摘要
为了揭示全反式维甲酸(ATRA)诱导急性早幼粒白血病(APL)细胞株NB4细胞分化过程中rig-g基因表达的分子机制,进一步阐明ATRA在APL细胞分化中的信号转导网络,采用荧光素酶报告基因试验、蛋白质免疫共沉淀试验以及染色质免疫共沉淀试验等对直接启动rig-g基因表达的转录因子及其作用机制进行研究。结果显示:在NB4细胞中,STAT2、IRF-9和IRF-1均能够被ATRA诱导表达,但表达时相有所不同。STAT2和IRF-9可以发生相互作用,形成复合物,并与rig-g基因启动子上的序列结合,激活rig-g基因的表达。IRF-1单独也能激活含rig-g基因启动子的报告基因,但是C/EBPα能强烈抑制IRF-1的这种转录激活作用。结论:在维甲酸诱导APL细胞分化过程中,ATRA首先诱导IRF-1的表达;随着C/EBPα的逐渐下调,IRF1-继而又进一步使细胞内的IRF-9和STAT2的蛋白水平上升。IRF-9和STAT2相互作用形成的复合物是直接诱导rig-g基因表达最基本的转录因子。本研究对于深入理解ATRA诱导APL细胞分化的信号转导网络具有一定的意义。
To investigate the molecular mechanisms of all-trans retinoic acid （ATRA） -induced rig-g gene expression and to better understand the signal transduction of ATRA during acute promyelocytic leukemia （APL） cell differentiation, the luciferase reporter assay, co-immunoprecipitation and chromatin immunoprecipitation were used to clarify the basic transcriptional factors, which directly initiated the expression of rig-g gene. The results showed that the expression of STAT2, IRF-9 and IRF-1 could be upregulated by ATRA with different kinetics in NB4 cells. IRF-9 was able to interact with STAT2 to form a complex, which could bind the rig-g gene promoter and trigger the rig-g expression. IRF-1 alone could also activate the reporter gene containing rig-g gene promoter, but C/EBPct could strongly inhibit this transcription activity of IRF-1. It is concluded that during ATRA-induced APL cell differentiation, IRF-1 is first upregulated by ATRA, and then IRF-1 increases the protein levels of IRF-9 and STAT2 with the downregulation of C/EBPct. The complex of IRF-9 and STAT2 is the primary transcriptional factor for rig-g gene induction. This study will be helpful for better understanding the signal transduction networks of ATRA during the course of APL cell differentiation.
出处
《中国实验血液学杂志》
CAS
CSCD
2010年第1期31-35,共5页
Journal of Experimental Hematology
基金
国家自然科学基金(编号30570778和30670882)
国家863计划(编号2006AA02Z19A)
上海交通大学医学院博士创新基金项目(楼叶江)
上海市人才发展基金(童建华)
