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Impaired interleukin-3 mRNA decay in autocrine mast cell tumors after transient calcium ionophore stimulation

Hirsch, H. H. and Backenstoss, V. and Moroni, C.. (1996) Impaired interleukin-3 mRNA decay in autocrine mast cell tumors after transient calcium ionophore stimulation. Growth Factors, Vol. 13, H. 1/2. pp. 99-110.

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Abstract

Autocrine interleukin-3 (IL-3) expression of v-H-ras transformed mast cell tumors involves either IL-3 mRNA stabilization (class-I tumors) or enhanced IL-3 transcription (class-II tumors). Since calcium ionophores induce IL-3 expression in untransformed PB-3c cells by transcript stabilization, we asked whether class-I tumor could still respond to calcium ionophores. We found that ionomycin treatment further increased IL-3 mRNA expression of class-I tumor cells. Following ionomycin wash-out, IL-3 mRNA decay was slower in class-I tumor cells than in class-II tumor or precursor cell lines (t1/2 < 50 min versus > 20 min, respectively). Somatic cell fusion of the class-I tumor cells with the non-tumorigenic PB-3c cells resulted in reversion to rapid decay after ionomycin wash-out. The data indicate that a recessive defect of IL-3 mRNA degradation can be revealed in class-I tumor cells by transient calcium ionophore stimulation. However, IL-3 mRNA stabilization operating constitutively in class-I tumor cells appears to be distinct from the ionomycin induced process.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Growth and Development (Moroni)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Former Units at DBM > Growth and Development (Moroni)
UniBasel Contributors:Moroni, Christoph
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Harwood Academic
ISSN:0897-7194
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:22 Mar 2012 14:20
Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:19

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