title: Modulation of transcription factor Sp1 by cAMP-dependent protein kinase.
abstract: Transcription factor Sp1 is a phosphoprotein whose level and DNA binding activity are markedly increased in doxorubicin-resistant HL-60 (HL-60/AR) leukemia cells. The trans-activating and DNA binding properties of Sp1 in HL-60/AR cells are stimulated by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and PKA agonists and inhibited by PKA antagonists as well as by the PKA regulatory subunit. Reporter gene activity under the control of the Sp1-dependent SV40 promoter is stimulated in insect cells transiently expressing Sp1 and PKA, and the DNA binding activity of recombinant Sp1 is activated by exogenous PKA in vitro. These results indicate that Sp1 is a cAMP-responsive transcription factor and that Sp1-dependent genes may be modulated through a cAMP-dependent signaling pathway.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology and the Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington, D.C. 20007, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rohlff
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borellini
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Glazer
mesh_terms: D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D010766:Phosphorylation; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases