Identification of a novel Bcl-2 promoter region that counteracts in a p53-dependent manner the inhibitory P2 region.

ABSTRACT: Expression of the anti-apoptotic proto-oncogene bcl-2 is negatively affected by the pro-apoptotic p53. To understand the regulation of bcl-2 expression by p53, we studied the bcl-2 promoter regions individually and in the context of the full-length promoter. While the P1 promoter displayed the highest p53-independent activity, the P2 promoter activity was suppressed in p53-sufficient cancer cell lines. In addition, P2 activity was higher in primary airway epithelial cells from p53(-/-) mice compared to those from p53(+/+) mice. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays confirmed that p53 interacts within a 140 bp sequence of P2 that contained the CCAAT- and TATA-elements. However, when P1 and P2 are linked in one construct, P2 suppressed P1 activity independent of p53. A potential novel promote

SUBMITTER: Bredow S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2288782 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature