title: Cell-cycle regulation of human B-myb transcription.
abstract: We demonstrate here that activity of the human B-myb promoter is regulated during the cell cycle by the E2 transcription factor (E2F). Comparison of the human B-myb promoter sequence with that of its murine counterpart revealed an evolutionally conserved sequence that contains an E2F-binding site. In transiently transfected murine NIH3T3 and human HaCaT cells, luciferase (Luc) reporter activity directed by the human B-myb promoter was found to increase significantly in late G1/S phase of the cell cycle. Mutation of the promoter E2F site resulted in significantly greater Luc activity in NIH3T3 and HaCaT cells made quiescent by serum deprivation, indicating that E2F repressed transcription of this gene during G0. Analysis of E2F DNA-binding activity in G0 HaCaT cells revealed a distinct complex that apparently contained neither the retinoblastoma gene protein, pRb, nor the related p107 protein. De-repression of transcription in S phase was accompanied by the disappearance of this G0 E2F complex and the appearance of a distinct complex containing p107. In addition, complexes containing pRb were detected at both stages of the cell cycle.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016192:Resting Phase, Cell Cycle; D056465:Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1; D016196:S Phase; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators; D050680:Transcription Factor DP1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: C533431:Arid4a protein, mouse; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; C064352:MYBL2 protein, human; C499306:Mybl2 protein, mouse; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D056465:Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1; D015534:Trans-Activators; D050680:Transcription Factor DP1; D014157:Transcription Factors