Abstract
Macrophage asialoglycoprotein-binding protein (M-ASGP-BP) is a Gal/GalNAc-specific lectin, which functions as an endocytosis receptor. We found that the expression of M-ASGP-BP mRNA in bone marrow cells was induced during the differentiation into macrophages. To investigate the mechanism by which M-ASGP-BP mRNA expression is induced, we used U937 cells as a model. Treatment of U937 cells with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) resulted in M-ASGP-BP mRNA expression within 6 h. This induction was completely inhibited by PKC inhibitors, calphostin C, and staurosporine. Furthermore, MAP kinase inhibitors PD98059, but not SB202190, blocked M-ASGP-BP mRNA expression. These data indicate that M-ASGP-BP mRNA expression occurs through the activation of PKC and the MAPK classical pathway in the course of cell differentiation into macrophages.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1269-1273 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 280 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology