title: Transcription factor levels in medullary thyroid carcinoma cells differentiated by Harvey ras oncogene: c-jun is increased.
abstract: In the TT cell line of human medullary thyroid carcinoma, the viral Harvey ras (v-rasH) oncogene induces differentiation, marked by morphological changes, diminution of growth, and increased expression of the calcitonin gene. Here, we show that the transcriptional factor c-jun is increased during v-rasH induced differentiation of TT cells both at the mRNA and functional protein levels. In contrast, nuclear proteins with binding activities related to AP2, AP3, NF1/CTF, and Sp1 were unchanged in v-rasH differentiated TT cells.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Nelkin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mabry
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Baylin
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011905:Genes, ras / Q000502:physiology*; D006378:Helper Viruses; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D014157:Transcription Factors