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Title: Involvement of protein kinase C-{beta} and ceramide in tumor necrosis factor-a-induced but not Fas-induced apoptosis of human myeloid leukemia cells.

Journal Article · · J. Biol. Chem.

The role of protein kinase C-{beta} (PKC-{beta}) in apoptosis induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-{alpha} and anti-Fas monoclonal antibody (mAb) in the human myeloid HL-60 leukemia cell line was studied by using its variant HL-525, which is deficient in PKC-{beta}. In contrast to the parental HL-60 cells, HL-525 is resistant to TNF-{alpha}-induced apoptosis but sensitive to anti-Fas mAb-induced apoptosis. Both cell types expressed similar levels of the TNF-receptor I, whereas the Fas receptor was detected only in HL-525 cells. Transfecting the HL-525 cells with an expression vector containing PKC-{beta} reestablished their susceptibility to TNF-{alpha}-induced apoptosis. The apoptotic effect of TNF-{alpha} in HL-60 and the transfectants was abrogated by fumonisin, an inhibitor of ceramide generation, and by the peptide Ac-YVAD-BoMK, an inhibitor of caspase-1 and -4. Supplementing HL-525 cells with exogenous ceramides bypassed the PKC-{beta} deficiency and induced apoptosis, which was also restrained by the caspase-1 and -4 inhibitor. The apoptotic effect of anti-Fas mAb in HL-525 cells was abrogated by the antioxidants N-acetylcysteine and glutathione and by the peptide z-DEVD-FMK, an inhibitor of caspase-3 and -7. We suggest that TNF-{alpha}-induced apoptosis involves PKC-{beta} and then ceramide and, in turn, caspase-1 and/or -4, whereas anti-Fas mAb-induced apoptosis utilizes reactive oxygen intermediates and, in turn, caspase-3 and/or -7.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
942387
Report Number(s):
ANL/CMB/JA-30864; JBCHA3; TRN: US200915%%524
Journal Information:
J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 274, Issue 33 ; Aug. 13, 1999; ISSN 0021-9258
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH