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Journal of Virology, February 2000, p. 1727-1735, Vol. 74, No. 4
0022-538X/00/$04.00+0
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Activated Notch1 Modulates Gene Expression in B Cells Similarly
to Epstein-Barr Viral Nuclear Antigen 2
Lothar J.
Strobl,
Heike
Höfelmayr,
Gabriele
Marschall,
Markus
Brielmeier,
Georg W.
Bornkamm,* and
Ursula
Zimber-Strobl
GSF-National Research Center for Environment
and Health, Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology and Tumor
Genetics, D-81377 Munich, Germany
Received 12 July 1999/Accepted 15 November 1999
Both Epstein-Barr viral nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA2) and activated
Notch transactivate genes by interacting with the transcription factor
RBP-J
. The viral protein EBNA2 may hence be regarded as a functional
equivalent of an activated Notch receptor. Until now, nothing has been
known about the physiological role of Notch signaling in B cells. Here
we investigated whether activated Notch can induce the same phenotypic
changes as EBNA2 in Burkitt's lymphoma cells. An estrogen receptor
fusion protein of the intracellular part of mouse Notch 1 (mNotch1-IC),
mimicking in the presence of estrogen a constitutively active Notch
receptor, was stably transfected into the Burkitt's lymphoma cell
lines BL41-P3HR1 and HH514. Northern blot analysis revealed that the
LMP2A gene is induced by Notch-IC in the presence of estrogen, whereas
increased expression of LMP1 could be detected only if cycloheximide
was simultaneously added. Concerning the cellular genes regulated by
EBNA2, Notch-IC was able to upregulate CD21 but not CD23 expression. Immunoglobulin µ (Igµ) expression, which is downregulated by EBNA2, was also negatively regulated by Notch-IC. Similarly to EBNA2, Notch-IC
was able to repress c-myc expression, which is under the
control of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain locus in Burkitt's lymphoma
cells with a t(8;14) translocation. The data show that Notch-IC is able
to participate in gene regulation in B cells.
*
Corresponding author. Mailing address: GSF-National
Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute for Clinical
Molecular Biology and Tumor Genetics, Marchioninistr. 25, D-81377 Munich, Germany. Phone: 49-89-7099 501. Fax: 49-89-7099 500. E-mail: Bornkamm{at}gsf.de.

Present address: Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne,
D-50931 Cologne,
Germany.
Journal of Virology, February 2000, p. 1727-1735, Vol. 74, No. 4
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