PMID- 12688321 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030822 LR - 20190116 IS - 1042-8194 (Print) IS - 1026-8022 (Linking) VI - 44 IP - 3 DP - 2003 Mar TI - Activation of protein kinase C enhances TNF-alpha-induced differentiation by preventing apoptosis via rapid up-regulation of c-Myc protein expression in HL-60 cells. PG - 497-503 AB - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) induces both rapid onset of apoptosis and monocytic differentiation in HL-60 human myeloid leukemia cells. In this study, we examined the effect of activation of protein kinase C (PKC) in c-Myc protein expression in association with the induction of apoptosis and differentiation in TNF-alpha-treated HL-60 cells. Pretreatment with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), an activator of PKC, prevented TNF-alpha-induced rapid onset of apoptosis, which occurs at 3 h culture with TNF-alpha, concomitantly with the up-regulation of c-Myc protein expression. In addition, PMA enhanced TNF-a-induced differentiation at 24h treatment. This was documented by the expression of integrin Mac-1 molecule (CD11b) on the cell surface and the cellular adhesion to the plastic bottom of the flask, indicating the differentiation along with the monocyte/macrophage lineage. These results indicate that activation of PKC not only counteracts apoptosis but also enhances differentiation in TNF-alpha-treated HL-60 cells. Up-regulation of c-Myc protein evoked by pretreatment with PMA for a short time could disturb the signaling pathway of the ceramide and sphingosine, which are known to function as the endogenous modulators mediating the apoptotic signal of TNF-alpha. Our results strongly suggest the role of c-Myc protein as a mediator of cytoprotective effect of PKC pathway, and PKC pathway opposes apoptosis and consequently undergo differentiation via rapid up-regulated c-Myc protein expression during TNF-alpha signaling of HL-60 cells. Our findings provide a new insight for a role of PKC and c-Myc protein with special reference to the regulatory mechanisms in the decision of cellular fate, differentiation or apoptosis. FAU - Kumakura, Shunichi AU - Kumakura S AD - Division of Blood Transfusion, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, 693-8501, Japan. kumakura@shimane-med.ac.jp FAU - Ishikura, Hiroto AU - Ishikura H FAU - Maniwa, Yasuhisa AU - Maniwa Y FAU - Munemasa, Shoso AU - Munemasa S FAU - Tsumura, Hiroto AU - Tsumura H FAU - Masuda, Junichi AU - Masuda J FAU - Kobayashi, Shotai AU - Kobayashi S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Leuk Lymphoma JT - Leukemia & lymphoma JID - 9007422 RN - 0 (CD11b Antigen) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) RN - NI40JAQ945 (Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects/physiology MH - CD11b Antigen/analysis MH - Cell Adhesion/drug effects MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Enzyme Activation/drug effects MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/*drug effects MH - *Genes, myc MH - HL-60 Cells/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*physiology MH - Protein Kinase C/*physiology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/*biosynthesis MH - Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology MH - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/*pharmacology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*pharmacology EDAT- 2003/04/12 05:00 MHDA- 2003/08/23 05:00 CRDT- 2003/04/12 05:00 PHST- 2003/04/12 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/08/23 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/04/12 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/1042819021000047010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Leuk Lymphoma. 2003 Mar;44(3):497-503. doi: 10.1080/1042819021000047010.