PMID- 8530518 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19960130 LR - 20210210 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 270 IP - 51 DP - 1995 Dec 22 TI - Enhancement of HL-60 differentiation by a new class of retinoids with selective activity on retinoid X receptor. PG - 30765-72 AB - Cellular responsiveness to retinoic acid and its metabolites is conferred through two distinct families of receptors: the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and the retinoid X receptors (RXRs). Herein, we report on the identification and characterization of several conformationally restricted retinoids, which selectively bind and activate RX receptors. Under the influence of retinoids, HL-60 myelocytic leukemia cells differentiate into granulocytes. This effect is mediated by RAR alpha, as has been demonstrated through the use of a selective RAR alpha antagonist (Apfel, C., Bauer, F., Crettaz, M., Forni, L., Kamber, M., Kaufmann, F., LeMotte, P., Pirson, W., and Klaus, M. (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89, 7129-7133). Here, we show that conformationally restricted RXR-specific retinoids, at doses that are per se inactive, are able to potentiate by up to one order of magnitude the pro-differentiating effects of all-trans retinoic acid and an RAR alpha-selective synthetic retinoid. We also present evidence that these RXR-selective ligands are able to bind to a DNA RXR.RAR heterodimer complex. This finding demonstrates that agonists for RARs and RXRs can synergistically promote HL-60 differentiation, which could be mediated through a heterodimer of these receptors. FAU - Apfel, C M AU - Apfel CM AD - Department of Dermatology, F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Kamber, M AU - Kamber M FAU - Klaus, M AU - Klaus M FAU - Mohr, P AU - Mohr P FAU - Keidel, S AU - Keidel S FAU - LeMotte, P K AU - LeMotte PK LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (DNA, Complementary) RN - 0 (RARA protein, human) RN - 0 (Receptors, Retinoic Acid) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha) RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - 0 (Retinoids) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) SB - IM MH - Binding, Competitive MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects/*physiology MH - DNA, Complementary MH - HL-60 Cells MH - Humans MH - Kinetics MH - Molecular Structure MH - Receptors, Retinoic Acid/biosynthesis/drug effects/*physiology MH - Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis/drug effects/metabolism MH - Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha MH - Retinoid X Receptors MH - Retinoids/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Structure-Activity Relationship MH - Transcription Factors/drug effects/*physiology MH - Transcriptional Activation/*drug effects MH - Transfection EDAT- 1995/12/22 00:00 MHDA- 1995/12/22 00:01 CRDT- 1995/12/22 00:00 PHST- 1995/12/22 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/12/22 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/12/22 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(17)31198-5 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.270.51.30765 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 1995 Dec 22;270(51):30765-72. doi: 10.1074/jbc.270.51.30765.