RRC ID 17610
著者 Aida J, Higuchi S, Hasegawa Y, Nagano-Ito M, Hirabayashi Y, Banba A, Shimizu T, Kikuchi A, Saga M, Ichikawa S.
タイトル Up-regulation of ceramide glucosyltransferase during the differentiation of U937 cells.
ジャーナル J Biochem
Abstract The phorbol ester tetradecanoylphorbol acetate (TPA) induces promyelocytic leukaemia cells to differentiate to macrophage-like cells in vitro. During the course of this differentiation, the cells adhere to the bottom of the culture dish, a process that requires an increase in cell surface glycosphingolipids (GSLs). We examined the cellular content of glucosylceramide (GlcCer), the simplest of the GSLs, in a TPA-treated leukaemia cell line, U937. Following TPA treatment, we observed a 3.5-fold increase in GlcCer levels that was caused by enhanced activity of ceramide glucosyltransferase (GlcT-1), which catalyses ceramide glycosylation. Furthermore, in TPA-treated cell GlcT-1 amounts were increased at both the mRNA and protein levels. We also found decreased activity of lactosylceramide synthase in TPA-treated cells, which could also contribute to the increase in cellular GlcCer content.
巻・号 150(3)
ページ 303-10
公開日 2011-9-1
DOI 10.1093/jb/mvr058
PII mvr058
PMID 21558327
MeSH Cell Adhesion Cell Differentiation / drug effects Cell Line, Tumor Galactosyltransferases / metabolism Glucosylceramides / metabolism* Glucosyltransferases / metabolism* Humans Leukemia / enzymology Leukemia / pathology Macrophages / pathology RNA, Messenger / metabolism Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / pharmacology U937 Cells
IF 2.476
引用数 3
WOS 分野 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 U-937 DE-4(RCB0435)