Abstract
It has been previously shown that phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), a potent differentiation inducer, induced the expression of both interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-6 receptor α component (IL-6Rα) in K562 leukemia cells. In the present study, we examined the ability of several differentiation inducers to regulate the expression of the signal-transducing receptor component for IL-6, gp130, and cytokine leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in K562 cells. We found that the expression of gp130 was dramatically induced at both the mRNA and protein levels by the two megakaryocytic inducers sodium butyrate (NaBut) and PMA. In contrast, the mRNA expression of LIF was induced by the two erythroid inducers 1-β-D-arabinofuranosyl cytosine (Ara-C) and hemin. Furthermore, activation of the PMA-induced gp130 receptor by exogenous IL-6 potentiated the differentiating effects of PMA. Our findings suggest that IL-6/gp130 signaling may be involved in the regulation of the megakaryocytic differentiation of K562 cells. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1113-1119 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Leukemia Research |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
Keywords
- IL-6
- K562
- LIF
- Leukemia differentiation
- PMA
- Sodium butyrate
- gp130