title: Differential response at the hGABP/E4TF1 site of retinoblastoma gene promoter in human testicular seminoma cells.
abstract: The tumor suppressor retinoblastoma gene (RB) is a well-known regulator of cell cycle progression, differentiation and apoptosis. Inactivation of this gene is closely associated with the development of many human malignancies. Previous studies of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) revealed lower levels of RB mRNA and protein compared with normal testis tissue. In this study, we examined the mechanism behind the reduced expression of RB mRNA and protein in TGCTs. The mRNA and protein expression were down-regulated in JKT-1 human testicular seminoma cells, compared with other cell lines. Promoter activity from a construct without a hGABP/E4TF1-binding site was markedly reduced in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells, but not in JKT-1. Furthermore, promoter activity from a plasmid carrying a point mutation at the hGABP/E4TF1 site was reduced in A549 cells, but not altered in JKT-1 cells. These differential responses of RB promoter constructs raise the possibility that the hGABP/E4TF1 site does not act as a positive regulatory element in JKT-1 cells, and the RB gene might be down-regulated at the transcriptional level in JKT-1 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular-Targeting Cancer Prevention, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Tatsushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: Mano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horinaka
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakada
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Tsuneharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma; D001483:Base Sequence; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051268:GA-Binding Protein Transcription Factor; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D016161:Genes, Retinoblastoma; D006801:Humans; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D010957:Plasmids; D017354:Point Mutation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D018239:Seminoma / Q000235:genetics*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C079860:E4TF1 transcription factor; D051268:GA-Binding Protein Transcription Factor; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D008156:Luciferases