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ArticleMolecular genetics and genomics : MGG2011

Mithramycin A suppresses expression of the human melanoma-associated gene ABCB8.

Iwona Sachrajda, Marcin Ratajewski

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Article in Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Iwona SachrajdaLaboratory of Transcriptional Regulation, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232 Lodz, Poland.
Marcin Ratajewski
Institute for Medical Biology · PLInstitute of Medical Biology · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of the ABCB8 gene in human cells is poorly understood, although it has been suggested to be involved in multidrug resistance in some types of cancers (e.g., melanomas). In this study, the main mechanism of transcriptional regulation of the ABCB8 gene was characterized. EMSA and ChIP assays revealed that the transcription factor Sp1 binds to the ABCB8 core promoter region, and Sp1 consensus elements were crucial for promoter activity in a luciferase reporter gene assay. Mithramycin A, an inhibitor of Sp1 binding, downregulated the expression of ABCB8 (and other ABC genes) in a concentration-dependent manner and sensitized a melanoma cell line to doxorubicin treatment. These findings may have therapeutic applications in at least a subset of melanoma patients.

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ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCell Line, TumorDown-RegulationDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMelanomaPlicamycinPromoter Regions, GeneticSkin NeoplasmsSp1 Transcription FactorATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersDoxorubicinmithramycin APlicamycinSp1 Transcription Factor

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PMID21046154
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