Review abstract
Nature Cell Biology 4, E131 - E136 (2002)
doi:10.1038/ncb0502-e131
AP-1 as a regulator of cell life and death
Eitan Shaulian1 & Michael Karin2
Abstract
The transcription factor AP-1 (activator protein-1) is involved in cellular proliferation, transformation and death. Using mice and cells lacking AP-1 components, the target-genes and molecular mechanisms mediating these processes were recently identified. Interestingly, the growth-promoting activity of c-Jun is mediated by repression of tumour suppressors, as well as upregulation of positive cell cycle regulators. Mostly, c-Jun is a positive regulator of cell proliferation, whereas JunB has the converse effect. The intricate relationships between the different Jun proteins, their activities and the mechanisms that mediate them will be discussed.
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Department of Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research, School of Medicine, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
e-mail: eshaulian@md.huji.ac.il -
Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Signal Transduction, Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
e-mail: karinoffice@ucsd.edu
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