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Multiple calcium-mediated mechanisms regulate c-myc expression in HL-60 cells.

Z Salehi1, J E Niedel

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.

Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
|July 1, 1990
PubMed
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Calcium ionophore A23187 causes biphasic changes in c-myc protooncogene expression in leukemia cells. Early increases involve enhanced transcription and mRNA stabilization, followed by a later decrease due to interrupted elongation.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Oncology

Background:

  • The c-myc protooncogene plays a critical role in cell proliferation and differentiation.
  • Aberrant expression of c-myc is implicated in the development of various cancers, including leukemia.
  • Understanding the regulation of c-myc expression is crucial for developing targeted cancer therapies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of the calcium ionophore A23187 on c-myc protooncogene expression in human promyelocytic leukemia (HL-60) cells.
  • To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the changes in c-myc mRNA levels induced by A23187.
  • To examine the synergistic effect of A23187 and phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate on c-myc expression.

Main Methods:

  • Treatment of HL-60 cells with varying concentrations and durations of A23187.

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  • Measurement of steady-state c-myc mRNA levels using quantitative methods.
  • Assessment of c-myc gene transcription rates.
  • Determination of c-myc mRNA half-life.
  • Combination treatment with phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate.

    • Main Results:

    • A23187 induced a biphasic response in c-myc mRNA levels: an initial rapid increase followed by a significant decline.
    • The early increase in c-myc mRNA was attributed to enhanced transcription initiation and posttranscriptional mRNA stabilization.
    • The later decrease in c-myc expression resulted from the interruption of mRNA elongation.
    • Combined treatment with A23187 and phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate showed synergistic inhibition of c-myc mRNA expression.

    Conclusions:

    • Calcium ionophore A23187 significantly modulates c-myc protooncogene expression in HL-60 cells through complex regulatory mechanisms.
    • Both transcriptional and posttranscriptional events contribute to the early induction of c-myc mRNA.
    • Interruption of mRNA elongation is the primary driver of the late-phase downregulation of c-myc.
    • The synergistic effect of A23187 and phorbol esters suggests potential therapeutic strategies for targeting c-myc in leukemia.