GATA-1 and c-myb crosstalk during red blood cell differentiation through GATA-1 binding sites in the c-myb promoter

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Title:	GATA-1 and c-myb crosstalk during red blood cell differentiation through GATA-1 binding sites in the c-myb promoter
Creators Name:	Bartunek, P., Kralova, J., Blendinger, G., Dvorak, M. and Zenke, M.
Abstract:	GATA-1 and c-Myb transcription factors represent key regulators of red blood cell development. GATA-1 is upregulated and c-myb proto-oncogene expression is downregulated when red cell progenitors differentiate into erythrocytes. Here we have employed a culture system, that faithfully recapitulates red blood cell differentiation in vitro, to follow the kinetics of GATA-1 and c-myb expression. We show that c-myb proto-oncogene expression is high in progenitors and effectively downregulated at the time when nuclear GATA-1 accumulates and cells differentiate into erythrocytes. Additionally, we identified two GATA-1 binding sites within the c-myb promoter and demonstrate that GATA-1 protein binds to these sites in vitro. Furthermore, GATA-1 represses c-myb expression through one of the GATA-1 binding sites in transient transfection experiments and this requires FOG-1. Thus, our study provides evidence for a direct molecular link between GATA-1 activity and c-myb proto-oncogene expression during terminal red cell differentiation.
Keywords:	C-Myb, Proto-Oncogene, GATA-1, GATA Factor, Erythropoiesis, Red Blood Cell, Animals, Chickens
Source:	Oncogene
ISSN:	0950-9232
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
Volume:	22
Number:	13
Page Range:	1927-1935
Date:	3 April 2003
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1206281
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