Abstract:Objective:To investigate the effect of the cytoplasmic domain of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) receptor ɑ submit, gp190CT3, on activation of the JAK/STAT3 signal transduction pathway and on promotion of leukemia cell HL60 differentiation into granulocytes. Methods: pcDNA3.0gp190CT3 was used to transfect CHO cells. Using immunofluorescent cytochemistry, RTPCR and flow cytometry techniques, we detected the expression of gp190CT3 gene and protein in the stablytransfected CHO cells. Then the stablytrasfected CHO cells were cocultured with HL60 cells and the morphological changes of the HL60 cells were observed, the levels of STAT3 phosphorylation and the expression of the cell surface antigen CD15 were also determined. Results: Expression of gp190CT3 gene was found in pcDNA3.0gp190CT3 transfected CHO cells and gp190CT3stablytransfect CHO cells were obtained. Compared with the untreated HL60 cells, the size of the cocultured HL60 cells was increased, the morphology was irregular and the level STAT3 phosphorylation and the expression of CD15 were increased. Conclusion: The LIF receptor ɑ submit gp190CT3 participates in the activation of JAK/STAT3 signal transduction pathway and regulates HL60 cell differentiation and proliferation.