title: Enhanced DNA-binding activity of a Stat3-related protein in cells transformed by the Src oncoprotein.
abstract: Cytokines and growth factors induce tyrosine phosphorylation of signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) that directly activate gene expression. Cells stably transformed by the Src oncogene tyrosine kinase were examined for STAT protein activation. Assays of electrophoretic mobility, DNA-binding specificity, and antigenicity indicated that Stat3 or a closely related STAT family member was constitutively activated by the Src oncoprotein. Induction of this DNA-binding activity was accompanied by tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3 and correlated with Src transformation. These findings demonstrate that Src can activate STAT signaling pathways and raise the possibility that Stat3 contributes to oncogenesis by Src.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Larner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carter-Su
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jove
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015688:Oncogene Protein pp60(v-src) / Q000502:physiology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; C507838:Lif protein, mouse; D008222:Lymphokines; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494087:Stat3 protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D014443:Tyrosine; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D004247:DNA; D015688:Oncogene Protein pp60(v-src)