Koji Hitoshi, Yamada Akira, Nagasawa Toshihiko, Gamou Shinobu
Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kyorin University School of Health Sciences, 876 Miyashita-cho, Hachhioji, Tokyo 192-8508, Japan.
Cancer Sci. 2006 Apr;97(4):277-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2006.00178.x.
To elucidate the relationship between dsx and mab-3 related transcription factor 1 (Dmrt-1) and differentiation, alteration in mRNA levels during differentiation of NEC8 human embryonic carcinoma cells was investigated. After stimulation with 50 nM phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), the cells differentiated into cells with mesenchymal characteristics and upregulated Dmrt-1 mRNA, possibly through the protein kinase C/mitogen-activated protein kinase/activated protein-1 signaling pathway. Conversely, knockdown of Dmrt-1 by small interfering RNA resulted in cell morphology that was different from that after PMA treatment. These results indicated that Dmrt-1 expression was apparently associated with the differentiation of NEC8, and this cell line may be a helpful in vitro tool to clarify the role of Dmrt-1 in the differentiation process.
为阐明双性基因(dsx)与 mab-3 相关转录因子 1(Dmrt-1)之间的关系以及它们与分化的关系,研究了 NEC8 人胚胎癌细胞分化过程中 mRNA 水平的变化。用 50 nM 佛波酯 12-肉豆蔻酸酯 13-乙酸酯(PMA)刺激后,细胞分化为具有间充质特征的细胞,并上调了 Dmrt-1 mRNA,这可能是通过蛋白激酶 C/丝裂原活化蛋白激酶/活化蛋白-1 信号通路实现的。相反,用小干扰 RNA 敲低 Dmrt-1 导致细胞形态与 PMA 处理后的不同。这些结果表明,Dmrt-1 的表达显然与 NEC8 的分化相关,并且该细胞系可能是阐明 Dmrt-1 在分化过程中作用的有用体外工具。