PMID- 10969805 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000914 LR - 20171116 IS - 0008-5472 (Print) IS - 0008-5472 (Linking) VI - 60 IP - 16 DP - 2000 Aug 15 TI - Induction of retinoic acid receptor-alpha by granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor in human myeloid leukemia cell lines. PG - 4544-9 AB - We reported previously that treatment with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) induces differentiation of human myeloblastic leukemia ML-1 cells to granulocytes, whereas treatment with ATRA alone induces practically no differentiation of these cells. To investigate the mechanism of the synergistic effect of these factors, we examined the effect of GM-CSF on retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and retinoid X receptors (RXRs) in ML-1 cells. We reveal that GM-CSF induces the expression of RAR alpha mRNA and protein and stimulates the binding of nuclear proteins to direct repeat 5, a consensus sequence with high affinity for RAR-RXR heterodimers. Furthermore, expression of CD38 mRNA mediated through RAR alpha is induced synergistically by treatment with ATRA + GM-CSF. These results suggest that GM-CSF stimulates transcriptional activity mediated via RAR alpha in ML-1 cells. The induction of RAR alpha by GM-CSF may therefore be a mechanism for stimulation by GM-CSF. The induction of RAR alpha by GM-CSF was also detected in other myeloid leukemia cell lines (THP-1 and KG-1) that showed a synergistic effect similar to that seen in ML-1 cells in response to ATRA + GM-CSF. We also found that GM-CSF induced the expression of RAR alpha in blood cells obtained from patients with acute myeloid leukemia. This activity of GM-CSF may serve as a useful adjunct to differentiation therapy for retinoic acid-nonresponsive leukemias. FAU - Shimizu, T AU - Shimizu T AD - Department of Hygiene-Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Takeda, K AU - Takeda K LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Cancer Res JT - Cancer research JID - 2984705R RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Antigens, Differentiation) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (RARA protein, human) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, Retinoic Acid) RN - 0 (Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha) RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 5688UTC01R (Tretinoin) RN - 83869-56-1 (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) RN - EC 3.2.2.5 (ADP-ribosyl Cyclase) RN - EC 3.2.2.5 (CD38 protein, human) RN - EC 3.2.2.5 (NAD+ Nucleosidase) RN - EC 3.2.2.6 (ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1) SB - IM MH - ADP-ribosyl Cyclase MH - ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1 MH - *Antigens, CD MH - Antigens, Differentiation/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Drug Synergism MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic/drug effects MH - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/*pharmacology MH - Granulocytes/cytology/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Leukemia, Myeloid/*metabolism/pathology MH - Membrane Glycoproteins MH - NAD+ Nucleosidase/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Nuclear Proteins/metabolism MH - Protein Binding/drug effects MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - Receptors, Retinoic Acid/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Response Elements/drug effects/physiology MH - Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha MH - Retinoid X Receptors MH - Stimulation, Chemical MH - Transcription Factors/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Tretinoin/pharmacology MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects EDAT- 2000/09/02 11:00 MHDA- 2000/09/19 11:01 CRDT- 2000/09/02 11:00 PHST- 2000/09/02 11:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/09/19 11:01 [medline] PHST- 2000/09/02 11:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Res. 2000 Aug 15;60(16):4544-9.