Direct interaction of c-Myc with Smad2 and Smad3 to inhibit TGF-beta-mediated induction of the CDK inhibitor p15(Ink4B).
The c-Myc oncogene has been implicated in the genesis of diverse human tumors. Ectopic expression of the c-Myc gene in cultured epithelial cells causes resistance to the antiproliferative effects of TGF-beta. However, little is known about the precise mechanisms of c-Myc-mediated TGF-beta resistance. In this study, we reveal that c-Myc ... physically interacts with Smad2 and Smad3, two specific signal transducers involved in TGF-beta signaling. Through its direct interaction with Smads, c-Myc binds to the Sp1-Smad complex on the promoter of the p15(Ink4B) gene, thereby inhibiting the TGF-beta-induced transcriptional activity of Sp1 and Smad/Sp1-dependent transcription of the p15(Ink4B) gene. These results suggest that oncogenic c-Myc promotes cell growth and cancer development partly by inhibiting the growth inhibitory functions of Smads.
Mesh Terms:
Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Line, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, DNA-Binding Proteins, Humans, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Signal Transduction, Smad2 Protein, Smad3 Protein, Sp1 Transcription Factor, Trans-Activators, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Line, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, DNA-Binding Proteins, Humans, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Signal Transduction, Smad2 Protein, Smad3 Protein, Sp1 Transcription Factor, Trans-Activators, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Mol. Cell
Date: Jan. 01, 2002
PubMed ID: 11804592
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