TY - JOUR
T1 - Involvement of the NFX1-repressor complex in PKC-δ-induced repression of hTERT transcription
AU - Yamashita, Shuntaro
AU - Fujii, Kaoru
AU - Zhao, Chong
AU - Takagi, Hiroshi
AU - Katakura, Yoshinori
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI) grant number 254465 to S.Y.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Japanese Biochemical Society. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - The human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) gene encodes an enzyme responsible for maintaining the integrity of chromosomal ends. hTERT plays a key role in cellular immortalization, tumorigenesis and the progression of cancer. Previously, we reported that hTERT repression is required for the induction of cellular senescence. Thus, transcriptional regulation mechanisms of the hTERT gene may be related to the mechanisms of cellular senescence. In the present study, we clarified the molecular mechanism of hTERT repression by protein kinase C (PKC)-δ, one of the cellular senescence-inducing factors. The results showed that a repressor complex composed of NFX1-91, mSin3A and histone deacetylase 1 was involved in the PKC-δ-induced repression of the hTERT promoter, which resulted in the repression of hTERT transcription. These results suggest that targeted recruitment of the NFX1-91 complex to the hTERT promoter is a potential mechanism for repressing hTERT transcription and further inducing cellular senescence.
AB - The human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) gene encodes an enzyme responsible for maintaining the integrity of chromosomal ends. hTERT plays a key role in cellular immortalization, tumorigenesis and the progression of cancer. Previously, we reported that hTERT repression is required for the induction of cellular senescence. Thus, transcriptional regulation mechanisms of the hTERT gene may be related to the mechanisms of cellular senescence. In the present study, we clarified the molecular mechanism of hTERT repression by protein kinase C (PKC)-δ, one of the cellular senescence-inducing factors. The results showed that a repressor complex composed of NFX1-91, mSin3A and histone deacetylase 1 was involved in the PKC-δ-induced repression of the hTERT promoter, which resulted in the repression of hTERT transcription. These results suggest that targeted recruitment of the NFX1-91 complex to the hTERT promoter is a potential mechanism for repressing hTERT transcription and further inducing cellular senescence.
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U2 - 10.1093/jb/mvw038
DO - 10.1093/jb/mvw038
M3 - Article
C2 - 27311997
AN - SCOPUS:84994568455
SN - 0021-924X
VL - 160
SP - 309
EP - 313
JO - Journal of biochemistry
JF - Journal of biochemistry
IS - 5
ER -
