PMID: 7514243May 1, 1994Paper

Signal transduction of steel factor and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor: differential regulation of transcription factor and G1 cyclin gene expression, and of proliferation in the human factor-dependent cell line MO7

Leukemia
M HallekJ D Griffin

Abstract

Steel factor (SF) synergizes with a variety of hemopoietins to support the growth and differentiation of human progenitor cells. The human factor-dependent cell line MO7 has been used as a model to study the interaction of SF with other growth factors such as GM-CSF, because both factors support the proliferation of this cell line and are synergistic in combination. Previous studies have shown that this effect is not readily explained by the synergistic activation of early, cytosolic signal transduction intermediates such as tyrosine kinases, Raf-1, MAP2 kinase, or phospholipase C gamma. In an attempt to further explore the biological and biochemical mechanisms of the synergy between SF and GM-CSF, we examined the effects of these growth factors on the regulation of nuclear proto-oncogenes, cell cycle control genes, and G1-->S transition of MO7 cells. Individually, GM-CSF was a much more potent growth factor for MO7 cells than SF, particularly under serum-free conditions. Only GM-CSF, but not SF, was able to stimulate G1-->S transition of MO7 cells after factor deprivation for 24 h. Northern blot analyses showed also differential effects of GM-CSF and SF on the expression of some nuclear proto-oncogenes and G1 cyclins. GM-CSF (...Continue Reading

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