c-Myc stimulates cell invasion by inhibiting FBX8 function

Mol Cells. 2010 Oct;30(4):355-62. doi: 10.1007/s10059-010-0134-8. Epub 2010 Sep 10.

Abstract

c-Myc is a cellular onco-protein and a transcriptional activator important for cell growth, cell division, and tumorigenesis. Despite all that is known of its function, the mechanism of how c-Myc contributes to tumorigenesis is unclear. To gain insight into the mechanism through which c-Myc protein exerts its oncogenic activity, we performed large-scale, tandem repeat affinity purification and identified the F box only protein 8 (FBX8), an F-box- and Sec7 domain-containing protein, as a novel Myc-binding protein. The c-Myc/FBX8 interaction was mediated by the c-Myc box II (MBII) region. We also confirmed that Myc protein overexpression in 293T cells affected FBX8 cellular translocation and led to recovery from FBX8-mediated inhibition of ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) function during cell invasion. Together, these results suggest that FBX8 is a novel c-Myc binding protein and that c-Myc induces cell invasive activity through the inhibition of FBX8 effects on ARF6 function during cell invasion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6
  • ADP-Ribosylation Factors / genetics
  • ADP-Ribosylation Factors / metabolism*
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism
  • Cell Division
  • Cell Line, Transformed
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / genetics*
  • F-Box Proteins / chemistry
  • F-Box Proteins / genetics*
  • F-Box Proteins / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / genetics*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc* / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc* / metabolism
  • Tandem Repeat Sequences
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Ubiquitination

Substances

  • ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • F-Box Proteins
  • FBXO8 protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
  • Transcription Factors
  • ADP-Ribosylation Factors
  • ARF6 protein, human