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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 536-546Publisher
AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E06-05-0447
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- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA094150, R01CA 094150] Funding Source: Medline
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Polycomb group (PcG) protein Bmi-1 is an important regulator of cell proliferation. It regulates cellular senescence and proliferation of cells via the transcriptional repression of INK4a/ARF locus and other target genes. Here, we report that Mel-18, a PcG ring finger protein (PCGF) transcriptionally down-regulates Bmi-1. Furthermore, the expression of Bmi-1 and Mel-18 inversely correlates in proliferating and senescent human fibroblasts. Bmi-1 down-regulation by Mel-18 results in accelerated senescence and shortening of the replicative life span in normal human cells. Importantly, using promoter-reporter, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and quantitative real-time primary transcript RT-PCR assays, and an RNA interference approach, we demonstrate that Bmi-1 is a bona fide target of c-Myc oncoprotein. Finally, our data suggest that Mel-18 regulates Bmi-1 expression during senescence via down-regulation of c-Myc. These studies link c-Myc and polycomb function in cell proliferation and senescence.
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