| First Author | Kim YH | Year | 1994 |
| Journal | J Immunol | Volume | 152 |
| Issue | 9 | Pages | 4328-35 |
| PubMed ID | 8157956 | Mgi Jnum | J:17701 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:65732 | Doi | 10.4049/jimmunol.152.9.4328 |
| Citation | Kim YH, et al. (1994) Up-regulation of c-myc induces the gene expression of the murine homologues of p34cdc2 and cyclin-dependent kinase-2 in T lymphocytes. J Immunol 152(9):4328-35 |
| abstractText | The expression and/or up-regulation of several early T cell activation genes is dependent on signals transmitted through the interaction of IL-2 and IL-2R well before entry of the cells into S phase. In these studies, murine G0 T cells activated by immobilized anti-CD3 and subsequently blocked in late G1 expressed normal surface levels and mRNA for IL-2R alpha, IL-2R beta, and transferrin receptor (TfR). However, there was no expression of p34cdc2, and cyclin-dependent kinase (cdk)-2 was not up-regulated even in the presence of exogenous rIL-2. In addition the accumulation of c-myc-specific mRNA and protein was significantly reduced. Pretreatment of G0 T cells with c-myc antisense oligonucleotide effectively reduced the level of specific c-myc protein induced by activation of the cells by immobilized anti-CD3. The presence of antisense c-myc oligonucleotide inhibited the expression of cdc2 and cdk2 without affecting the expression of IL-2R alpha and blocked the activated T cells in the G1 phase. Together these studies demonstrate that c-myc regulates the expression of these cdk and suggest a role for c-myc in the G1/S transition. |
