title: 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3-regulated binding of nuclear proteins to a c-myc intron element.
abstract: The steroid hormone 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3[1,25-(OH)2D3] induces maturation of many cells, including HL-60 promyelocytic leukemia cells that are differentiated to monocytes/macrophages. This process involves changes in transcription of genes such as c-myc. We investigated the effects of 1,25-(OH)2D3 on nuclear protein binding to the c-myc intron element (MIE), a region of DNA within the c-myc gene. A mutation in this MIE sequence has been shown to be associated with uncontrolled expression of the c-myc gene in various cell lines. In this report, we demonstrate for the first time that 1,25-(OH)2D3 induces increased binding of nuclear proteins to this MIE in HL-60 cells. The major MIE-binding proteins were approximately 32 kDa in size. Interestingly, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate induced a similar increase in binding of the 32-kDa doublet protein to the MIE. In addition, we showed that the level of 138-kDa MIE-binding protein was increased by 1,25-(OH)2D3 and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. However, the extent of MIE binding by the 138-kDa protein is significantly less than that of the 32-kDa doublet binding species. MIE binding by the 32-kDa doublet protein was significantly increased within 12 h of 1,25-(OH)2D3 treatment. The time course of this increase was similar to that of 1,25-(OH)2D3-induced inhibition of c-myc gene transcription. We also demonstrated that dephosphorylation of the 32-kDa doublet protein inhibited its binding to the MIE. Thus, this study shows that the mechanism employed by 1,25-(OH)2D3 for regulation of c-myc expression may involve an increase in protein binding to the MIE, which has been shown to be the site for control of c-myc gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0632, USA.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Martell
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: R U
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000494:pharmacology; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004586:Electrophoresis; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002117:Calcitriol