Abstract
The differentiation of HL-60 promyelocytic cells toward mature granulocytic cells induced by dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was accompanied by a quantitative similar increase in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and decrease in protein kinase C (PKC) activity. The combination of DMSO and sphinganine (SP), a potent inhibitor of PKC, increased in parallel the percentage of mature cells and the ALP activity. The enhancement of DMSO-induced differentiation and the potentiation of the decrease of PKC activity by SP also seemed to correlate with each other. Our results indicate that both ALP and PKC may play a role in the DMSO-induced granulocytic differentiation. Inc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 888-896 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 199 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology