PMID- 8709622 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19960910 LR - 20190826 IS - 0145-2126 (Print) IS - 0145-2126 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 6 DP - 1996 Jun TI - Retinoid-regulated expression of BCL-2 and tissue transglutaminase during the differentiation and apoptosis of human myeloid leukemia (HL-60) cells. PG - 499-505 AB - Retinoids induce terminal differentiation and subsequent apoptosis in the human myeloid leukemia (HL-60) cell line. We have previously shown that in HL-60 cells, ligand activation of retinoic acid receptors (RARs) is sufficient to induce differentiation but ligand activation of retinoid X receptors (RXRs) is necessary for the retinoid-induced apoptosis of these cells. In the present studies we have characterized the effect of retinoids on the expression of two apoptosis-linked gene products, BCL-2 and tissue transglutaminase. BCL-2 is a membrane-associated protein whose expression has been linked to the suppression of apoptosis in many cells. Tissue transglutaminase is a protein cross-linking enzyme that accumulates in many cells undergoing apoptotic cell death. Our data suggest that ligand activation of RARs in HL-60 cells results in a global suppression of BCL-2 expression whereas ligand activation of both RARs and RXRs triggers the selective accumulation of tissue transglutaminase in the apoptotic HL-60 cells. FAU - Nagy, L AU - Nagy L AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School 77225, USA. FAU - Thomazy, V A AU - Thomazy VA FAU - Chandraratna, R A AU - Chandraratna RA FAU - Heyman, R A AU - Heyman RA FAU - Davies, P J AU - Davies PJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Leuk Res JT - Leukemia research JID - 7706787 RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (Receptors, Retinoic Acid) RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 5688UTC01R (Tretinoin) RN - EC 2.3.2.13 (Transglutaminases) RN - EH28UP18IF (Isotretinoin) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects/physiology MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects/physiology MH - Down-Regulation/drug effects MH - HL-60 Cells/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Isotretinoin/*pharmacology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 MH - Receptors, Retinoic Acid/physiology MH - Retinoid X Receptors MH - Transcription Factors/physiology MH - Transglutaminases/*metabolism MH - Tretinoin/*pharmacology MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects EDAT- 1996/06/01 00:00 MHDA- 1996/06/01 00:01 CRDT- 1996/06/01 00:00 PHST- 1996/06/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1996/06/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1996/06/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 0145-2126(95)00118-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/0145-2126(95)00118-2 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Leuk Res. 1996 Jun;20(6):499-505. doi: 10.1016/0145-2126(95)00118-2.