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Molecular and Cellular Biology, December 2000, p. 8684-8695, Vol. 20, No. 23
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Repression of c-myc Is Necessary but Not Sufficient for Terminal Differentiation of B Lymphocytes In Vitro

Kuo-I Lin,1 Yi Lin,1 and Kathryn Calame1,2,*

Department of Microbiology1 and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics,2 College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032

Received 25 May 2000/Returned for modification 30 June 2000/Accepted 4 September 2000

The importance of c-myc as a target of the Blimp-1 repressor has been studied in BCL-1 cells, in which Blimp-1 is sufficient to trigger terminal B-cell differentiation. Our data show that Blimp-1-dependent repression of c-myc is required for BCL-1 differentiation, since constitutive expression of c-Myc blocked differentiation. Furthermore, ectopic expression of cyclin E mimicked the effects of c-Myc on both proliferation and differentiation, indicating that the ability of c-Myc to drive proliferation is responsible for blocking BCL-1 differentiation. However, inhibition of c-Myc by a dominant negative form was not sufficient to drive BCL-1 differentiation. Thus, during Blimp-1-dependent plasma cell differentiation, repression of c-myc is necessary but not sufficient, demonstrating the existence of additional Blimp-1 target genes.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, HHSC 1202, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 701 W. 168th St., New York, NY 10032. Phone: (212) 305-3504. Fax: (212) 305-1468. E-mail: KLC1{at}columbia.edu.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, December 2000, p. 8684-8695, Vol. 20, No. 23
0270-7306/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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