title: Transformation of hematopoietic cells and activation of JAK2-V617F by IL-27R, a component of a heterodimeric type I cytokine receptor.
abstract: From a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), we have identified IL-27Ra (also known as TCCR and WSX1) as a gene whose expression can induce the transformation of hematopoietic cells. IL-27Ra (IL-27R) is a type I cytokine receptor that functions as the ligand binding component of the receptor for IL-27 and functions with the glycoprotein 130 (gp130) coreceptor to induce signal transduction in response to IL-27. We show that IL-27R is expressed on the cell surface of the leukemic cells of AML patients. 32D myeloid cells transformed by IL-27R contain elevated levels of activated forms of various signaling proteins, including JAK1, JAK2, STAT1, STAT3, STAT5, and ERK1/2. Inhibition of JAK family proteins induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in these cells, suggesting the transforming properties of IL-27R depend on the activity of JAK family members. IL-27R also transforms BaF3 cells to cytokine independence. Because BaF3 cells lack expression of gp130, this finding suggests that IL-27R-mediated transformation of hematopoietic cells is gp130-independent. Finally, we show that IL-27R can functionally replace a homodimeric type I cytokine receptor in the activation of JAK2-V617F, a critical JAK2 mutation in various myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs). Our data demonstrate that IL-27R possesses hematopoietic cell-transforming properties and suggest that, analogous to homodimeric type I cytokine receptors, single-chain components of heterodimeric receptors can also enhance the activation of JAK2-V617F. Therefore, such receptors may play unappreciated roles in MPDs.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: Que T
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Gary W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Reuther
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D053614:Janus Kinase 2 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014633:Valine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C112441:IL27RA protein, human; D007377:Interleukin-3; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D010649:Phenylalanine; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D014633:Valine