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Ras oncogenes amplify lymphokine (interleukin 3, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor) induction by calcium ionophore

Hahn, S. and Wodnar-Filipowicz, A. and Nair, A. P. and Moroni, C.. (1991) Ras oncogenes amplify lymphokine (interleukin 3, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor) induction by calcium ionophore. Oncogene, Vol. 6, H. 12. pp. 2327-2332.

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Abstract

Interleukin 3 (IL-3) expression in PB-3c mastocytes is transiently induced in vitro by treatment with the drug A23187, a calcium ionophore, or constitutively following ras-dependent transformation in vivo. While the mechanism of oncogenically induced IL-3 expression is not clear, A23187-mediated lymphokine mRNA accumulation is primarily the result of calcium-dependent mRNA stabilization. We investigated whether the expression of various ras alleles influenced IL-3 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) mRNA induction by A23187. It was found that activated forms of ras potentiated ionophore-mediated lymphokine mRNA accumulation. This enhancement involves a post-transcriptional mechanism, as ionophore-induced lymphokine mRNAs are significantly more stable in ras oncogene-expressing lines than in the control line. We propose that one way by which ras genes exert their oncogenic potential is by extending the half-life of short-lived growth factor mRNAs.
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:Macmillan
ISSN:0950-9232
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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