YY1 and c-Myc associate in vivo in a manner that depends on c-Myc levels - PubMed (original) (raw)

YY1 and c-Myc associate in vivo in a manner that depends on c-Myc levels

A Shrivastava et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996.

Abstract

The c-Myc oncoprotein has previously been shown to associate with transcription regulator YY1 and to inhibit its activity. We show herein that endogenous c-Myc and YY1 associate in vivo and that changes in c-Myc levels, which accompany mitogenic stimulation or differentiation of cultured cells, affect the ratio of free to c-Myc-associated YY1. We have also investigated the mechanism by which association with c-Myc inhibits YY1's ability to regulate transcription. c-Myc does not block binding of YY1 to DNA. However, protein association studies suggest that c-Myc interferes with the ability of YY1 to contact basal transcription proteins TATA-binding protein and TFIIB.

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