0 8 Retinoic retinoic JJ 9 21 acid-induced acid-induced JJ 22 32 expression expression NN 33 35 of of IN 36 40 CD38 cd38 NN 41 48 antigen antigen NN 49 51 in in IN 52 59 myeloid myeloid JJ 60 65 cells cell NNS 66 68 is be VBZ 69 77 mediated mediate VBN 78 85 through through IN 86 94 retinoic retinoic JJ 95 99 acid acid NN 100 114 receptor-alpha receptor-alpha NN 114 115 . . . 117 121 CD38 cd38 NN 122 124 is be VBZ 125 126 a a DT 127 136 leukocyte leukocyte NN 137 152 differentiation differentiation NN 153 160 antigen antigen NN 161 165 that that WDT 166 169 has have VBZ 170 174 been be VBN 175 182 thought think VBN 183 185 to to TO 186 188 be be VB 189 190 a a DT 191 201 phenotypic phenotypic JJ 202 208 marker marker NN 209 211 of of IN 212 221 different different JJ 222 236 subpopulations subpopulation NNS 237 239 of of IN 240 242 T- T- NNP 243 246 and and CC 247 249 B- b- NN 250 261 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 261 262 . . . 263 265 In in IN 266 273 myeloid myeloid JJ 274 279 cells cell NNS 279 280 , , , 281 285 CD38 cd38 NN 286 288 is be VBZ 289 298 expressed express VBN 299 305 during during IN 306 311 early early JJ 312 318 stages stage NNS 319 321 of of IN 322 337 differentiation differentiation NN 337 338 . . . 339 348 Virtually virtually RB 349 351 no no DT 352 363 information information NN 364 366 is be VBZ 367 376 available available JJ 377 379 on on IN 380 390 regulation regulation NN 391 394 and and CC 395 404 functions function NNS 405 407 of of IN 408 412 CD38 cd38 NN 412 413 . . . 414 422 Recently recently RB 423 425 we we PRP 426 434 reported report VBD 435 439 that that IN 440 458 all-trans-retinoic all-trans-retinoic JJ 459 463 acid acid NN 464 465 ( ( ( 465 469 ATRA ATRA NNP 469 470 ) ) ) 471 473 is be VBZ 474 475 a a DT 476 482 potent potent JJ 483 486 and and CC 487 493 highly highly RB 494 502 specific specific JJ 503 510 inducer inducer NN 511 513 of of IN 514 518 CD38 cd38 NN 519 529 expression expression NN 530 532 in in IN 533 538 human human JJ 539 552 promyelocytic promyelocytic JJ 553 561 leukemia leukemia NN 562 567 cells cell NNS 567 568 . . . 569 573 Here here RB 574 576 we we PRP 577 583 report report VBP 584 588 that that IN 589 601 ATRA-induced atra-induced JJ 602 612 expression expression NN 613 615 of of IN 616 620 CD38 cd38 NN 621 628 antigen antigen NN 629 631 in in IN 632 639 myeloid myeloid JJ 640 645 cells cell NNS 646 648 is be VBZ 649 657 mediated mediate VBN 658 665 through through IN 666 674 retinoic retinoic JJ 675 685 acid-alpha acid-alpha NN 686 694 receptor receptor NN 695 696 ( ( ( 696 699 RAR RAR NNP 700 705 alpha alpha NN 705 706 ) ) ) 706 707 . . . 708 712 ATRA ATRA NNP 713 719 failed fail VBD 720 722 to to TO 723 729 induce induce VB 730 734 CD38 cd38 NN 735 745 expression expression NN 746 748 in in IN 749 750 a a DT 751 757 mutant mutant JJ 758 766 subclone subclone NN 767 769 of of IN 770 773 the the DT 774 779 HL-60 HL-60 NNP 780 787 myeloid myeloid JJ 788 796 leukemia leukemia NN 797 801 cell cell NN 802 806 line line NN 807 808 ( ( ( 808 818 designated designate VBN 819 825 HL-60R HL-60R NNP 825 826 ) ) ) 827 831 that that WDT 832 834 is be VBZ 835 845 relatively relatively RB 846 855 resistant resistant JJ 856 858 to to TO 859 871 ATRA-induced atra-induced JJ 872 884 granulocytic granulocytic JJ 885 900 differentiation differentiation NN 900 901 . . . 902 912 Retroviral retroviral JJ 913 928 vector-mediated vector-mediated JJ 929 941 transduction transduction NN 942 944 of of IN 945 947 RA RA NNP 948 956 receptor receptor NN 957 958 ( ( ( 958 961 RAR RAR NNP 962 967 alpha alpha NN 967 968 ) ) ) 969 973 into into IN 974 978 this this DT 979 985 HL-60R HL-60R NNP 986 994 subclone subclone NN 995 1005 completely completely RB 1006 1014 restored restore VBD 1015 1018 the the DT 1019 1030 sensitivity sensitivity NN 1031 1033 of of IN 1034 1039 these these DT 1040 1045 cells cell NNS 1046 1048 to to TO 1049 1053 ATRA ATRA NNP 1054 1056 in in IN 1057 1062 terms term NNS 1063 1065 of of IN 1066 1071 their their PRP$ 1072 1079 ability ability NN 1080 1082 to to TO 1083 1090 express express VB 1091 1095 CD38 cd38 NN 1095 1096 . . . 1097 1099 In in IN 1100 1108 contrast contrast NN 1108 1109 , , , 1110 1114 CD38 cd38 NN 1115 1125 expression expression NN 1126 1129 was be VBD 1130 1133 not not RB 1134 1143 inducible inducible JJ 1144 1146 by by IN 1147 1151 ATRA ATRA NNP 1152 1154 in in IN 1155 1161 HL-60R HL-60R NNP 1162 1167 cells cell NNS 1167 1168 , , , 1169 1180 transfected transfecte VBN 1181 1185 with with IN 1186 1187 a a DT 1188 1198 functional functional JJ 1199 1202 RAR rar NN 1203 1207 beta beta NN 1207 1208 , , , 1209 1212 RAR RAR NNP 1213 1218 gamma gamma NN 1218 1219 , , , 1220 1222 or or CC 1223 1226 RXR RXR NNP 1227 1232 alpha alpha NN 1233 1241 receptor receptor NN 1241 1242 . . . 1243 1252 Induction Induction NNP 1253 1255 of of IN 1256 1260 CD38 cd38 NN 1261 1263 in in IN 1264 1269 acute acute JJ 1270 1283 promyelocytic promyelocytic JJ 1284 1287 and and CC 1288 1293 acute acute JJ 1294 1306 myeloblastic myeloblastic JJ 1307 1315 leukemia leukemia NN 1316 1321 cells cell NNS 1322 1325 was be VBD 1326 1337 independent independent JJ 1338 1340 of of IN 1341 1353 ATRA-induced atra-induced JJ 1354 1373 cytodifferentiation cytodifferentiation NN 1373 1374 . . . 1375 1384 Following follow VBG 1385 1392 culture culture NN 1393 1397 with with IN 1398 1402 ATRA ATRA NNP 1402 1403 , , , 1404 1413 increased increase VBD 1414 1418 CD38 cd38 NN 1419 1426 protein protein NN 1427 1433 levels level NNS 1434 1438 were be VBD 1439 1443 also also RB 1444 1452 observed observe VBN 1453 1455 in in IN 1456 1462 normal normal JJ 1463 1468 CD34+ cd34+ JJ 1469 1473 bone bone NN 1474 1480 marrow marrow NN 1481 1486 cells cell NNS 1486 1487 , , , 1488 1491 but but CC 1492 1495 not not RB 1496 1498 on on IN 1499 1505 normal normal JJ 1506 1517 circulating circulate VBG 1518 1530 granulocytes granulocyte NNS 1530 1531 . . . 1532 1536 From from IN 1537 1542 these these DT 1543 1550 results result NNS 1550 1551 , , , 1552 1554 we we PRP 1555 1563 conclude conclude VBP 1564 1568 that that IN 1569 1573 CD38 cd38 NN 1574 1576 is be VBZ 1577 1581 ATRA ATRA NNP 1582 1591 inducible inducible JJ 1592 1594 in in IN 1595 1602 myeloid myeloid JJ 1603 1611 leukemia leukemia NN 1612 1617 cells cell NNS 1618 1621 and and CC 1622 1628 normal normal JJ 1629 1634 CD34+ cd34+ JJ 1635 1639 bone bone NN 1640 1646 marrow marrow NN 1647 1652 cells cell NNS 1652 1653 . . . 1654 1658 This this DT 1659 1665 effect effect NN 1666 1668 is be VBZ 1669 1680 independent independent JJ 1681 1683 of of IN 1684 1699 differentiation differentiation NN 1700 1703 and and CC 1704 1706 is be VBZ 1707 1715 mediated mediate VBN 1716 1718 by by IN 1719 1722 RAR rar NN 1723 1728 alpha alpha NN 1729 1731 in in IN 1732 1737 HL-60 hl-60 NN 1738 1743 cells cell NNS 1743 1744 , , , 1745 1755 suggesting suggest VBG 1756 1757 a a DT 1758 1765 similar similar JJ 1766 1770 role role NN 1771 1774 for for IN 1775 1778 RAR rar NN 1779 1784 alpha alpha NN 1785 1787 in in IN 1788 1792 CD38 cd38 NN 1793 1803 expression expression NN 1804 1806 in in IN 1807 1812 other other JJ 1813 1826 hematopoietic hematopoietic JJ 1827 1832 cells cell NNS 1832 1833 . . .