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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2016

The Ring Finger Protein RNF6 Induces Leukemia Cell Proliferation as a Direct Target of Pre-B-cell Leukemia Homeobox 1.

Xin Xu, Kunkun Han, Xiaowen Tang, Yuanying Zeng, Xu Lin, Yun Zhao, Zubin Zhang, Biyin Cao, Depei Wu, Xinliang Mao

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xin XuFrom the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Translational Research and Therapeutics of Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123.
Kunkun HanFrom the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Translational Research and Therapeutics of Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, the Asclepius Technology Company Group and Asclepius Cancer Research Center, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
Xiaowen Tangthe Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006.
Yuanying ZengFrom the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Translational Research and Therapeutics of Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123.
Xu LinFrom the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Translational Research and Therapeutics of Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123.
Yun Zhaothe Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123.
Zubin ZhangFrom the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Translational Research and Therapeutics of Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123.
Biyin CaoFrom the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Translational Research and Therapeutics of Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123.
Depei Wuthe Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006.
Xinliang MaoFrom the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Translational Research and Therapeutics of Neuro-Psycho-Diseases, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, and xinliangmao@suda.edu.cn.
Soochow University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNF6 is a little-studied ring finger protein. In the present study, we found that RNF6 was overexpressed in various leukemia cells and that it accelerated leukemia cell proliferation, whereas knockdown of RNF6 delayed tumor growth in xenografts. To find out the mechanism of RNF6 overexpression in leukemia, we designed a series of truncated constructs of RNF6 regulatory regions in the luciferase reporter system. The results revealed that the region between -144 and -99 upstream of the RNF6 transcription start site was critical and that this region contained a PBX1 recognition element (PRE). PBX1 modulated RNF6 expression by binding to the specific PRE. When PRE was mutated, RNF6 transcription was completely abolished. Further studies showed that PBX1 collaborated with PREP1 but not MEIS1 to modulate RNF6 expression. Moreover, RNF6 expression could be suppressed by doxorubicin, a major anti-leukemia agent, via down-regulating PBX1. This study thus suggests that RNF6 overexpression in leukemia is under the direction of PBX1 and that the PBX1/RNF6 axis can be developed as a novel therapeutic target of leukemia.

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Gene Expression Regulation, LeukemicResponse ElementsAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsDoxorubicinHeterograftsHL-60 CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansJurkat CellsK562 CellsLeukemiaMiceMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm TransplantationDNA-Binding ProteinsDoxorubicinHomeodomain ProteinsMEIS1 protein, humanMeis1 protein, mouseMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsPBX1 protein, humanPre-B-Cell Leukemia Transcription Factor 1Proto-Oncogene ProteinsRNF6 protein, humanleukemiaoncogenepre-B-cell leukemia homeobox 1promoter modulationring finger proteinRNF6small interfering RNA (siRNA)transcription factortumor cell biology

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PMID26971355
PMCPMC4850299
OpenAlexW2297237332

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