Expression of Id proteins is regulated by the Bcl-3 proto-oncogene in prostate cancer.

Kristofer Ahlqvist, Karunakar Saamarthy, A S Syed Khaja, Anders Bjartell, Ramin Massoumi

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Abstract

B-cell leukemia 3 (Bcl-3) is a member of the inhibitor of κB family, which regulates a wide range of biological processes by functioning as a transcriptional activator or as a repressor of target genes. As high levels of Bcl-3 expression and activation have been detected in different types of human cancer, Bcl-3 has been labeled a proto-oncogene. Our study uncovered a markedly upregulated Bcl-3 expression in human prostate cancer (PCa), where inflammatory cell infiltration was observed. Elevated Bcl-3 expression in PCa was dependent on the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6-mediated STAT3 activation. Microarray analyses, using Bcl-3 knockdown in PCa cells, identified the inhibitor of DNA-binding (Id) family of helix-loop-helix proteins as potential Bcl-3-regulated genes. Bcl-3 knockdown reduced the abundance of Id-1 and Id-2 proteins and boosted PCa cells to be more receptive to undergoing apoptosis following treatment with anticancer drug. Our data imply that inactivation of Bcl-3 may lead to sensitization of cancer cells to chemotherapeutic drug-induced apoptosis, thus suggesting a potential therapeutic strategy in PCa treatment.Oncogene advance online publication, 14 May 2012; doi:10.1038/onc.2012.175.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1601-1608
JournalOncogene
Volume32
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Bibliographical note

The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Molecular Tumour Biology (013017540), Urology (013243400), Department of Translational Medicine (013017500)

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  • Cancer and Oncology

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