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Title: Regulated expression of the MRP8 and MRP14 genes during terminal differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemic HL-60 cells

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10148857· OSTI ID:10148857

The calcium-binding proteins MRP8 and MRP14 are induced during monomyelocytic cell maturation and may mediate the growth arrest in differentiating HL-60 cells. We determined the levels of a protein complex (PC) containing MRP8 and MRP14 and investigated the mechanism by which the genes encoding these proteins are regulated in HL-60 cells treated with the differentiation-inducing agent mycophenolic acid. Elevated levels of the PC were found to directly parallel gains in the steady-state levels of MRP8 and MRP14 mRNA. Transcription studies with the use of nuclear run-on experiments revealed increased transcription initiation at the MRP8 and MRP14 promoters after MPA treatment. 1{alpha},25-Dihydroxyvitamin D{sub 3}, which induces HL-60 cell differentiation by another mechanism, was also found to increase transcription initiation at the MRP8 and MRP14 promoters, suggesting that this initiation is the major control of MRP8 and MRP14 gene expression during terminal differentiation of human promyelocytic cells.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
10148857
Report Number(s):
ANL/BIM/PP-75630; ON: DE94011497
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 14 Feb 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English