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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
Epiregulin belongs to the epidermal growth factor family, binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor, and its expression is upregulated in various cancer cells, but the regulatory mechanism is unclear. We investigated the regulatory mechanism of epiregulin expression in Ki-ras-transformed cancer cells. In 267B1/Ki-ras cells, the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway was constitutively activated, epiregulin was up-regulated, and the expression and phosphorylation of Ets-1 were augmented. The inhibition of ERK by PD98059 decreased epiregulin and Ets-1 expression and suppressed the growth of 267B1/Ki-ras cells. A chromatin immunoprecipitation assay demonstrated that Ets-1 was bound to human epiregulin promoter, and this binding was abolished by PD98059. Silencing of Ets-1 by RNA interference decreased cellular epiregulin transcript expression. We suggest that the Ki-ras mutation in 267B1 prostate cells constitutively activates the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway and induces the activation of the Ets-1 transcription factor, ultimately leading to the increased expression of epiregulin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1090-2104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
377
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
832-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Flavonoids, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Prostate, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Protein Kinase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Proto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:18948081-ras Proteins
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Epiregulin expression by Ets-1 and ERK signaling pathway in Ki-ras-transformed cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayng-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't