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  • Title: Characterization of prostaglandin and thromboxane receptors expressed on a megakaryoblastic leukemia cell line, MEG-01s.
    Author: Watanabe T, Yatomi Y, Sunaga S, Miki I, Ishii A, Nakao A, Higashihara M, Seyama Y, Ogura M, Saito H.
    Journal: Blood; 1991 Nov 01; 78(9):2328-36. PubMed ID: 1718495.
    Abstract:
    MEG-01s, an established human megakaryoblastic leukemia cell line, exhibited specific high-affinity binding sites for [3H]iloprost, a stable prostaglandin (PG) I2 analogue, for [3H]SQ-29548, a stable thromboxane (TX) A2 antagonist and, for [3H]PGE2/PGE1, but not for [3H]PGD2. In the MEG-01s cells, iloprost/PGI2, or PGE1 stimulated cAMP production with ED50 values practically identical to the IC50 values for the [3H] iloprost binding. STA2 and U46619, TXA2/PGH2 agonists, PGE2/PGE1, iloprost/PGI2, and thrombin elevated the intracellular concentrations of Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i), as determined by Fura-2 fluorescence signals. Elevation of [Ca2+]i by PGE2/PGE1 and iloprost, but not that by TX-agonists or thrombin, was totally dependent on the presence of extracellular Ca2+. This effect by PGE2/PGE1 was partially inhibited by prior treatment of the cells with islet-activating protein (IAP), while that by TX-agonists or by PGI2/iloprost was not affected. We tentatively conclude from these results that: (1) MEG-01s cells express (a) PGI2/PGE1 receptor(s) coupled to adenylate cyclase and Ca2+ influx, a TXA2/PGH2 receptor coupled to the phosphatidylinositol-turnover-Ca2+ system, and the PGE2/PGE1 receptor coupled to Ca2+ influx; (2) the receptors for TXA2/PGH2 and iloprost and those for PGE2/PGE1 and thrombin are coupled to IAP-insensitive and IAP-sensitive GTP-binding proteins, respectively, and function in a different manner to elevate [Ca2+]i. Thus, the MEG-01s cell line is a pertinent model for studying eicosanoid receptor-mediated signal transduction in platelet/megakaryocyte systems.
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