Translational control of C/EBP alpha and C/EBP beta isoform expression

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Item Type:	Review
Title:	Translational control of C/EBP alpha and C/EBP beta isoform expression
Creators Name:	Calkhoven, C.F., Mueller, C. and Leutz, A.
Abstract:	Transcription factors derived from CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP){alpha} and C/EBP{beta} genes control differentiation and proliferation in a number of cell types. Various C/EBP isoforms arise from unique C/EBP{beta} and C/EBP{alpha} mRNAs by differential initiation of translation. These isoforms retain different parts of the amino terminus and therefore display different functions in gene regulation and proliferation control. We show that PKR and mTOR signaling pathways control the ratio of C/EBP isoform expression through the eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF-2{alpha} and eIF-4E, respectively. An evolutionary conserved upstream open reading frame in C/EBP{alpha} and C/EBP{beta} mRNAs is a prerequisite for regulated initiation from the different translation initiation sites and integrates translation factor activity. Deregulated translational control leading to aberrant C/EBP{alpha} and C/EBP{beta} isoform expression or ectopic expression of truncated isoforms disrupts terminal differentiation and induces a transformed phenotype in 3T3-L1 cells. Our results demonstrate that the translational controlled ratio of C/EBP{alpha} and C/EBP{}beta}form expression determines cell fate.
Keywords:	3T3-L1 Differentiation, CCAAT, Cellular Transformation, Enhancer Binding Protein, Proliferation, Translational Control, Upstream Open Reading Frame, Animals, Mice
Source:	Genes & Development
ISSN:	0890-9369
Publisher:	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Volume:	14
Number:	15
Page Range:	1920-1932
Date:	1 August 2000
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