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BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 74, Issue 6, Pages 851-859Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.06.017
Keywords
multidrug resistance; MDR1 gene; P-glycoprotein; CtBP1; transcription; cancer
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- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA066077-11, CA 72720, P30 CA072720, R01 CA066077, CA 66077] Funding Source: Medline
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Drug resistance caused by overexpression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), the MDR1 (ABCB1) gene product, limits the therapeutic outcome. Expression of MDR1 can be induced by divergent stimuli, and involves a number of transcriptional factors. We found that the expression of CtBP1 (C-terminal-binding protein 1), a transcriptional co-regulator, was increased (similar to 4-fold) in human multidrug resistant (MDR) cancer cell lines, NCI/ADR-RES and A2780/DX, as compared to their sensitive counterparts. Silencing of CtBP1 expression by RNAi decreased the MDR1 mRNA and P-gp. Knockdown of CtBP1 also enhanced the sensitivity of MDR cells to chemotherapeutic drugs that are transported by P-gp and increased intracellular drug accumulation. In a reporter gene assay, co-transfection of MDR1 promoter constructs with a CtBP1 expression vector resulted in a similar to 2-4-fold induction of MDR1 promoter activity. CtBP1 appeared to contribute to the activation of MDR1 transcription through directly interacting with the MDRI promoter, as evidenced by its physical binding to the promoter region of the MDR1 gene in chromatin immunoprecipitation and electromobility shift assays. Histone modifications at the MDRI promoter, such as mono -methylation, di-methylation, and acetylation of histone H3, were not found to be affected by silencing of CtBP1 expression. Our results reveal a novel role for CtBP1 as an activator of MDR1 gene transcription, and suggest that CtBP1 might be one of the key transcription factors involved in the induction of MDRI gene. Therefore, CtBP1 may represent a potentially new target for inhibiting drug resistance mediated by overexpression of the MDR1 gene. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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