SMYD3 encodes a histone methyltransferase involved in the proliferation of cancer cells - PubMed (original) (raw)
doi: 10.1038/ncb1151. Epub 2004 Jul 4.
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SMYD3 encodes a histone methyltransferase involved in the proliferation of cancer cells
Ryuji Hamamoto et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2004 Aug.
Abstract
Colorectal and hepatocellular carcinomas are some of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide, but the mechanisms that underly these malignancies are not fully understood. Here we report the identification of SMYD3, a gene that is over-expressed in the majority of colorectal carcinomas and hepatocellular carcinomas. Introduction of SMYD3 into NIH3T3 cells enhanced cell growth, whereas genetic knockdown with small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs) in cancer cells resulted in significant growth suppression. SMYD3 formed a complex with RNA polymerase II through an interaction with the RNA helicase HELZ and transactivated a set of genes that included oncogenes, homeobox genes and genes associated with cell-cycle regulation. SMYD3 bound to a motif, 5'-CCCTCC-3', present in the promoter region of downstream genes such as Nkx2.8. The SET domain of SMYD3 showed histone H3-lysine 4 (H3-K4)-specific methyltransferase activity, which was enhanced in the presence of the heat-shock protein HSP90A. Our findings suggest that SMYD3 has histone methyltransferase activity and plays an important role in transcriptional regulation as a member of an RNA polymerase complex. Furthermore, activation of SMYD3 may be a key factor in human carcinogenesis.
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- From chromatin to cancer: a new histone lysine methyltransferase enters the mix.
Sims RJ 3rd, Reinberg D. Sims RJ 3rd, et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2004 Aug;6(8):685-7. doi: 10.1038/ncb0804-685. Nat Cell Biol. 2004. PMID: 15303093 No abstract available.
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