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A High Resolution Method to Monitor Phosphorylation-dependent Activation of IRF3
Published on: January 24, 2016
Interferon regulatory factor-1 is a major regulator of epidermal growth factor receptor gene expression
Y R Rubinstein1, K N Proctor, M Bergel
1Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Abstract:
Overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) occurs in many tumors and in breast cancer correlates with poor prognosis for treatment. Here, we report that interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) induces EGFR promoter activity up to 200-fold compared to 3-10-fold induction by other regulators. The region of the promoter that is required for this induction was defined using deletion mutants. In addition, we found that IRF-1 and tricostatin A, a deacetylase inhibitor, have a synergistic effect on EGFR promoter activity. This indicates that the increase in EGFR promoter activity by IRF-1 may also involve changes in chromatin structure. These results identify IRF-1 as a major regulator of EGFR gene expression.
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