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The c-Myc protein strongly stimulates cellular proliferation, inducing cells to exit G0/G1 and enter the cell cycle. At a molecular level, Myc prevents growth arrest and drives cell cycle progression through the transcriptional regulation of Myc-target genes. Expression of the growth arrest and DNA damage inducible gene 45 (gadd45) is elevated in response to DNA damaging agents, such as ionizing radiation via a p53-dependent mechanism, upon nutrient deprivation, or during differentiation. Gadd45 holds a vital role in growth arrest as ectopic expression confers a strong block to proliferation. Exposure of quiescent cells to mitogen stimulates a rapid increase in c-Myc expression which is followed by the subsequent reduction in gadd45 expression. The kinetics of these two regulatory events suggest that Myc suppresses the expression of gadd45, contributing to G0/G1 phase exit of the cell cycle. Indeed, ectopic Myc expression in primary and immortalized fibroblasts results in the suppression of gadd45 mRNA levels, by a mechanism which is independent of cell cycle progression. Using an inducible MycERTM system, rapid suppression of gadd45 mRNA is first evident approximately 0.5 h following Myc activation. The reduction in gadd45 mRNA expression occurs at the transcriptional level and is mediated by a p53-independent pathway. Moreover, Myc suppression and p53 induction of gadd45 following exposure to ionizing radiation are non-competitive co-regulatory events. Myc suppression of gadd45 defines a novel pathway through which Myc promotes cell cycle entry and prevents growth arrest of transformed cells.
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Marhin, W., Chen, S., Facchini, L. et al. Myc represses the growth arrest gene gadd45. Oncogene 14, 2825–2834 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1201138
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