期刊
GENES & DEVELOPMENT
卷 24, 期 21, 页码 2395-2407出版社
COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB PRESS, PUBLICATIONS DEPT
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1975210
关键词
Notch; transcription; c-Myc; lymphocyte; T-ALL; leukemia
资金
- National Institute of Health [R01AG02666, RC1HL099758, P01CA119070, R01AI047833, T32-DK07780, T32-CA009140]
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Lymphoma Research Foundation
- NCI [K08 CA120544-01]
- American Cancer Society
Notch signaling regulates myriad cellular functions by activating transcription, yet how Notch selectively activates different transcriptional targets is poorly understood. The core Notch transcriptional activation complex can bind DNA as a monomer, but it can also dimerize on DNA-binding sites that are properly oriented and spaced. However, the significance of Notch dimerization is unknown. Here, we show that dimeric Notch transcriptional complexes are required for T-cell maturation and leukemic transformation but are dispensable for T-cell fate specification from a multipotential precursor. The varying requirements for Notch dimerization result from the differential sensitivity of specific Notch target genes. In particular, c-Myc and pre-T-cell antigen receptor alpha (Ptcra) are dimerization-dependent targets, whereas Hey1 and CD25 are not. These findings identify functionally important differences in the responsiveness among Notch target genes attributable to the formation of higher-order complexes. Consequently, it may be possible to develop a new class of Notch inhibitors that selectively block outcomes that depend on Notch dimerization (e.g., leukemogenesis).
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