Mechanism of autocrine stimulation in hematopoietic cells producing interleukin-3 after retrovirus-mediated gene transfer

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-213
Author(s):  
T M Browder ◽  
J S Abrams ◽  
P M Wong ◽  
A W Nienhuis

Endogenous expression of the interleukin-3 (IL3) gene introduced with a retrovirus vector renders hematopoietic cells autonomous of exogenous growth factor. To investigate the mechanism of autocrine stimulation, 25 clones were isolated after retrovirus transduction of IL3 into 32D-cl23 or FDC-P1 cells. Medium conditioned by these autonomous IL3-producing clones supported the growth of factor-dependent 32D cells. Although there was a severalfold variation in the amount of IL3 secreted (some clones secreted barely detectable levels), the doubling time of each clone in the absence of added IL3 was identical to that of the parental cell line maximally stimulated by exogenous IL3. Concentrated monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, both highly effective in neutralizing exogenous IL3, were assayed for ability to inhibit autocrine growth. Minimal inhibitory effects were observed only on washed autocrine clones secreting low levels of IL3. To test the activity of cytoplasmically synthesized IL3, the nucleotides encoding the signal sequence of IL3 were deleted and replaced with an in-frame ATG in the context of a consensus translation initiation sequence. Ten 32D clones expressing this restructured IL3 genome were obtained. Despite the presence of biologically active IL3 in cell lysates, all clones remained dependent on exogenous IL3, with the same dose-response as that found for 32D cells. Our data are most compatible with a mechanism whereby endogenously produced IL3 interacts with its receptor prior to surface display.

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
T M Browder ◽  
J S Abrams ◽  
P M Wong ◽  
A W Nienhuis

Endogenous expression of the interleukin-3 (IL3) gene introduced with a retrovirus vector renders hematopoietic cells autonomous of exogenous growth factor. To investigate the mechanism of autocrine stimulation, 25 clones were isolated after retrovirus transduction of IL3 into 32D-cl23 or FDC-P1 cells. Medium conditioned by these autonomous IL3-producing clones supported the growth of factor-dependent 32D cells. Although there was a severalfold variation in the amount of IL3 secreted (some clones secreted barely detectable levels), the doubling time of each clone in the absence of added IL3 was identical to that of the parental cell line maximally stimulated by exogenous IL3. Concentrated monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, both highly effective in neutralizing exogenous IL3, were assayed for ability to inhibit autocrine growth. Minimal inhibitory effects were observed only on washed autocrine clones secreting low levels of IL3. To test the activity of cytoplasmically synthesized IL3, the nucleotides encoding the signal sequence of IL3 were deleted and replaced with an in-frame ATG in the context of a consensus translation initiation sequence. Ten 32D clones expressing this restructured IL3 genome were obtained. Despite the presence of biologically active IL3 in cell lysates, all clones remained dependent on exogenous IL3, with the same dose-response as that found for 32D cells. Our data are most compatible with a mechanism whereby endogenously produced IL3 interacts with its receptor prior to surface display.


Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (8) ◽  
pp. 2649-2662 ◽  
Author(s):  
JL Villeval ◽  
MT Mitjavila ◽  
I Dusanter-Fourt ◽  
F Wendling ◽  
P Mayeux ◽  
...  

Abstract Erythropoietin (Epo) autocrine stimulation has been implicated in erythroblastic leukemia. To examine whether this stimulation could occur intracellularly, we developed Epo autocrine models of stimulation in the human pluripotent UT-7 cell line. Retroviral expression of Epo totally abolished the growth factor requirement of UT-7 cells. Autonomous proliferation was not cell density-dependent and occurred at a unicellular level, showing a genuine autocrine mode of stimulation. Total blockage of Epo secretion induced by the endoplasmic reticulum- retention amino acids Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) signals in 11 lines prevented autonomous proliferation, whereas a leaky retention system, observed in 3 other lines, resulted in limited autocrine stimulation without true long-term autonomous proliferation. Production of Epo, in contrast to KDEL-modified Epo, induced reductions in Epo binding, Epo receptor (EpoR) mRNA, and phosphorylation levels similar to those induced by the addition of exogenous Epo to the parental cell line. In addition, autonomous growth and survival were inhibited by the addition of Epo-neutralizing antibodies, affording evidence that autocrine stimulation through EpoR activation takes place on the cell surface. Finally, phenotypic analysis of the virus-infected clones indicated that Epo production did not change the differentiative capacities of UT- 7 cells. All these data show that Epo autocrine stimulation is dependent on Epo secretion and takes place on the cell surface. From all analyzed parameters, the effects of Epo autocrine stimulation and those of exogenously added Epo appear to be identical.


Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (8) ◽  
pp. 2649-2662 ◽  
Author(s):  
JL Villeval ◽  
MT Mitjavila ◽  
I Dusanter-Fourt ◽  
F Wendling ◽  
P Mayeux ◽  
...  

Erythropoietin (Epo) autocrine stimulation has been implicated in erythroblastic leukemia. To examine whether this stimulation could occur intracellularly, we developed Epo autocrine models of stimulation in the human pluripotent UT-7 cell line. Retroviral expression of Epo totally abolished the growth factor requirement of UT-7 cells. Autonomous proliferation was not cell density-dependent and occurred at a unicellular level, showing a genuine autocrine mode of stimulation. Total blockage of Epo secretion induced by the endoplasmic reticulum- retention amino acids Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) signals in 11 lines prevented autonomous proliferation, whereas a leaky retention system, observed in 3 other lines, resulted in limited autocrine stimulation without true long-term autonomous proliferation. Production of Epo, in contrast to KDEL-modified Epo, induced reductions in Epo binding, Epo receptor (EpoR) mRNA, and phosphorylation levels similar to those induced by the addition of exogenous Epo to the parental cell line. In addition, autonomous growth and survival were inhibited by the addition of Epo-neutralizing antibodies, affording evidence that autocrine stimulation through EpoR activation takes place on the cell surface. Finally, phenotypic analysis of the virus-infected clones indicated that Epo production did not change the differentiative capacities of UT- 7 cells. All these data show that Epo autocrine stimulation is dependent on Epo secretion and takes place on the cell surface. From all analyzed parameters, the effects of Epo autocrine stimulation and those of exogenously added Epo appear to be identical.


Author(s):  
Fatma Kubra Ata ◽  
Serap Yalcin

Background: Chemotherapeutics have been commonly used in cancer treatment. Objective: In this study, the effects of Cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, Irinotecan, and Gemcitabine have been evaluated on two-dimensional (2D) (sensitive and resistance) cell lines and three dimensional (3D) spheroid structure of MDA-MB-231. The 2D cell culture lacks a natural tissue-like structural so, using 3D cell culture has an important role in the development of effective drug testing models. Furthermore, we analyzed the ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily G Member 2 (ABCG2) gene and protein expression profile in this study. We aimed to establish a 3D breast cancer model that can mimic the in vivo 3D breast cancer microenvironment. Methods: The 3D spheroid structures were multiplied (globally) using the three-dimensional hanging drop method. The cultures of the parental cell line MDA-MB-231 served as the controls. After adding the drugs in different amounts we observed a clear and well-differentiated spheroid formation for 24 h. The viability and proliferation capacity of 2D (sensitive and resistant) cell lines and 3D spheroid cell treatment were assessed by the XTT assay. Results: Cisplatin, Irinotecan, 5-Fu, and Gemcitabine-resistant MDA-MB-231 cells were observed to begin to disintegrate in a three-dimensional clustered structure at 24 hours. Additionally, RT-PCR and protein assay showed overexpression of ABCG2 when compared to the parental cell line. Moreover, MDA-MB-231 cells grown in 3D showed decreased sensitivity to chemotherapeutics treatment. Conclusion: More resistance to chemotherapeutics and altered gene expression profile was shown in 3D cell cultures when compared with the 2D cells. These results might play an important role to evaluate the efficacy of anticancer drugs, explore mechanisms of MDR in the 3D spheroid forms.


1999 ◽  
Vol 112 (5) ◽  
pp. 623-630
Author(s):  
D. Rusciano ◽  
P. Lorenzoni ◽  
M.M. Burger

B16 murine melanoma cells selected in vivo for enhanced liver metastatic ability (B16-LS9) show on the one hand an increased expression and constitutive activation of the proto-oncogene c-met (the receptor for hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor), and on the other hand a more differentiated phenotype, when compared to the parental cell line, B16-F1. Following this observation, we have tried to establish whether there is a direct relationship between differentiation and c-met expression in B16 melanoma cells. Treatment of these cells with differentiating agents indicated that c-met expression was strongly induced by melanocyte stimulating hormone, while retinoic acid had almost no influence. c-met induction was triggered by engagement of the melanocortin receptor, cAMP elevation and PKA/PKC(α) activation, as respectively shown by the effects of ACTH, cAMP elevating agents and specific PK inhibitors. Regulation of c-met expression via the melanocortin receptor and cAMP raises the intriguing possibility that autocrine and/or paracrine mechanisms acting in vivo on this circuit might influence (through c-met expression and activation) the metastatic behavior of these tumor cells, which we have shown to be dependent on their c-met expression.


2003 ◽  
Vol 284 (6) ◽  
pp. C1645-C1653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie L. Blazer-Yost ◽  
Michail A. Esterman ◽  
Chris J. Vlahos

αENaC-EGFP (enhanced green fluorescent protein-tagged α-subunit of the epithelial Na+ channel) stably transfected clonal lines derived from the A6 parental cell line were used to study the physical mechanisms of insulin-stimulated Na+ transport. Within 1 min of insulin stimulation, ENaC migrates from a diffuse cytoplasmic localization to the apical and lateral membranes. Concurrently, after insulin stimulation, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) is colocalized with ENaC on the lateral but not apical membrane. An inhibitor of PI 3-kinase, LY-294002, does not inhibit ENaC/PI 3-kinase colocalization but does alter the intracellular site of the colocalization, preventing the translocation of ENaC to the lateral and apical membranes. These data show that insulin stimulation causes the migration of ENaC to the lateral and apical cell membranes and that this trafficking is dependent on PI 3-kinase activity.


1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 2527-2532
Author(s):  
C H Jenh ◽  
P K Geyer ◽  
L F Johnson

We studied the content and metabolism of thymidylate synthase mRNA in cultured mouse fibroblasts that were undergoing a serum-induced transition from the resting to growing state. The studies were performed with a 5-fluorodeoxyuridine-resistant 3T6 cell line (LU3-7) that over produces the enzyme and its mRNA about 50-fold and that regulates the expression of the thymidylate synthase gene in the same manner as the parental cell line. We have previously shown that the rate of synthesis of thymidylate synthase increases at least ninefold when the serum-stimulated cells traverse the S phase. Here we show, by Northern blot analysis, that thymidylate synthase mRNA increased 20- to 40-fold as cells progressed from resting to late S phase. About 85% of poly(A)+ thymidylate synthase mRNA was associated with polysomes at all times. The increase in thymidylate synthase poly(A)+ mRNA content was the result of an eightfold increase in the rate of production of this species, as shown by pulse-labeling studies. Pulse-chase analysis revealed that the half-life of thymidylate synthase poly(A)+ mRNA was similar in resting (9 h) and growing (7 h) cells. The rate of transcription of the thymidylate synthase gene, as determined in isolated nuclei, increased only by a factor of three to four during the S phase. Since the content of the message increased to a much greater extent than the rate of transcription of the gene, posttranscriptional controls must also play a role in regulating the content of thymidylate synthase mRNA under these conditions. Our results suggest that the cell may regulate the distribution of thymidylate synthase mRNA between a relatively stable poly(A)+ RNA species and a labile poly(A)- RNA species.


1990 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
M K Spriggs ◽  
P L Collins

Six amino-terminal deletion mutants of the NH2-terminally anchored (type II orientation) hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein of parainfluenza virus type 3 were expressed in tissue culture by recombinant SV-40 viruses. The mutations consisted of progressive deletions of the cytoplasmic domain and, in some cases, of the hydrophobic signal/anchor. Three activities were dissociated for the signal/anchor: membrane insertion, translocation, and anchoring/transport. HN protein lacking the entire cytoplasmic tail was inserted efficiently into the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum but was translocated inefficiently into the lumen. However, the small amounts that were successfully translocated appeared to be processed subsequently in a manner indistinguishable from that of parental HN. Thus, the cytoplasmic domain was not required for maturation of this type II glycoprotein. Progressive deletions into the membrane anchor restored efficient translocation, indicating that the NH2-terminal 44 amino acids were fully dispensable for membrane insertion and translocation and that a 10-amino acid hydrophobic signal sequence was sufficient for both activities. These latter HN molecules appeared to be folded authentically as assayed by hemagglutination activity, reactivity with a conformation-specific antiserum, correct formation of intramolecular disulfide bonds, and homooligomerization. However, most (85-90%) of these molecules accumulated in the ER. This showed that folding and oligomerization into a biologically active form, which presumably represents a virion spike, occurs essentially to completion within that compartment but is not sufficient for efficient transport through the exocytotic pathway. Protein transport also appeared to depend on the structure of the membrane anchor. These latter mutants were not stably integrated in the membrane, and the small proportion (10-15%) that was processed through the exocytotic pathway was secreted. The maturation steps and some of the effects of mutations described here for a type II glycoprotein resemble previous observations for prototypic type I glycoproteins and are indicative of close similarities in these processes for proteins of both membrane orientations.


Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 895-903
Author(s):  
T Ogorochi ◽  
T Hara ◽  
HM Wang ◽  
K Maruyama ◽  
A Miyajima

Abstract Mouse interleukin-3 (IL-3) binds to its receptor with high and low affinities. Using anti-Aic2 antibody, two distinct cDNAs (AIC2A and AIC2B) were isolated. The AIC2A gene encodes a protein of 120 Kd that binds IL-3 with low affinity, whereas the AIC2B gene encodes a protein that is 91% identical to AIC2A at the amino acid level, but which does not bind IL-3. To study the structure of the functional high-affinity IL-3 receptor (IL-3R), we generated specific monoclonal antibodies against the AIC2A protein. We produced a soluble AIC2A protein by inserting a termination codon at the beginning of the transmembrane domain of the AIC2A cDNA. Soluble AIC2A protein expressed in COS7 cells was purified to homogeneity and three anti-AIC2A monoclonal antibody- producing hybridomas (3D1, 3D4, and 9D3) were obtained from a rat immunized with the purified soluble AIC2A protein. The antibodies were specific for the AIC2A protein and did not bind to the AIC2B protein. Using chimeric receptors between AIC2A and AIC2B, recognition sites of the antibodies were mapped. The antibodies immunoprecipitated a 120-Kd protein from IL-3-dependent PT18 cells. The N-terminal sequence of the 120-Kd protein was consistent with the predicted processing site of the signal sequence of the AIC2A protein. Staining of IL-3-dependent and IL- 3-independent cell lines with the 9D3 antibody were consistent with the IL-3 binding. The 9D3 antibody inhibited both the high-affinity IL-3 binding and the low-affinity binding, as well as IL-3-dependent proliferation. These results indicate that the AIC2A protein is a binding component of a high-affinity IL-3R.


1990 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Bugari ◽  
C Poiesi ◽  
A Beretta ◽  
S Ghielmi ◽  
A Albertini

Abstract In this immunoenzymatic assay for human lutropin (hLH) we used bi-specific antibodies (BiAbs) obtained from the fusion of two hybridomas producing antibodies to beta-D-galactosidase and hLh. The BiAb complexed with the enzyme beta-D-galactosidase was used as tracer in a double-determinant assay. We compared the assay involving the BiAb (Bi-EIA) with an immunoenzymatic assay (EIA) in which the same capture antibody was used but the tracer was an enzyme-conjugated hLH-specific monoclonal antibody produced by the same parental cell line used to produce the BiAb. The coefficient of correlation (r) between the two assays was 0.979 but the Bi-EIA was more sensitive (detection limits: 0.8 int. units/L for the Bi-EIA, 2.0 int. units/L for the EIA) and more specific (less than 0.04% vs less than 1.2% cross-reactions with human choriogonadotropin). Mean intra- and interassay CVs for the Bi-EIA were 2.9% and 5.9%, respectively. Correlation (r) with an immunoradiometric assay (IRMA, Serono kit) was 0.960, with radioimmunoassay (RIA, Biodata kit) 0.909, and with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA kit, Specialty Medical Industries Inc.) 0.888, (n = 25). Evidently, bi-specific antibodies can be used successfully in immunoenzymatic assays, and with potentially greater sensitivity and specificity than assay with a traditional antibody-enzyme conjugate.


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