| Literature DB >> 10655108 |
X Xing1, S C Wang, W Xia, Y Zou, R Shao, K Y Kwong, Z Yu, S Zhang, S Miller, L Huang, M C Hung.
Abstract
Because HER-2/neu overexpression is important in cancer development, we looked for a method of suppressing the cell transformation mediated by HER-2/neu overexpression. We have identified that the DNA-binding protein PEA3, which is encoded by a previously isolated gene of the ets family, specifically targeted a DNA sequence on the HER-2/neu promoter and downregulated the promoter activity. Expression of PEA3 resulted in preferential inhibition of cell growth and tumor development of HER-2/neu-overexpressing cancer cells. This is a new approach to targeting HER-2/neu overexpression and also provides a rationale to the design for repressors of diseases caused by overexpression of pathogenic genes.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10655108 DOI: 10.1038/72294
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Med ISSN: 1078-8956 Impact factor: 53.440