| A transcribed pseudogene of MYLK promotes cell proliferation. | |
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PMID: 21441351 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Pseudogenes are considered nonfunctional genomic artifacts of catastrophic pathways. Recent evidence, however, indicates novel roles for pseudogenes as regulators of gene expression. We tested the functionality of myosin light chain kinase pseudogene (MYLKP1) in human cells and tissues by RT-PCR, promoter activity, and cell proliferation assays. MYLKP1 is partially duplicated from the original MYLK gene that encodes nonmuscle and smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase (smMLCK) isoforms and regulates cell contractility and cytokinesis. Despite strong homology with the smMLCK promoter (∼ 89.9%), the MYLKP1 promoter is minimally active in normal bronchial epithelial cells but highly active in lung adenocarcinoma cells. Moreover, MYLKP1 and smMLCK exhibit negatively correlated transcriptional patterns in normal and cancer cells with MYLKP1 strongly expressed in cancer cells and smMLCK highly expressed in non-neoplastic cells. For instance, expression of smMLCK decreased (19.5 ± 4.7 fold) in colon carcinoma tissues compared to normal colon tissues. Mechanistically, MYLKP1 overexpression inhibits smMLCK expression in cancer cells by decreasing RNA stability, leading to increased cell proliferation. These studies provide strong evidence for the functional involvement of pseudogenes in carcinogenesis and suggest MYLKP1 as a potential novel diagnostic or therapeutic target in human cancers. |
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Authors:
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Yoo Jeong Han; Shwu Fan Ma; Gregory Yourek; Yoon-Dong Park; Joe G N Garcia |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-03-25 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Volume: 25 ISSN: 1530-6860 ISO Abbreviation: FASEB J. Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-07-01 Completed Date: 2011-09-28 Revised Date: 2012-02-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804484 Medline TA: FASEB J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2305-12 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7227, USA. |
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Amino Acid Sequence Base Sequence Blotting, Western Cell Line Cell Line, Tumor Cell Proliferation* Cells, Cultured Chromosome Mapping Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3 / genetics Female Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic Humans Luciferases / genetics, metabolism Molecular Sequence Data Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase / genetics*, metabolism Promoter Regions, Genetic / genetics* Pseudogenes / genetics* Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid Transcription, Genetic |
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EC 1.13.12.-/Luciferases; EC 2.7.11.18/Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase |
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