title: Regulation of the junB gene by v-src.
abstract: The proteins encoded by cellular and viral src genes are believed to be involved in the transmission of mitogenic signals, the nuclear recipients of which are largely unknown. In this work, we report that four different v-src-transformed cell lines from three different species possess elevated levels of junB transcripts. Transient expression of junB promoter-chloramphenicol acetyltransferase constructs in NIH 3T3 cells was used to demonstrate that the increase in junB transcripts was specifically associated with v-src expression and could not be recapitulated with a c-src, v-H-ras, or v-raf expression vector. Deletion mutants were used to localize the v-src-responsive region in the junB promoter to a 121-nucleotide region encompassing the CCAAT and TATAA elements. This region is distinct from one in the 5' untranslated region of the junB gene which is required to maintain its high-level basal expression. Point mutagenesis of the junB TATAA box completely abolished v-src responsiveness, suggesting that proteins which bind to this element are modified by src transformation. Several v-src and c-src mutants were used to demonstrate that elevated tyrosine kinase activity of src proteins is required for the observed effects on junB expression. Finally, homology between the TATAA box regions of junB and the unrelated but src-responsive gene 9E3/CEF-4 suggests that modulation of gene activity through proteins which bind to this region may be a recurrent, although not exclusive, theme in src transforming action. Our results suggest that src proteins may modulate some nuclear effectors through pathways not involving cellular ras or raf gene products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor 48109.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Apel
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dobry
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Van Antwerp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jove
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Prochownik
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016758:Genes, jun; D016391:Genes, src; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D015688:Oncogene Protein pp60(v-src) / Q000235:genetics*; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016385:TATA Box; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D004247:DNA; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D015688:Oncogene Protein pp60(v-src); D001616:beta-Galactosidase