentiation of leukemia cells is the same as that used by TGF-beta. However, cotylenin A did not affect the expression of TGF superfamily or Smad genes in HL-60 cells. Treatment with neutralizing anti-TGF-beta antibody or an inhibitor of TGF-beta signaling did not inhibit cotylenin A-induced differentiation, although VD3-induced differentiation was significantly suppressed by these treatments. The subcellular distribution of Smad3 was also unaffected by cotylenin A. These results suggest that the cotylenin A-induced differentiation of leukemia cells is independent of the TGF-beta signaling system, although TGF-beta acts as an autocrine mediator of the growth arrest and differentiation of leukemia cells induced by VD3 and other inducers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemotherapy, Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute, Komuro Ina, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsunawa
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kasukabe
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomoyasu
authors.forename: Hidekazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honma
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051900:Smad3 Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051900:Smad3 Protein; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C423222:cotylenin A