Rapid induction of polyadenylated H1 histone mRNAs in mouse erythroleukemia cells is regulated by c-myc.

AUTOR(ES)

Cheng, G H

RESUMO

Chemically induced differentiation of murine erythroleukemia cells is a multistep process involving a precommitment period in which exposure to inducer leads to cells that are irreversibly committed to terminal differentiation. Certain changes in the expression of cellular proto-oncogenes are an important feature of the precommitment phase. We have identified two H1 histone genes that are rapidly induced during this period. Unlike most histone genes, these two H1 genes encode polyadenylated mRNAs with long 3' untranslated regions. To investigate the relationship between induction of the H1 mRNAs and changes in proto-oncogene expression, we studied two independent series of mouse erythroleukemia cell lines that are inhibited from differentiating because of deregulated expression of transfected copies of c-myc or c-myb. The results showed that induction of the H1 mRNAs was negatively regulated by c-myc. The two H1 histone genes are among the first examples of specific cellular genes that are regulated by c-myc. The timing of their induction suggests that they may play an important role in achieving commitment to terminal differentiation.

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