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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
22
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) is a candidate tumor suppressor gene in breast. Loss of SYK expression in breast tumors as a result of DNA hypermethylation promotes tumor cell proliferation and invasion and predicts shorter survival of breast cancer patients. We previously reported that, in addition to its well-known cytoplasmic localization, the full-length Syk is also present in the nucleus and that Syk nuclear translocation is a rate-limiting step to determine Syk tumor suppressor function. Here, we show that the full-length form of Syk acts as a transcription repressor in the cell nucleus. Ectopic expression of Syk down-regulates the transcription of FRA1 and cyclin D1 oncogenes. This transcription-repressing activity of Syk is associated with its binding to members of the histone deacetylase family. Syk interacts with transcription factor Sp1 at the Sp1 DNA-binding site in the FRA1 promoter to repress Sp1-activated FRA1 transcription. Thus, breast tumorigenesis and progression resulting from the loss of SYK are underscored by the derepression of Sp1-mediated oncogene transcription.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10289-97
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Transcription repressor activity of spleen tyrosine kinase mediates breast tumor suppression.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural