THE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR, EGR-1, IS RAPIDLY MODULATED IN RESPONSE TO RETINOIC ACID IN P19 EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA-CELLS

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EDWARDS, SA
DARLAND, T
SOSNOWSKI, R
SAMUELS, M
ADAMSON, ED
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[1] LA JOLLA CANC RES FDN,10901 N TORREY PINES RD,LA JOLLA,CA 92037
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,CTR CANC,LA JOLLA,CA 92037
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10.1016/0012-1606(91)90327-Y
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The pluripotent murine embryonal carcinoma cell line, P19, differentiates along at least three main pathways under the inductive influence of retinoic acid (RA). The events most critical to the establishment of a particular differentiation pathway must occur early since P19 cells are committed to differentiation pathways after 30 min of exposure to RA (M. W. McBurney, personal communication and our unpublished results). We have, therefore, looked for genes that are induced (or repressed) within 30 min of RA addition and find that Egr-1 is one of these genes. Egr-1 is a transcription factor of the zinc-finger class and is known to transactivate genes after binding to specific oligonucleotide sequences. We describe here the extremely rapid and transient increase of Egr-1 transcript and protein levels in P19 cells after RA addition. Stable induction of Egr-1 transcripts occurred in the presence of protein synthesis inhibitors. Simultaneous addition of RA and cycloheximide did not result in an additive effect. The mechanism of induction with either drug appears to involve relief of a block to transcriptional elongation. The response was more rapid at high RA concentrations and this suggests that the Egr-1 transcription factor could play a role in initiation of differentiation pathways of P19 EC cells. © 1991.
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