title: Regulation of Kruppel-like factor 6 tumor suppressor activity by acetylation.
abstract: Krüppel-like factor 6 (KLF6) is a zinc finger transcription factor and tumor suppressor that is inactivated in a number of human cancers by mutation, allelic loss, and/or promoter methylation. A key mechanism of growth inhibition by wild-type KLF6 is through p53-independent up-regulation of p21(WAF1/cip1) (CDKN1A), which is abrogated in several tumor-derived mutants. Here we show by chromatin immunoprecipitation that transactivation of p21(WAF1/cip1) by KLF6 occurs through its direct recruitment to the p21(WAF1/cip1) promoter and requires acetylation by histone acetyltransferase activity of either cyclic AMP-responsive element binding protein-binding protein or p300/CBP-associated factor. Direct lysine acetylation of KLF6 peptides can be shown by mass spectrometry. A single lysine-to-arginine point mutation (K209R) derived from prostate cancer reduces acetylation of KLF6 and abrogates its capacity to up-regulate endogenous p21(WAF1/cip1) and reduce cell proliferation. These data indicate that acetylation may regulate KLF6 function, and its loss in some tumor-derived mutants could contribute to its failure to suppress growth in prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yea
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dolios
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martignetti
authors.forename: Goutham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Narla
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Scott L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D047369:Chromatin Immunoprecipitation; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D000075723:Kruppel-Like Factor 6; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D016335:Zinc Fingers; D050880:p300-CBP Transcription Factors; D000099224:p300-CBP-Associated Factor
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D006657:Histones; D000075723:Kruppel-Like Factor 6; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D050880:p300-CBP Transcription Factors; D000099224:p300-CBP-Associated Factor; C493956:CDKN1A protein, human; C105465:KLF6 protein, human