title: BCL6 represses Smad signaling in transforming growth factor-beta resistance.
abstract: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) controls a wide spectrum of cellular processes. Deregulation of TGF-beta signaling contributes to the pathogenesis of many diseases including cancer and autoimmune diseases. TGF-beta signaling is generally mediated through intracellular signal transducers and transcription factors called Smads. Herein, we have identified the oncoprotein BCL6 as a transcriptional corepressor of tumor suppressor Smad4. BCL6 physically interacts with Smad3 and Smad4, disrupts the Smad-p300 interaction, and represses the transcriptional activity of Smad4. In accordance, B-cell lymphoma cells with a high expression level of BCL6 were found to be refractory to TGF-beta antiproliferative response, whereas knockdown of BCL6 expression in B-cell lymphoma cells partially restores the TGF-beta responses. This study provides strong evidence that overexpression of BCL6 contributes to TGF-beta resistance in B-cell lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Degang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianyin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Fangyan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Xin-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D048708:Cell Growth Processes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050881:E1A-Associated p300 Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D051560:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051901:Smad4 Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: C084103:BCL6 protein, human; D002843:Chromatin; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051560:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; C497796:SMAD4 protein, human; D051901:Smad4 Protein; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D050881:E1A-Associated p300 Protein; C494360:EP300 protein, human