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19287990

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
LKB1 encodes a serine/threonine kinase generally inactivated in human lung cancers, which mediates cancer cell proliferation, migration and differentiation, but its biological function has not been completely elucidated. In this study, we demonstrated that LKB1 was associated with a substantial reduction of c-myc expression by using an inducible LKB1 expression system in the LKB1-null lung cell line A549. Nevertheless, the reduction of the c-Myc gene expression was not accompanied by corresponding reduction of mRNAs but protein, which can be abrogated by a proteosome inhibitor (MG132), suggesting that the reduction was associated with their increased degradation rather than transcriptional controls. Our results implied that the expression of c-Myc protein decreased by LKB1 in transfected cells may be a contributory factor in the process of cell proliferation. Overexpression of the LKB1 gene could inhibit the activation of ERK1/2 and STAT3 signaling pathways involved in the cell proliferation. Thus, LKB1-induced functional operation on c-Myc in promoting cell proliferation may occur in a novel mechanism, which may be regulated by ERK1/2 and/or STAT3 signal pathways in human lung carcinoma cells. Furthermore, our results give some insights into the understanding of how LKB1 inactivation contributes to lung carcinogenesis and emphasizes the central role played by LKB1 in lung cancer development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1021-335X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
925-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Overexpression of the LKB1 gene inhibits lung carcinoma cell proliferation partly through degradation of c-myc protein.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Medical College, Shaanxi 710061, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't