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- Title
Regulation of Bcl-2 expression by C/EBP in t(14;18) lymphoma cells.
- Authors
Heckman, Caroline A.; Wheeler, Melissa A.; Boxer, Linda M.
- Abstract
In follicular lymphomas with the t(14;18) translocation, there is increased expression of the bcl-2 gene, which is dependent upon regulatory elements within the bcl-2 5' flanking region and the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene enhancers. We found that t(14;18) lymphomas expressed C/EBPa, which is not normally expressed in B lymphocytes. Expression of C/EBPa increased bcl-2 expression, and two regions of the bcl-2 P2 promoter that mediated this effect were identified. C/EBPß was also able to increase bcl-2 promoter activity through these sites. The 5' site was GC-rich and did not contain a C/EBP consensus sequence; however, C/EBP was observed to interact with this site both in vitro by EMSA and in vivo by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. The 3' region contained the Cdx site, which mediates the effect of A-Myb on the bcl-2 promoter. In vivo binding studies revealed that C/EBP interacted with this region of the bcl-2 promoter as well. Decreased expression of C/EBP factors due to targeting of their transcripts by siRNA molecules resulted in downregulation of Bcl-2 protein. We conclude that C/EBPa and C/EBPß contribute to the deregulated expression of Bcl-2 in t(14;18) lymphoma cells.Oncogene (2003) 22, 5947-5955. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1206639
- Subjects
LYMPHOMAS; GENE expression; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LYMPHOCYTES; PROTEINS
- Publication
Oncogene, 2003, Vol 22, Issue 39, p5947
- ISSN
0950-9232
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.onc.1206639