title: Functional interaction of E1AF and Sp1 in glioma invasion.
abstract: Transcription factor E1AF is widely known to play critical roles in tumor metastasis via directly binding to the promoters of genes involved in tumor migration and invasion. Here, we report for the first time E1AF as a novel binding partner for ubiquitously expressed Sp1 transcription factor. E1AF forms a complex with Sp1, contributes to Sp1 phosphorylation and transcriptional activity, and functions as a mediator between epidermal growth factor and Sp1 phosphorylation and activity. Sp1 functions as a carrier bringing E1AF to the promoter region, thus activating transcription of glioma-related gene for beta1,4-galactosyltransferase V (GalT V; EC 2.4.1.38). Biologically, E1AF functions as a positive invasion regulator in glioma in cooperation with Sp1 partly via up-regulation of GalT V. This report describes a new mechanism of glioma invasion involving a cooperative effort between E1AF and Sp1 transcription factors.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Ministry of Education and Health, Gene Research Center, Shanghai Medical College and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jianhai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yuanyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jialin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaoning
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hongliang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.forename: Xiaojing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Xiangfei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Si
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yanzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jianxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D005910:Glioma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins; C079853:ETV4 protein, human; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D016329:Sp1 Transcription Factor; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor