Tumor suppressor activity of KLF6 mediated by downregulation of the PTTG1 oncogene.

Abstract

The tumor suppressor Kruppel-like factor 6 (KLF6) is frequently inactivated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To unearth downstream transcriptional targets of KLF6, cDNA microarray analysis of whole liver was compared between KLF6+/+ and KLF6+/- mice. Pituitary tumor transforming gene 1 (PTTG1), an oncogene, was the most up-regulated transcript in KLF6+/- liver. In human HCCs, KLF6 mRNA was significantly decreased, associated with increased PTTG1. In HepG2, KLF6 transcriptionally repressed PTTG1 by direct promoter interaction. Whereas KLF6 downregulation by siRNA increased HepG2 proliferation, siRNA to PTTG1 was anti-proliferative. PTTG1 downregulation represents a novel tumor suppressor pathway of KLF6.

• Authors: Ursula E Lee, Zahra Ghiassi-Nejad, Andrew J Paris, Steven Yea, Goutham Narla, Martin Walsh, Scott L Friedman
• Journal: FEBS letters (FEBS Lett) Vol. 584 Issue 5 Pg. 1006-10 (Mar 05 2010) ISSN: 1873-3468 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 20116377 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Klf6 protein, mouse
• Kruppel-Like Factor 6
• Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
• Neoplasm Proteins
• Proto-Oncogene Proteins
• RNA, Small Interfering
• Securin
• pituitary tumor-transforming protein 1, human

Topics

• Animals
• Blotting, Western
• Carcinoma, Hepatocellular (genetics, metabolism)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Cell Proliferation
• Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
• Humans
• In Vitro Techniques
• Kruppel-Like Factor 6
• Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors (genetics, metabolism)
• Liver Neoplasms (genetics, metabolism)
• Mice
• Mice, Mutant Strains
• Neoplasm Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
• Promoter Regions, Genetic (genetics)
• Proto-Oncogene Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
• RNA, Small Interfering
• Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Securin