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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
3T3-L1 preadipocytes differentiate into cells having the biochemical properties of adipocytes; tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) attenuates this process. Inhibition of differentiation by this cytokine, thought to be mediated at the level of transcription, has been investigated by examining the accumulation of mRNA for six transcription factors and three diversely regulated genes during the first 24 h of the differentiation process. Upon induction of differentiation, a rapid and major accumulation of c-fos and jun-B mRNA, which returned to near basal levels within 4-6 h, was observed. In contrast, c-jun mRNA, although rapidly expressed at the induction of differentiation, remained at relatively constant levels throughout the time-course. Exposure of the cells to 5 nM TNF potentiated the accumulation of all three mRNAs but most significantly that of c-jun (12-fold), which remained elevated for at least 24 h after treatment. In control differentiating cells, krox-20 and fos-B were expressed transiently from 30 min to 2 h, while fra-1 mRNA accumulated over an extended period of 1 to 8 h. Again, TNF enhanced the accumulation of these mRNAs. Accumulation of mRNA for C/EBP, a transcription factor proposed to control the expression of genes involved in the terminally differentiated state, was attenuated after exposure of the cells to TNF. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) mRNA was expressed briefly (30 min to 2 h) and again transiently (at 8 h after induction of differentiation). TNF treatment markedly enhanced accumulation of IL-6 message. We propose that an increased cellular content of one or more transcription factors or the suppression of C/EBP may be responsible for the attenuation of differentiation induced by exposure of the cells to TNF.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0952-5041
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Regulation of transcription factor mRNA accumulation during 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation by tumour necrosis factor-alpha.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville 27858.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.