Regulation of the MDR1 promoter by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and transcription factor Sp1.

  • Authors:
    • C Rohlff
    • R I Glazer
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  • Published online on: February 1, 1998     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.12.2.383
  • Pages: 383-389
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Abstract

The expression of multidrug-resistance (MDR) in breast carcinoma cell line MCF-7/ADR50 is primarily dependent on the transcriptional activation of the MDR1 gene. We now report that MDR in this cell line is partially reversed by the type I cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) inhibitor, 8-Cl-cAMP. MDR1 promoter activity was also regulated through a PKA-dependent pathway and was inhibited by 8-Cl-cAMP, and stimulated by the enantiomeric agonist, SpcAMP[S]. MDR1 promoter activity through an Sp1 response element was stimulated by exogenous Sp1, a factor that we have shown to be activated by PKA. These results indicate that MDR1 promoter activity is linked to the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway, and that PKA antagonists may be useful for reversing the multidrug-resistant phenotype.

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Rohlff C and Glazer R: Regulation of the MDR1 promoter by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and transcription factor Sp1.. Int J Oncol 12: 383-389, 1998.
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Rohlff, C., & Glazer, R. (1998). Regulation of the MDR1 promoter by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and transcription factor Sp1.. International Journal of Oncology, 12, 383-389. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.12.2.383
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Rohlff, C., Glazer, R."Regulation of the MDR1 promoter by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and transcription factor Sp1.". International Journal of Oncology 12.2 (1998): 383-389.
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Rohlff, C., Glazer, R."Regulation of the MDR1 promoter by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase and transcription factor Sp1.". International Journal of Oncology 12, no. 2 (1998): 383-389. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.12.2.383