title: Activation of the p21(Waf1/Cip1) promoter by the ets oncogene family transcription factor E1AF.
abstract: p21(Waf1/Cip1) is one of the key regulatory proteins in cell cycle, terminal differentiation, and apoptosis. Its promoter was shown to be transactivated by the wild-type p53 protein as well as in a p53-independent manner. In this report, we demonstrate that E1AF, an ets-related transcription factor, activates the human p21(Waf1/Cip1) promoter by interacting with the ets-binding sites located close to the two previously identified p53-responsive elements. Northern blot analysis revealed that p21(Waf1/Cip1) and E1AF were correlatively upregulated in response to cisplatin treatment in SiHa cells. Transient expression assays demonstrated that E1AF can activate the p21(Waf1/Cip1) promoter-driven luciferase reporter gene in SiHa cells. The p21(Waf1/Cip1) promoter activity was also increased in p53-null Saos2 osteosarcoma cells, but was markedly reduced when the ets-binding sites were deleted. These results indicate that E1AF positively regulates transcription from the p21(Waf1/Cip1) promoter in response to genotoxic stresses.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Dentistry, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Funaoka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shindoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanzawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishikata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Totsuka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujinaga
mesh_terms: D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D016213:Cyclins / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C493956:CDKN1A protein, human; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D016213:Cyclins; C079853:ETV4 protein, human; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D014157:Transcription Factors; D002945:Cisplatin