c-myc null cells misregulate cad and gadd45 but not other proposed c-Myc targets
Abstract
We report here that the expression of virtually all proposed c-Myc target genes is unchanged in cells containing a homozygous null deletion of c-myc. Two noteworthy exceptions are the genecad, which has reduced log phase expression and serum induction in c-myc null cells, and the growth arrest gene gadd45, which is derepressed by c-myc knockout. Thus, cad andgadd45 are the only proposed targets of c-Myc that may contribute to the dramatic slow growth phenotype of c-myc null cells. Our results demonstrate that a loss-of-function approach is critical for the evaluation of potential c-Myc target genes.
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↵2 Corresponding author.
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E-MAIL mcole{at}molbio.princeton.edu; FAX (609) 258-2759.
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- Received September 28, 1998.
- Accepted November 3, 1998.
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press