SNIP1 Is a Candidate Modifier of the Transcriptional Activity of c-Myc on E Box-Dependent Target Genes

Makiko Fujii, Lyudmila A. Lyakh, Cameron P Bracken, Junya Fukuoka, Morisada Hayakawa, Tadasuke Tsukiyama, Steven J Soll, Melissa Harris, Sonia Rocha, Kevin C Roche, Shin ichi Tominaga, Jin Jen, Neil D Perkins, Robert J. Lechleider, Anita B Roberts

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Abstract

Using a yeast two-hybrid screen, we found that SNIP1 (Smad nuclear-interacting protein 1) associates with c-Myc, a key regulator of cell proliferation and transformation. We demonstrate that SNIP1 functions as an important regulator of c-Myc activity, binding the N terminus of c-Myc through its own C terminus, and that SNIP1 enhances the transcriptional activity of c-Myc both by stabilizing it against proteosomal degradation and by bridging the c-Myc/p300 complex. These effects of SNIP1 on c-Myc likely contribute to synergistic effects of SNIP1, c-Myc, and H-Ras in inducing formation of foci in an in vitro transformation assay and also in supporting anchorage-independent growth. The significant association of SNIP1 and c-Myc staining in a non-small cell lung cancer tissue array is further evidence that their activities might be linked and suggests that SNIP1 might be an important modulator of c-Myc activity in carcinogenesis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)771-783
Number of pages13
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume24
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 8 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CELLCYCLE
  • DNA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology

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