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  • Title: Cadmium induces transcription of proto-oncogenes c-jun and c-myc in rat L6 myoblasts.
    Author: Jin P, Ringertz NR.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1990 Aug 25; 265(24):14061-4. PubMed ID: 1696944.
    Abstract:
    The effect of cadmium on the expression of oncogenes c-jun, c-fos, and c-myc was studied by exposing L6J1 myoblast cultures to different doses of cadmium chloride and then analyzing the abundance of oncogene transcripts. Cadmium induced a transient accumulation of c-jun and c-myc mRNA with maximum expression at 2-4 h. At the same time, the level of c-fos transcripts remained below the detection level. Both the c-fos and c-jun genes could. However, be induced by treating the myoblasts with insulin. Cadmium induction of c-jun and c-myc mRNA occurred in a concentration-dependent manner with maximum stimulation at 5-10 microM. In the presence of cycloheximide, c-jun and c-myc genes were superinduced by the addition of cadmium. Under these conditions there was also a marked increase in c-fos transcripts. Induction of c-myc and c-jun by cadmium and c-fos by a combination of cadmium and cycloheximide could be abolished by blocking transcription with actinomycin D. The cadmium-induced increase in c-jun and c-myc mRNA was enhanced in myoblasts stably transfected with a mouse c-fos gene under a metallothionein promoter. Our present data suggest that cadmium has the potential to deregulate the expression of several important oncogenes.
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