Histone deacetylation is involved in the transcriptional repression of hTERT in normal human cells

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Abstract

Trancriptional regulation of the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) gene, encoding the catalytic protein of human telomerase, plays a critical role in the activation of the enzyme during cell immortalization and tumorigenesis. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of hTERT expression are still not fully understood. We have previously cloned and characterized the genomic sequences and promoter of the hTERT gene. Here, we provide evidence that histone deacetylation is involved in the repression of hTERT in human cells. Inhibition of histone deacetylases by trichostatin A in telomerase-negative cells resulted in activation of telomerase activity and up-regulation of hTERT mRNA. Transient transfection experiments with a reporter under control of the hTERT promoter indicated that this promoter can be activated by trichostatin A. Finally, our results show that repression of the hTERT promoter by the Mad protein requires histone deacetylase activity, whereas depression by trichostatin A is independent of the E-boxes located in its core region.

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Cong, Y. S., & Bacchetti, S. (2000). Histone deacetylation is involved in the transcriptional repression of hTERT in normal human cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275(46), 35665–35668. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.C000637200

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