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ArticleOncogene2011

Mutant K-Ras increases GSK-3β gene expression via an ETS-p300 transcriptional complex in pancreatic cancer.

J-S Zhang, A Koenig, A Harrison, A V Ugolkov, M E Fernandez-Zapico, F J Couch, D D Billadeau

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Article in Oncogene, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

J-S ZhangDepartment of Immunology and Division of Oncology Research, Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. zhang.jinsan@mayo.edu
A Koenig
A Harrison
A V Ugolkov
M E Fernandez-Zapico
F J Couch
D D Billadeau
Novel (United States) · USMayo Clinic · USNorthwestern University · US

Funding

Tissue CoreP50CA102701 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI PETERSEN, GLORIA M. · 2004 to 2018
$32.7M
PILOT AND FEASIBILTY PROGRAMP30DK084567 · NIDDK · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI GREGORY J. GORES · 2009 to 2026
$22.2M
Role of Vav1 protooncogene in pancreatic cancerP20CA102701 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC COLL OF MEDICINE, ROCHESTER · PI PETERSEN, GLORIA M. · 2003 to 2003
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS CA102701NCI NIH HHS P20 CA102701NCI NIH HHS P50 CA102701NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK084567
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK-3β) is overexpressed in a number of human malignancies and has been shown to contribute to tumor cell proliferation and survival. Although regulation of GSK-3β activity has been extensively studied, the mechanisms governing GSK-3β gene expression are still unknown. Using pancreatic cancer as a model, we find that constitutively active Ras signaling increases GSK-3β gene expression via the canonical mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway. Analysis of the mechanism revealed that K-Ras regulates the expression of this kinase through two highly conserved E-twenty six (ETS) binding elements within the proximal region. Furthermore, we demonstrate that mutant K-Ras enhances ETS2 loading onto the promoter, and ETS requires its transcriptional activity to increase GSK-3β gene transcription in pancreatic cancer cells. Lastly, we show that ETS2 cooperates with p300 histone acetyltransferase to remodel chromatin and promote GSK-3β expression. Taken together, these results provide a general mechanism for increased expression of GSK-3β in pancreatic cancer and perhaps other cancers, where Ras signaling is deregulated.

Indexed as

Genes, rasMutationAnimalsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyChromatin ImmunoprecipitationGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansImmunohistochemistryMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Transgenicp300-CBP Transcription FactorsPancreatic NeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA-Binding Protein EWSGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGSK3B protein, humanGsk3b protein, mousep300-CBP Transcription FactorsRNA-Binding Protein EWS

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PMID21441955
PMCPMC3162070
OpenAlexW1981824665

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