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Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is essential for kit ligand-mediated survival, whereas interleukin-3 and flt3 ligand induce expression of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family genes

Karlsson, Richard LU ; Kraft, Maria LU ; Malmberg, Maria LU ; Karlberg, P ; Pronk, CJH ; Richter, Johan LU and Jönsson, Jan-Ingvar LU (2003) In Journal of Leukocyte Biology 74(5). p.923-931
Abstract
Cytokines such as interleukin 3 (IL-3), kit ligand (KL), and flt3 ligand (FL) promote survival of hematopoietic stem cells and myeloid progenitor cells. In many cell types, members of the Bcl-2 gene family are major regulators of survival, but the mediating mechanisms are not fully understood. Using two myeloid progenitor cell lines, FDCP-mix and FDC-P1, as well as primary mouse bone marrow progenitors, we demonstrate that KL-mediated survival is dependent on the activation of phosphatidylinositol-3 (PI-3) kinase. The inhibitor LY294002 was able to completely abolish survival mediated by KL, whereas IL-3 and FL were only partially affected. Although all three cytokines induced phosphorylation of protein kinase B (PKB), only KL required... (More)
Cytokines such as interleukin 3 (IL-3), kit ligand (KL), and flt3 ligand (FL) promote survival of hematopoietic stem cells and myeloid progenitor cells. In many cell types, members of the Bcl-2 gene family are major regulators of survival, but the mediating mechanisms are not fully understood. Using two myeloid progenitor cell lines, FDCP-mix and FDC-P1, as well as primary mouse bone marrow progenitors, we demonstrate that KL-mediated survival is dependent on the activation of phosphatidylinositol-3 (PI-3) kinase. The inhibitor LY294002 was able to completely abolish survival mediated by KL, whereas IL-3 and FL were only partially affected. Although all three cytokines induced phosphorylation of protein kinase B (PKB), only KL required PI-3 kinase activity to elicit survival in hematopoietic progenitors. In contrast, pretreatment of cells with inhibitors to the MAP kinase pathway did not affect the survival. We next established if IL-3 and FL activated antiapoptotic Bcl-2 and the related genes Bcl-X-L and Mcl-1. By RNA protection assay and Western blot analysis, we show that all three genes are induced by IL-3, whereas FL induces Bcl-2 and to some extent Bcl-XL. Importantly, KL could not sustain their expression. Moreover, use of inhibitors implied that IL-3 was mainly exerting its effect on Bcl-2 at the level of transcription. The addition of LY294002 did not affect the expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL, and thus, we conclude that expression of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family member genes is not dependent on PI-3 kinase activity. Our results indicate that cytokines exert distinct survival effects and that FL and IL-3 are capable of sustaining progenitor survival by upregulating the expression of Bcl-2 and related genes. (Less)
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apoptosis, cytokines, hematopoiesis, progenitor, bcl-2, PKB
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Journal of Leukocyte Biology
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74
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5
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923 - 931
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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  • wos:000187392400033
  • pmid:12960281
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1938-3673
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10.1189/jlb.0403142
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English
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  abstract     = {{Cytokines such as interleukin 3 (IL-3), kit ligand (KL), and flt3 ligand (FL) promote survival of hematopoietic stem cells and myeloid progenitor cells. In many cell types, members of the Bcl-2 gene family are major regulators of survival, but the mediating mechanisms are not fully understood. Using two myeloid progenitor cell lines, FDCP-mix and FDC-P1, as well as primary mouse bone marrow progenitors, we demonstrate that KL-mediated survival is dependent on the activation of phosphatidylinositol-3 (PI-3) kinase. The inhibitor LY294002 was able to completely abolish survival mediated by KL, whereas IL-3 and FL were only partially affected. Although all three cytokines induced phosphorylation of protein kinase B (PKB), only KL required PI-3 kinase activity to elicit survival in hematopoietic progenitors. In contrast, pretreatment of cells with inhibitors to the MAP kinase pathway did not affect the survival. We next established if IL-3 and FL activated antiapoptotic Bcl-2 and the related genes Bcl-X-L and Mcl-1. By RNA protection assay and Western blot analysis, we show that all three genes are induced by IL-3, whereas FL induces Bcl-2 and to some extent Bcl-XL. Importantly, KL could not sustain their expression. Moreover, use of inhibitors implied that IL-3 was mainly exerting its effect on Bcl-2 at the level of transcription. The addition of LY294002 did not affect the expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL, and thus, we conclude that expression of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family member genes is not dependent on PI-3 kinase activity. Our results indicate that cytokines exert distinct survival effects and that FL and IL-3 are capable of sustaining progenitor survival by upregulating the expression of Bcl-2 and related genes.}},
  author       = {{Karlsson, Richard and Kraft, Maria and Malmberg, Maria and Karlberg, P and Pronk, CJH and Richter, Johan and Jönsson, Jan-Ingvar}},
  issn         = {{1938-3673}},
  keywords     = {{apoptosis; cytokines; hematopoiesis; progenitor; bcl-2; PKB}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{923--931}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Journal of Leukocyte Biology}},
  title        = {{Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is essential for kit ligand-mediated survival, whereas interleukin-3 and flt3 ligand induce expression of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family genes}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1189/jlb.0403142}},
  doi          = {{10.1189/jlb.0403142}},
  volume       = {{74}},
  year         = {{2003}},
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