Table 2

Down-regulation of P2UR mRNA by PMA in terminally differentiated HL-60 granulocytes

RT-PCR productDifferentiation conditions
Control+PMA (24 hr)+Bt2cAMP (48 hr)+Bt2cAMP (48 hr) > +PMA (24 hr)
P2UR
 cpm of32P50008001200200
 Normalized1.000.160.240.04
FPR
 cpm of32P20040058001000
 Normalized1.002.0029.05.00
GAPDH
 cpm of32P4900400059005100
 Normalized1.000.811.201.04

HL-60 cells were treated with 100 nm PMA for 24 hr, with 500 μm Bt2cAMP for 48 hr, or with 500 μm Bt2cAMP for 48 hr followed by a 24-hr exposure to 100 nm PMA. Control cells were cultured in the absence of any differentiating agent. RNA, isolated from each sample of cells, was subjected to semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis using primers for the human P2UR cDNA, the human FPR cDNA, and GAPDH cDNA. Each PCR was supplemented with [32P]dCTP to label the amplified DNA products. After electrophoresis, each PCR band was excised, melted, and analyzed by liquid scintillation counting. The total number of cpm of 32P that were associated with each RT-PCR product is listed, together with normalized values that were calculated as the ratio: 32P in PCR product from differentiated cells/32P in PCR product from control cells.