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. 1996 Jan;87(1):162–167.

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor antagonizes the transforming growth factor-beta-induced expression of Fc gamma RIII (CD16) on human monocytes.

M Kruger 1, L Coorevits 1, T P De Wit 1, M Casteels-Van Daele 1, J G Van De Winkel 1, J L Ceuppens 1
PMCID: PMC1383983  PMID: 8666430

Abstract

Fc-gamma receptor III (Fc gamma RIII, CD16) type A is expressed on natural killer cells, on a small subset of peripheral blood monocytes and on mature macrophages. Along with differentiation into macrophages, monocytes will express Fc gamma RIII when cultured with transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). In view of the involvement of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in myeloid cell differentiation, we investigated the effect of this cytokine on Fc gamma RIII expression in cultures of peripheral blood monocytes. GM-CSF antagonized TGF-beta-induced expression of Fc gamma RIII on monocytes in vitro in a dose-dependent way. The effect of GM-CSF persisted in cultures until at least day 7. The suppression was at the mRNA level, as shown by Northern analyses with a CD16 specific probe, and the signalling pathway involved tyrosine kinase activity. Interferon-gamma and interleukin-2 had no effect on the induced expression of Fc gamma RIII by TGF-beta, while interleukin-4, similar to GM-CSF, antagonized this induction. Our findings suggest that regulatory cytokine networks can drive monocytes into different effector functions and differentiation pathways.

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