DIF-1, putative morphogen of D-discoideum, suppresses cell growth and promotes retinoic acid-induced cell differentiation in HL-60
DIF-1, putative morphogen of D-discoideum, suppresses cell growth and promotes retinoic acid-induced cell differentiation in HL-60
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DOI:
10.1006/bbrc.1997.6964
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发表时间:
1997-07-18
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Kubohara, Y
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作者:
Kubohara, Y
Differentiation-inducing factor-1 (DIF-1) is a putative morphogen that induces stalk cell formation in the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. In this study, we have examined the effects of DIF-1 on the human leukemia HL-60 cells. DIF-1 at 10-40 mu M suppressed cell growth in a dose-dependent manner, and approximately 50% growth inhibition was attained with 15-20 mu M DIF-1. FAGS analysis of cell-cycle phase distribution using propidium iodide revealed that many cells were accumulated in the G1 phase after treatment with 15-20 mu M DIF-1. These concentrations of DIF-1 also raised [Ca2+](i) in a dose-dependent manner irrespective of the presence of extracellular Ca2+, indicating that DIF-1 elicited Ca2+-release from some intracellular Ca2+ store(s). Most importantly, relatively low concentrations of DIF-1 (1-5 mu M) were found to promote retinoic acid-induced cell differentiation, The present results indicate that DIF-1 may be a useful tool for the analysis of myeloid cell differentiation and have therapeutic potential in the treatment of human myeloid leukemia. (C) 1997 Academic Press.