title: Direct association of YY-1 with c-Myc and the E-box binding protein in regulation of glycophorin gene expression.
abstract: We previously reported that YY-1, a versatile transcription factor, regulates expression of glycophorin gene by binding to its locus control region-like region (Gp-LCR) in combination with E-box binding protein during murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cell differentiation. In the present work, we demonstrated that YY-1 and c-Myc, a nuclear oncoprotein, were physically associated in vivo and that down regulation of c-Myc liberated free YY-1 from its complex, resulting in the functional binding of YY-1 to the Gp-LCR. We also showed that the E-box binding protein (EBP) which bound to E-box was physically associated with YY-1, facilitated binding of YY-1 to the neighboring site and their combinatorial binding may stimulate the GpLCR mediated enhancement of erythroid-specific transcription of glycophorin gene in MEL cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obinata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006021:Glycophorins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004915:Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute; D019901:Locus Control Region; D051379:Mice; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000235:genetics; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D006021:Glycophorins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D014157:Transcription Factors