Cyclin D1 represses STAT3 activation through a Cdk4-independent mechanism.
STAT3 transcription factors are cytoplasmic proteins that induce gene activation in response to cytokine receptor stimulation. Following tyrosine phosphorylation, STAT3 proteins dimerize, translocate into the nucleus, and activate specific target genes. Activation is transient, and down-regulation of STAT3 signaling occurs within a few hours. In this study, we show that cyclin D1 inhibits STAT3 activation. In co-immunoprecipitation and pull-down assays, cyclin D1 was found to associate with the activation domain of STAT3 upon interleukin-6 stimulation. Overexpression of cyclin D1 inhibited transcriptional activation by STAT3 proteins. This effect was not shared by cyclin E, was independent of association with Cdk4, and was unaffected by inhibitors of Cdk4. Whereas cyclin D1 had no effect on the steady-state level of STAT3 proteins in the cytoplasm, it was found to reduce the STAT3 nuclear level in HepG2 cells. These results suggest a model by which cyclin D1 is part of a feedback network controlling the down-regulation of STAT3 activity and highlight a new activity for this cell cycle regulatory protein.
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D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D019556:COS Cells; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D019938:Cyclin D1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D051358:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019281:Dimerization; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C052130:GAL4 protein, S cerevisiae; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D019938:Cyclin D1; C495900:CDK4 protein, human; D051358:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases