Abstract
Gene amplification and/or overexpression of the transcription factor c-MYC, which binds to the E-box sequence (5'-CACGTG-3'), has been observed in many human tumors. In this study, we have designed 5 pyrrole-imidazole (PI) polyamides recognizing E-box, and found that, among them, Myc-6 significantly suppresses malignant phenotypes of human osteosarcoma MG63 cells both in vitro and in vivo. Intriguingly, knockdown of the putative Myc-6 target MALAT1 encoding long noncoding RNA remarkably impaired cell growth of MG63 cells. Collectively, our present findings strongly suggest that Myc-6 exerts its tumor-suppressive ability at least in part through the specific down-regulation of MALAT1.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 328-334 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | FEBS Open Bio |
Volume | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- E-box
- MALAT1
- MG63 cells
- Osteosarcoma
- Pyrrole-imidazole polyamide
- c-MYC