Citation:
Mol Cell. 2003 Jan;11(1):113-26
Abstract:
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression is translationally silenced in epithelial cells undergoing radiation-induced apoptosis. CUGBP2, a predominantly nuclear protein, is also rapidly induced in response to radiation and translocates to the cytoplasm. Antisense-mediated suppression of CUGBP2 renders radioprotection through a COX-2-dependent prostaglandin pathway, providing an in vivo demonstration of translation inhibition activity for CUGBP2. CUGBP2 binds to two sets of AU-rich sequences (AREs) located within the first sixty nucleotides of the COX-2 3? untranslated region (3?UTR). Upon binding, CUGBP2 stabilizes a chimeric luciferase-COX-2 3?UTR mRNA but inhibits its translation. These findings identify a novel paradigm for RNA binding proteins in facilitating opposing functions of mRNA stability and translation inhibition and reveal a mechanism for inhibiting COX-2 expression in cancer cells.
Organism or Cell Type:
cell culture: HT29 cells
Delivery Method:
Special Delivery