Activation of the Myc oncoprotein leads to increased turnover of thrombospondin-1 mRNA

AUTOR(ES)

Janz, Annette

FONTE

Oxford University Press

RESUMO

The Myc oncoprotein is implicated in transcriptional regulation of a variety of genes pertaining to cell cycle and neoplastic transformation. Examples of both positive and negative regulation have been reported that involve E-box and initiator (Inr) promoter elements, respectively. In both cases, Myc is thought to induce changes in transcription initiation. We have previously shown that overexpression of Myc causes down-regulation of the thrombospondin-1 (tsp-1) gene, an important negative modulator of tumor angiogenesis. In this study, we demonstrate that Myc in combination with Max can bind, albeit with low affinity, to an E-box-like element in the tsp-1 promoter. However, the 2.7 kb DNA segment containing both this non-canonical E-box and an Inr-like sequence does not constitute a Myc-responsive element in a transient expression system. Furthermore, Myc does not significantly affect the rate of initiation or elongation of the tsp-1 mRNA. Thus, in this instance Myc does not act as a canonical transcription factor. Instead, as demonstrated by blocking de novo RNA synthesis, down-regulation of the tsp-1 gene by Myc occurs through increased mRNA turnover. To our knowledge, this is the first example of gene regulation by Myc that involves mRNA destabilization.

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