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. 2008 Jul 1;68(13):5326-34.
doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-5876.

c-Myc and eIF4F are components of a feedforward loop that links transcription and translation

Chen-Ju Lin  1 , Regina Cencic, John R Mills, Francis Robert, Jerry Pelletier
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c-Myc and eIF4F are components of a feedforward loop that links transcription and translation

Chen-Ju Lin et al. Cancer Res. .

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  • Cancer Res. 2008 Sep 1;68(17):7246

Abstract

The Myc/Max/Mad family of transcription factors and the eukaryotic initiation factor 4F (eIF4F) complex play fundamental roles in regulating cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, and oncogenic transformation. eIF4F is involved in the recruitment of ribosomes to mRNAs and is thought to generally be the rate-limiting phase of translation. Here, we show that c-Myc directly activates transcription of the three subunits of eIF4F (eIF4E, eIF4AI, and eIF4GI). These transcriptional effects are mediated through canonical E-boxes (5'CACGTG3') present in the promoters of these genes. In addition, the c-Myc antagonist Mad1 down-regulates the expression of eIF4F subunits. We also show that MycER activation stimulates protein synthesis at the level of translation initiation. Increased eIF4F levels result in stimulation of c-Myc mRNA translation specifically, as assessed by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR. We use a murine model of lymphomagenesis to show the expression of eIF4F subunits is also up-regulated by c-Myc in vivo. Our results suggest the presence of a feedforward loop involving c-Myc and eIF4F that serves to link transcription and translation and that could contribute to the effects of c-Myc on cell proliferation and neoplastic growth.

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