title: Synergistic activation of the mkp-1 gene by protein kinase A signaling and USF, but not c-Myc.
abstract: Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (MKP-1) is negatively regulating mitogen-activated protein kinases and is therefore involved in early signaling processes. The expression of the mkp-1 gene is induced by growth factors and stress. The promoters of the human and murine mkp-1 genes contain several conserved DNA binding elements, including two cAMP response elements and an E box. We observed that the upstream stimulatory factor (USF), but not c-Myc, activated mkp-1. USF synergized with protein kinase A, thus providing evidence for a role of the E box, during signal-regulated stimulation of mkp-1.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Molekularbiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Burkhardt
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Keyse
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lüscher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D051778:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D019556:COS Cells; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019281:Dimerization; D054638:Dual Specificity Phosphatase 1; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D017930:Genes, Reporter / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020218:Response Elements / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D051720:Upstream Stimulatory Factors
chemical_list: D051778:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; C499330:MAX protein, human; C067850:Myc associated factor X; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D014157:Transcription Factors; C497181:USF1 protein, human; D051720:Upstream Stimulatory Factors; C497183:Usf1 protein, mouse; C068422:Max protein, mouse; D005576:Colforsin; D004247:DNA; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; C517019:DUSP1 protein, human; D054638:Dual Specificity Phosphatase 1; C517020:Dusp1 protein, mouse; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases