title: JAK2 V617F uses distinct signalling pathways to induce cell proliferation and neutrophil activation.
abstract: The acquired JAK2 V617F mutation is observed in the majority of patients with BCR-ABL1 negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). BCR-ABL1 negative MPN displays myeloproliferation with an elevated leucocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) activity, a neutrophil activation marker. We tried to separate the downstream signalling of JAK2 V617F to stimulate myeloproliferation and LAP activity. NB4, a myeloid lineage cell line, was transduced with Jak2 V617F mutation or wild-type Jak2. We found that Jak2 V617F mutation, but not wild-type Jak2 enhanced LAP expression in NB4-derived neutrophils and proliferation of NB4 cells. JAK2 V617F induces constitutive phosphorylation of STAT3 and STAT5, and uses signalling targets such as Ras/MEK/ERK and PI3K/Akt pathways. By using MEK1/2 inhibitor U0126, PI3K inhibitor LY294002, and STAT3 or STAT5 siRNAs, JAK2 V617F was found to specifically use the STAT3 pathway to enhance LAP expression, while STAT5, Ras/MEK/ERK and PI3K/Akt, but not STAT3 pathways, were able to stimulate cell proliferation. These data strongly suggest that JAK2 V617F uses distinct signalling pathways to induce typical pathological features of MPN, such as high LAP activity and enhanced cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Seido
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oku
authors.forename: Katsuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.forename: Takuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuriyama
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shide
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumano
authors.forename: Yoshikane
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikushige
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urata
authors.forename: Takuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Chika
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Haruko K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagafuji
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akashi
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D053614:Janus Kinase 2 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology; D009154:Mutation; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D018375:Neutrophil Activation / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism; D050791:STAT Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D020032:Tyrphostins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D050791:STAT Transcription Factors; D020032:Tyrphostins; C095512:alpha-cyano-(3,4-dihydroxy)-N-benzylcinnamide; C507924:JAK2 protein, human; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase