PMID: 8611691May 1, 1996Paper

The role of MAP kinase kinase in interleukin-3 stimulation of proliferation.

Blood
G R PerkinsM K Collins

Abstract

Expression of a dominant interfering mutant of MAP kinase kinase (MAPKK) inhibits interleukin-3 (IL-3) activation of MAP kinase in the murine bone marrow-derived cell line BAF3. This results in an increase in the level of IL-3 required to stimulate cell proliferation and suppress apoptosis. When apoptosis is constitutively inhibited by coexpression of bcl-2, the dominant interfering MAPKK inhibits IL-3 driven cell cycle progression. Thus, MAPKK function is necessary for optimal IL-3 inhibition of apoptosis and optimal IL-3 stimulation of entry into S phase. Expression of a constitutively activated mutant of MAPKK does not replace IL-3, but renders cells able to proliferate in a density-dependent manner. Cell contact is required to allow cell proliferation; such contact can be supplied by cells without activated MAPKK.

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