Notch dimerization is required for leukemogenesis and T-cell development
| Autor: | Lanwei Xu, Kelly L. Arnett, Mark Y. Chiang, Warren S. Pear, Jon C. Aster, Olga Shestova, Yue-Ming Li, Hongfang Wang, Avinash Bhandoola, Stephen C. Blacklow, Hudan Liu, Anthony W. S. Chi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Molecular Transcription Genetic Receptors Antigen T-Cell alpha-beta T-Lymphocytes Notch signaling pathway Biology Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc Mice Transcription (biology) Cell Line Tumor Sequence Homology Nucleic Acid Genetics Animals Receptor Notch1 Binding site HEY1 Cells Cultured Cell Proliferation Binding Sites Leukemia Membrane Glycoproteins Base Sequence Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Flow Cytometry Molecular biology Protein Structure Tertiary Cell biology Mice Inbred C57BL Notch proteins Cyclin-dependent kinase 8 Protein Multimerization Signal transduction Research Paper Signal Transduction Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | Genes & Development. 24:2395-2407 |
| ISSN: | 1549-5477 0890-9369 |
| Popis: | Notch signaling regulates myriad cellular functions by activating transcription, yet how Notch selectively activates different transcriptional targets is poorly understood. The core Notch transcriptional activation complex can bind DNA as a monomer, but it can also dimerize on DNA-binding sites that are properly oriented and spaced. However, the significance of Notch dimerization is unknown. Here, we show that dimeric Notch transcriptional complexes are required for T-cell maturation and leukemic transformation but are dispensable for T-cell fate specification from a multipotential precursor. The varying requirements for Notch dimerization result from the differential sensitivity of specific Notch target genes. In particular, c-Myc and pre-T-cell antigen receptor α (Ptcra) are dimerization-dependent targets, whereas Hey1 and CD25 are not. These findings identify functionally important differences in the responsiveness among Notch target genes attributable to the formation of higher-order complexes. Consequently, it may be possible to develop a new class of Notch inhibitors that selectively block outcomes that depend on Notch dimerization (e.g., leukemogenesis). |
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