title: Suppression of c-Jun/AP-1 activation by an inhibitor of tumor promotion in mouse fibroblast cells.
abstract: Curcumin, a dietary pigment responsible for the yellow color of curry, is a potent inhibitor of tumor promotion by phorbol esters. Functional activation of transcriptional factor c-Jun/AP-1 is believed to play an important role in signal transduction of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced tumor promotion. Suppression of the c-Jun/AP-1 activation by curcumin is observed in mouse fibroblast cells. In vitro experiments indicate that inhibition of c-Jun/AP-1 binding to its cognate motif by curcumin may be responsible for the inhibition of c-Jun/AP-1-mediated gene expression. These findings show that the effect of curcumin on phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced inflammation/tumor promotion could be studied at the molecular level.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, R.O.C.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002273:Carcinogens; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003474:Curcumin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000633:toxicity*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D003474:Curcumin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate