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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
POU3F2 is a POU-Homeodomain transcription factor expressed in neurons and melanoma cells. In melanoma lesions, cells expressing high levels of POU3F2 show enhanced invasive and metastatic capacity that can in part be explained by repression of Micropthalmia-associated Transcription Factor (MITF) expression via POU3F2 binding to its promoter. To identify other POU3F2 target genes that may be involved in modulating the properties of melanoma cells, we performed ChIP-chip experiments in 501Mel melanoma cells. 2108 binding loci located in the regulatory regions of 1700 potential target genes were identified. Bioinformatic and experimental assays showed the presence of known POU3F2-binding motifs, but also many AT-rich sequences with only partial similarity to the known motifs at the occupied loci. Functional analysis indicates that POU3F2 regulates the stem cell factor (Kit ligand, Kitl) promoter via a cluster of four closely spaced binding sites located in the proximal promoter. Our results suggest that POU3F2 may regulate the properties of melanoma cells via autocrine KIT ligand signalling.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1755-148X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
404-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Amino Acid Motifs, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Antigens, CD36, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Gene Knockdown Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Genes, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Genetic Loci, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Genome, Human, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Genome-Wide Association Study, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Melanoma, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-POU Domain Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Skin Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Stem Cell Factor, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:20337985-Wnt Proteins
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Genome-wide analysis of POU3F2/BRN2 promoter occupancy in human melanoma cells reveals Kitl as a novel regulated target gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/UDS, Illkirch Cédex, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't