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Retroviral Infection of Murine Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Embryoid Body Cells for Analysis of Hematopoietic Differentiation
Published on: October 20, 2014
The ribosomal S6 kinases, cAMP-responsive element-binding, and STAT3 proteins are regulated by different leukemia
H Boeuf1, K Merienne, S Jacquot
1Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, C.U. de Strasbourg, France. ln@igbmc.u-strasbg.fr
Abstract:
Mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells remain "pluripotent" in vitro in the continuous presence of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). In the absence of LIF, ES cells are irreversibly committed to differentiate into various lineages. In this study we have set up an in vitro assay based on the anti-apoptotic activity of LIF to distinguish pluripotent from "differentiation-committed" ES cells. We have examined the phosphorylation profiles of known (STAT3 and ERKs) and identified new (ribosomal S6 kinases (RSKs) and cAMP-responsive element-binding protein (CREB)) LIF-regulated targets in ES and in ES-derived neuronal cells. We have demonstrated that although STAT3, a crucial player in the maintenance of ES cell pluripotency, is induced by LIF in all cell types tested, the LIF-dependent activation of RSKs is restricted to ES cells. We have shown that LIF-induced phosphorylation of RSKs in ES cells is dependent on ERKs, whereas STAT3 phosphorylation is not mediated by any known MAPK activities. Our results also demonstrate that the LIF-dependent phosphorylation of CREB is partially under the control of the RSK2 kinase.
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