Mutant AF-2 domain of PML-RARα in retinoic acid-resistant NB4 cells: differentiation induced by RA is triggered directly through PML-RARα and its down-regulation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (original) (raw)

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To study the molecular mechanism of the differentiation induced by retinoic acid (RA) in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), we established a new RA-resistant NB4 subline, NB4/RA. The NB4/RA cells were neither differentiated by a single or a combination of RA isoforms, nor by the addition of clotrimazole (P450-inhibitor) or interferon γ. However, the combination of RA and 8-(4-chlorophenylthio) adenosine cyclic 3′,5′-monophosphate (a cAMP analog, 8-CPT-cAMP) induced differentiation. Immunostaining of NB4/RA cells using anti-PML antibody showed a microgranular pattern which was not restored even by the combination of RA and 8-CPT-cAMP, whereas the microgranular pattern in NB4 cells was rapidly restored to the normal speckled pattern by RA. Western blot analysis revealed that RA alone or the combination with 8-CPT-cAMP did not down-regulate PML-RAR_α_ in NB4/RA cells, which was in contrast to NB4 cells. The PML-RARα fusion gene and transcript in NB4/RA cells were conserved as well as the RARα gene and transcripts. Sequence analysis of the PML-RARα transcript in NB4/RA cells indicated a Pro (CCG) to Leu (CTG) mutation at codon 900 (type L) in AF-2 domain, while the RARα transcript had a normal sequence. These data suggest that differentiation of APL by RA is triggered directly through PML-RARα, and is associated with its degradation. Furthermore, there might be another mechanism of differentiation which does not require the down-regulation of PML-RAR α and the restoration of the PML-staining pattern.

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
    K Kitamura, H Kiyoi, H Yoshida, H Saito & T Naoe
  2. Department of Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
    R Ohno

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Kitamura, K., Kiyoi, H., Yoshida, H. et al. Mutant AF-2 domain of PML-RAR_α_ in retinoic acid-resistant NB4 cells: differentiation induced by RA is triggered directly through PML-RAR_α_ and its down-regulation in acute promyelocytic leukemia.Leukemia 11, 1950–1956 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2400837

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