E2F-Rb complexes assemble and inhibit cdc25A transcription in cervical carcinoma cells following repression of human papillomavirus oncogene expression

Citation
Ll. Wu et al., E2F-Rb complexes assemble and inhibit cdc25A transcription in cervical carcinoma cells following repression of human papillomavirus oncogene expression, MOL CELL B, 20(19), 2000, pp. 7059-7067
Citations number
61
Categorie Soggetti
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Journal title
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
02707306 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
19
Year of publication
2000
Pages
7059 - 7067
Database
ISI
SICI code
0270-7306(200010)20:19<7059:ECAAIC>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Expression of the bovine papillomavirus E2 protein in cervical carcinoma ce lls represses expression of integrated human papillomavirus (BPV) E6/E7 onc ogenes, followed by repression of the cdc25A gene and other cellular genes required for cell cycle progression, resulting in dramatic growth arrest. T o explore the mechanism of repression of cell cycle genes in cervical carci noma cells following E6/E7 repression, we analyzed regulation of the cdc25A promoter, which contains two consensus E2F binding sites and a consensus E 2 binding site. The wild-type E2 protein inhibited expression of a lucifera se gene linked to the cdc25A promoter in HT-3 cervical carcinoma cells. Mut ation of the distal E2F binding site in the cdc25A promoter abolished E2-in duced repression, whereas mutation of the proximal E2F site or the E2 site had no effect. None of these mutations affected the activity of the promote r in the absence of E2 expression. Expression of the E2 protein also led to posttranscriptional increase in the level of E2F4, p105(Rb), and p130 and induced the formation of nuclear E2F4-p130 and E2F4-p105(Rb) complexes. Thi s resulted in marked rearrangement of the protein complexes that formed at the distal E2F site in the cdc25A promoter, including the replacement of fr ee E2F complexes with E2F4-p105(Rb) complexes. These experiments indicated that repression of E2F-responsive promoters following HPV E6/E7 repression was mediated by activation of the Rb tumor suppressor pathway and the assem bly of repressing E2F4-Rb DNA binding complexes. Importantly, these experim ents revealed that HPV-induced alterations in E2F transcription complexes t hat occur during cervical carcinogenesis are reversed by repression of HPV E6/E7 expression.