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Direct repression of FLIP expression by c-myc is a major determinant of TRAIL sensitivity.


ABSTRACT: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF-alpha family of death receptor ligands and holds great therapeutic potential as a tumor cell-specific cytotoxic agent. Using a panel of established tumor cell lines and normal cells, we found a significant difference between the number of TRAIL-sensitive cells expressing high levels of c-myc and TRAIL-resistant cells expressing low levels of c-myc (P < 0.05, n = 19). We also found a direct linear correlation between c-myc levels and TRAIL sensitivity in TRAIL-sensitive cell lines (r = 0.94, n = 6). Overexpression of c-myc or activation of a myc-estrogen receptor (ER) fusion sensitized TRAIL-resistant cells to TRAIL. Conversely, small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of c-myc significantly reduced both c-myc expression and TRAIL-induced apoptosis. The gene encoding the inhibitor of caspase activation, FLICE inhibitory protein (FLIP), appears to be a direct target of c-myc-mediated transcriptional repression. Overexpression of c-myc or activation of myc-estrogen receptor (ER) decreased FLIP levels both in cell culture and in mouse models of c-myc-induced tumorigenesis, while knocking down c-myc using siRNA increased FLIP expression. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter analyses showed that c-myc binds and represses the human FLIP promoter. c-myc expression enhanced TRAIL-induced caspase 8 cleavage and FLIP cleavage at the death-inducing signaling complex. Combined siRNA-mediated knockdown of FLIP and c-myc resensitized cells to TRAIL. Therefore, c-myc down-regulation of FLIP expression provides a universal mechanism to explain the ability of c-myc to sensitize cells to death receptor stimuli. In addition, identification of c-myc as a major determinant of TRAIL sensitivity provides a potentially important screening tool for identification of TRAIL-sensitive tumors.

SUBMITTER: Ricci MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC516765 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Direct repression of FLIP expression by c-myc is a major determinant of TRAIL sensitivity.

Ricci M Stacey MS   Jin Zhaoyu Z   Dews Michael M   Yu Duonan D   Thomas-Tikhonenko Andrei A   Dicker David T DT   El-Deiry Wafik S WS  

Molecular and cellular biology 20041001 19


Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF-alpha family of death receptor ligands and holds great therapeutic potential as a tumor cell-specific cytotoxic agent. Using a panel of established tumor cell lines and normal cells, we found a significant difference between the number of TRAIL-sensitive cells expressing high levels of c-myc and TRAIL-resistant cells expressing low levels of c-myc (P < 0.05, n = 19). We also found a direct li  ...[more]

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