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Thyroid Hormone-Induced Cell Proliferation in GC Cells Is Mediated by Changes in G1 Cyclin/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Levels and Activity

Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4255

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Sheue-yann Cheng, Building 37, Room 2D24, 37 Convent Drive MSC 4255, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4255.

The thyroid hormone, 3,3', 5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T₃), is essential for growth and regulation of metabolic functions. The biological activities of T₃ are mediated by its interaction with the thyroid hormone nuclear receptors (TRs). The mechanism by which TRs mediate cell growth is unknown. We found that T₃ stimulated cell growth in GC cells by shortening the doubling time approximately 3-fold. Flow cytometric analysis indicated that the growth stimulatory effect was mainly due to shortening of G1 phase accompanied by increases in S and G2/M phases of the cell cycle. These changes correlated with T₃-induced increases in messenger RNA and protein levels of two key regulators of G1 progression, cyclins D1 and E, as well as cdk2. Furthermore, the kinase activities associated with cyclin D1 and E were activated up to 4-fold by T₃, which led to increased phosphorylation of the retinoblastoma protein (Rb), the driving force in G1 to S cell cycle progression. These results show for the first time that the growth promoting effect of T₃ in GC cells is mediated, at least in part, by increases in cyclin/cdk activities and the phosphorylation state of Rb. The functional link of T₃ to Rb has important implications for the understanding of the biology of normal and cancer cells.

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