title: c-myb transactivates cdc2 expression via Myb binding sites in the 5'-flanking region of the human cdc2 gene.
abstract: The c-myb protooncogene is preferentially expressed in hematopoietic cells and is required for cell cycle progression at the G1/S boundary. Because c-myb encodes a transcriptional activator that functions via DNA binding, it is likely that c-myb exerts its biological activity by regulating the transcription of genes required for DNA synthesis and cell cycle progression. One such gene, cdc2, encodes a 34-kDa serine-threonine kinase that appears to be required for G1/S transition in normal human T-lymphocytes. To determine whether c-myb is a transcriptional regulator of cdc2 expression, we subcloned a segment of a cdc2 human genomic clone containing extensive 5'-flanking sequences and part of the first exon. Sequence analysis revealed the presence of two closely spaced Myb binding sites that interact with bacterially synthesized Myb protein within a region extending from nucleotides -410 to -392 upstream of the transcription initiation site. A 465-base pair segment of 5'-flanking sequence containing these sites was linked to the CAT gene and had promoter activity in rodent fibroblasts. Cotransfection of this construct with a full-length human c-myb cDNA driven by the early simian virus 40 promoter resulted in a 6-8-fold enhancement of CAT activity that was abrogated by mutations in the Myb binding sites. These data suggest that c-myb participates in the regulation of cell cycle progression by activating the expression of the cdc2 gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Engelhard
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nicolaides
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Lipson
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Calabretta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase / Q000235:genetics*; D002460:Cell Line; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D004247:DNA; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase