Regulation of BRCA1 Transcription by Specific Single-Stranded DNA Binding Factors

Author:

Thakur Sanjay1,Nakamura Tatsuya1,Calin George1,Russo Andrea1,Tamburrino Joseph F.1,Shimizu Masayoshi1,Baldassarre Gustavo1,Battista Sabrina1,Fusco Alfredo2,Wassell Richard P.1,Dubois Garret1,Alder Hansjuerg1,Croce Carlo M.1

Affiliation:

1. Kimmel Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

2. Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia di Napoli, 80131 Naples, Italy

Abstract

ABSTRACT Since the majority of high-grade breast cancers express reduced levels of BRCA1 mRNA, we investigated the factors regulating BRCA1 transcription. Factors with specific affinity for the previously identified positive regulatory region (PRR) in the BRCA1 promoter were purified from whole-cell extracts. Identified proteins included replication protein A and a series of related factors with affinity for the sense strand of PRR. A subset of the identified factors activated the BRCA1 promoter. Identification of these families of proteins regulating the BRCA1 promoter represents an important step in the comprehension of the mechanisms responsible for breast cancer development.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Cell Biology,Molecular Biology

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