title: Regulation of Bcl-3 through interaction with the Lck tyrosine kinase.
abstract: bcl-3 is a protooncogene which undergoes chromosomal translocation in a subset of chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukemia cells. Bcl-3 is a unique IkappaB family protein that regulates transcription of a number of NF-kappaB target genes through interactions with NF-kappaB dimers. Based on previous studies, suggesting that Bcl-3 interacts with the Fyn tyrosine kinase in platelets, we investigated possible interactions of Bcl-3 with Lck, a related tyrosine kinase important in lymphoid cells. Protein-protein interactions between Bcl-3 and the Lck tyrosine kinase were identified both in vitro and in vivo. Lck enhanced Bcl-3-mediated activation of a p52/Bcl-3-responsive promoter in reporter gene assays independent of its tyrosine kinase activity, but requiring the Lck SH3 protein interaction domain. These studies suggest that Bcl-3 might participate in oncogenic pathways involving Lck.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Yujie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Aravind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.forename: Kyoung-Eun
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Arnold B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Rabson
mesh_terms: D000081242:B-Cell Lymphoma 3 Protein; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D017931:DNA Primers; D006801:Humans; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck) / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids; D011485:Protein Binding; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D000081242:B-Cell Lymphoma 3 Protein; C000631344:BCL3 protein, human; D017931:DNA Primers; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck)