2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Regulatory mechanism of expression of ETS transcription factor Myeloid elf-1-like factor (MEF) by tumor suppressors
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23590082
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Biological pharmacy
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| Research Institution | Kumamoto University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 転写因子 / がん抑制遺伝子 / MEF / 低酸素 / HIF1 / ETS転写因子 |
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| Research Abstract |
Myeloid elf-1-like factor (MEF) functions as transcriptional factor and plays critical roles in development, cellular differentiation, proliferation, transformation and immune responses. In the present study, we aim to determine the regulatory mechanisms of MEF expression by several cellular factors. First, we demonstrated that tumor suppressor p53 decreases the level of MEF protein through the induction of transcription of MDM2, an E3 ubiquitin ligase. Moreover, the findings also revealed that another tumor suppressor Rb increases the MEF protein level possibly by stabilizing its protein expression. Finally, our data further showed that hypoxia increases both the mRNA and protein levels of MEF through HIF1alpha, the main effector molecule of hypoxia. On the whole, the findings revealed in these studies provide a better understanding of how the transcriptional regulator MEF is influenced by tumor suppressors such as p53 and Rb, and by hypoxia-related protein HIF1alpha.
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Research Products
(10 results)
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[Journal Article] Rb/E2F1 regulates the innate immune receptor Toll-like receptor 3 in epithelial cells2012
Author(s)
Taura M, Suico MA, Koyama K, Komatsu K, Miyakita R, Matsumoto C, Kudo E, Kariya R, Goto H, Kitajima S, Takahashi C, Shuto T, Nakao M, Okada S, Kai H
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Journal Title
Mol Cell Biol
Volume: 32
Pages: 1581-1590
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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