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- Title
c-Myc binds to human ribosomal DNA and stimulates transcription of rRNA genes by RNA polymerase I.
- Authors
Grandori, Carla; Gomez-Roman, Natividad; Felton-Edkins, Zoe A.; Ngouenet, Celine; Galloway, Denise A.; Eisenman, Robert N.; White, Robert J.
- Abstract
c-Myc coordinates cell growth and division through a transcriptional programme that involves both RNA polymerase (Pol) II- and Pol III-transcribed genes. Here, we demonstrate that human c-Myc also directly enhances Pol I transcription of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. rRNA synthesis and accumulation occurs rapidly following activation of a conditional MYC-ER allele (coding for a Myc-oestrogen-receptor fusion protein), is resistant to inhibition of Pol II transcription and is markedly reduced by c-MYC RNA interference. Furthermore, by using combined immunofluorescence and rRNA-FISH, we have detected endogenous c-Myc in nucleoli at sites of active ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription. Our data also show that c-Myc binds to specific consensus elements located in human rDNA and associates with the Pol I-specific factor SL1. The presence of c-Myc at specific sites on rDNA coincides with the recruitment of SL1 to the rDNA promoter and with increased histone acetylation. We propose that stimulation of rRNA synthesis by c-Myc is a key pathway driving cell growth and tumorigenesis.
- Subjects
PROGRAMMING languages; C (Computer program language); NUCLEIC acids; RNA; GENES; HEREDITY
- Publication
Nature Cell Biology, 2005, Vol 7, Issue 3, p311
- ISSN
1465-7392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/ncb1224