Abstract
The c-myc gene has been implicated in three distinct genetic programs regulating cell proliferation: control of cyclin E-cdk2 kinase activity, E2F-dependent transcription and cell growth. We have now used p27(-/-) fibroblasts to dissect these downstream signalling pathways. In these cells, activation of Myc stimulates transcription of E2F target genes, S-phase entry and cell growth without affecting cyclin E-cdk2 kinase activity. Both cyclin D2 and E2F2, potential direct target genes of Myc, are induced in p27(-/-) MycER cells. Ectopic expression of E2F2, but not of cyclin D2, induces S-phase entry, but, in contrast to Myc, does not stimulate cell growth. Our results show that stimulation of cyclin E-cdk2 kinase, of E2F-dependent transcription and of cell growth by Myc can be genetically separated from each other.
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