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The transcription factor E2F-1 mediates the autoregulation of RB gene expression.

Center for Molecular Medicine/Institute of Biotechnology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78245.

ABSTRACT

The retinoblastoma (RB) gene is the prototype tumor suppressor gene. Mutations in this gene are often associated with the occurrence of various tumors. Several mutations have been found in the promoter region of the gene, suggesting that inappropriate transcriptional regulation of the RB gene contributes to tumorigenesis. Sequence analysis of the RB promoter has revealed a potential E2F recognition site within a region critical for RB gene transcription. By using the cloned E2F-1 gene, here we report that (i) RB expression is negatively regulated by its own gene product, (ii) E2F-1 binds specifically to an E2F recognition sequence in the RB promoter and transactivates the RB promoter, (iii) overexpression of RB suppresses E2F-1-mediated stimulation of RB promoter activity, and (iv) the expression of the RB gene is paralleled by the expression of the E2F-1 gene during cell cycle progression. These results demonstrate that expression of RB is negatively autoregulated through E2F-1.

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