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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 29(7): 911-9, July 1996. ilus, tab
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-181501

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A number of gene products involved in the control of cell proliferation fall into one of two classes: oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. The same gene products have also been associated with malignant growth (tumors) caused by radiation, chemicals and tumor viruses. Here we describe our attempts to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying polyomavirus-induced cell transformation and the anti-tumor activity of glucocorticoid hormones. Wild type and mutant polyomavirus middle T (MT) overexpressing cell lines, generated with retroviral vector constructs, were used to investigate the role played by peptide growth factor primary response genes (fos, jun, myc, JE, KC) in viral transformation and to map the transduction pathway of the mitogenic signal of MT. Overexpression of MT leads to increased AP-1 (Fos/Jun) transcriptional complex activity. Transformation defective mutant analysis allowed the identification of sites in the MT molecule that are crucial for this activity. Two different approaches were used to investigate the molecular basis for glucocorticoids anti-tumor activity, namely: blind cloning of cDNAs and analysis of growth control genes in C6 glioma cell variants that are either hypersensitive (C6/ST1) or unresponsive to glucocorticoids (C6/P7). Four different glucocorticoid-regulated cDNA sequences were isolated using differential hybridization. A number of differentially expressed sequences were isolated from glucocorticoid-treated C6/ST1 cells by differential display (DDRT-PCR) and are currently being characterized. Expression of known growth control genes in C6/ST1 cells allowed the identification of important candidates for glucocorticoid hormone targets.


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Animais , Ratos , DNA/genética , Genes Supressores de Tumor/genética , Oncogenes/genética , Polyomavirus/genética , RNA/genética , Transformação Celular Neoplásica/genética , Sequência de Bases , Western Blotting , Clonagem Molecular , Divisão Celular/genética , DNA/isolamento & purificação , Glucocorticoides/metabolismo , Substâncias de Crescimento , Neoplasias/virologia , Hibridização de Ácido Nucleico , Proteínas/fisiologia , Fatores de Transcrição , Ativação Transcricional
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