title: p63 and p73, members of the p53 gene family, transactivate PKCdelta.
abstract: The p53 family comprises three genes that encode for p53, p63 and p73. These genes have a significant degree of sequence homology, especially in the central sequence-specific DNA-binding domain. The high homology among the three DNA-binding domains indicates that these transcription factors have identical residues interacting with DNA, and thus potentially can recognize the same transcriptional targets. In this study, we demonstrate that PKCdelta is induced by p63 and p73 in Saos2 cells. The putative human PKCdelta promoter harbours three p53-like binding sites (RE I, RE II, RE III). In order to confirm the transactivation of PKCdelta by p53 family members, we performed transcription assays using the entire or selected regions of the promoter upstream of a luciferase reporter gene. The results obtained demonstrated that, at least in vitro, the p53 family members tested (TAp63alpha, TAp73alpha, DeltaNp63alpha, but not DeltaNp73alpha) were able to drive transcription from the PKCdelta promoter.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Laboratory, IDI-IRCCS, c/o University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ponassi
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terrinoni
authors.forename: Anissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chikh
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rufini
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lena
authors.forename: Berna S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sayan
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melino
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Candi
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000502:physiology*; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta