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Jiang Y, Yuan Y, Qiao G, Deng Z, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Yu L, Lin H, Ma L, Zhang J. Paradoxical action of PP2A inhibition and its potential for therapeutic sensitization. J Cell Physiol 2024:e31413. [PMID: 39150149 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.31413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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The protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), a serine/threonine phosphatase, is recognized as a tumor suppressor involved in diverse cellular processes and essential for maintaining cell viability in vivo. However, endogenous inhibitors of PP2A such as cancerous inhibitor of PP2A (CIP2A) and endogenous nuclear protein inhibitor 2 of PP2A (SET) counteract the anticancer function of PP2A, promoting tumorigenesis, development, and drug resistance in tumors. Surprisingly though, contrary to conventional understanding, inhibition of the tumor suppressor gene PP2A with exogenous small molecule compounds can enhance the efficacy of cancer treatment and achieve superior tumor inhibition. Moreover, exogenous PP2A inhibitors resensitize cancers to treatment and provide novel therapeutic strategies for drug-resistant tumors, which warrant further investigation.
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- Yue Jiang
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Cairns J, Ly RC, Niu N, Kalari KR, Carlson EE, Wang L. CDC25B partners with PP2A to induce AMPK activation and tumor suppression in triple negative breast cancer. NAR Cancer 2020; 2:zcaa039. [PMID: 33385163 PMCID: PMC7751685 DOI: 10.1093/narcan/zcaa039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Cell division cycle 25 (CDC25) dual specificity phosphatases positively regulate the cell cycle by activating cyclin-dependent kinase/cyclin complexes. Here, we demonstrate that in addition to its role in cell cycle regulation, CDC25B functions as a regulator of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), a major cellular Ser/Thr phosphatase, through its direct interaction with PP2A catalytic subunit. Importantly, CDC25B alters the regulation of AMP-activated protein kinase signaling (AMPK) by PP2A, increasing AMPK activity by inhibiting PP2A to dephosphorylate AMPK. CDC25B depletion leads to metformin resistance by inhibiting metformin-induced AMPK activation. Furthermore, dual inhibition of CDC25B and PP2A further inhibits growth of 3D organoids isolated from patient derived xenograft model of breast cancer compared to CDC25B inhibition alone. Our study identifies CDC25B as a regulator of PP2A, and uncovers a mechanism of controlling the activity of a key energy metabolism marker, AMPK.
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- Junmei Cairns
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 507 284 5264; Fax: +1 507 284 4455;
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Liu K, Zheng M, Lu R, Du J, Zhao Q, Li Z, Li Y, Zhang S. The role of CDC25C in cell cycle regulation and clinical cancer therapy: a systematic review. Cancer Cell Int 2020; 20:213. [PMID: 32518522 PMCID: PMC7268735 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-01304-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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One of the most prominent features of tumor cells is uncontrolled cell proliferation caused by an abnormal cell cycle, and the abnormal expression of cell cycle-related proteins gives tumor cells their invasive, metastatic, drug-resistance, and anti-apoptotic abilities. Recently, an increasing number of cell cycle-associated proteins have become the candidate biomarkers for early diagnosis of malignant tumors and potential targets for cancer therapies. As an important cell cycle regulatory protein, Cell Division Cycle 25C (CDC25C) participates in regulating G2/M progression and in mediating DNA damage repair. CDC25C is a cyclin of the specific phosphatase family that activates the cyclin B1/CDK1 complex in cells for entering mitosis and regulates G2/M progression and plays an important role in checkpoint protein regulation in case of DNA damage, which can ensure accurate DNA information transmission to the daughter cells. The regulation of CDC25C in the cell cycle is affected by multiple signaling pathways, such as cyclin B1/CDK1, PLK1/Aurora A, ATR/CHK1, ATM/CHK2, CHK2/ERK, Wee1/Myt1, p53/Pin1, and ASK1/JNK-/38. Recently, it has evident that changes in the expression of CDC25C are closely related to tumorigenesis and tumor development and can be used as a potential target for cancer treatment. This review summarizes the role of CDC25C phosphatase in regulating cell cycle. Based on the role of CDC25 family proteins in the development of tumors, it will become a hot target for a new generation of cancer treatments.
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- Kai Liu
- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Colorectal Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 People's Republic of China
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Liu K, Zheng M, Zhao Q, Zhang K, Li Z, Fu F, Zhang H, Du J, Li Y, Zhang S. Different p53 genotypes regulating different phosphorylation sites and subcellular location of CDC25C associated with the formation of polyploid giant cancer cells. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2020; 39:83. [PMID: 32393310 PMCID: PMC7212590 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-020-01588-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Our previous studies have confirmed that cobalt chloride (CoCl2) can induce the formation of polyploid giant cancer cells (PGCCs), which is the key to the heterogeneity of solid tumors. PGCC formation is closely related to the abnormal expression of cell cycle-related proteins and cell fusion. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanism of PGCCs formation by detecting the expression of cell cycle-related proteins in mutant and wild-type p53 cancer cell lines. METHODS HEY, BT-549, SKOv3 and MDA-MB-231 cells were treated with CoCl2 and the cell cycle was detected by flow cytometry. The expression and subcellular localization of cell cycle-related proteins, kinases, and P53 were compared before and after CoCl2 treatment. Immunoprecipitation was used to analyze the interacting proteins of pCDC25C-Ser216 and pCDC25C-Ser198. The clinicopathologic significances of these cell cycle-related proteins and protein kinases expression were studied. RESULTS CoCl2 induced the formation of PGCCs and G2/M arrest. CDC25C, cyclin B1, and CDK1 expressions after CoCl2 treatment were lower than that in control cells. Cytoplasmic CDC25C was degraded by ubiquitin-dependent proteasome. The expression of P53 and phosphokinases including CHK1, CHK2, PLK1, and Aurora A increased after CoCl2 treatment. The expression of pCDC25C-Ser216 and pCDC25C-Ser198 depended upon the genotype of p53. The expressions of cell cycle-related proteins and kinases gradually increased with the development of ovarian cancer and breast cancer. CONCLUSION CHK1, CHK2-pCDC25C-Ser216-cyclin B1-CDK1, and Aurora A-PLK1-pCDC25C-Ser198-cyclin B1-CDK1 signaling pathways may participate in the formation of PGCCs and different phosphorylation sites of CDC25C may be associated with the genotype of p53.
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- Kai Liu
- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 P.R. China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070 P.R. China
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- Nankai University School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071 P.R. China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300071 P.R. China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300071 P.R. China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300071 P.R. China
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- Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300071 P.R. China
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- Departments of Colorectal Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121 P.R. China
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Tobal IE, Roncero AM, Moro RF, Díez D, Marcos IS. The Methylene-Cycloalkylacetate (MCA) Scaffold in Terpenyl Compounds with Potential Pharmacological Activities. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24112120. [PMID: 31195609 PMCID: PMC6600407 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24112120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Recently, the methylene-cycloakylacetate (MCA) scaffold has been reported as a potential pharmacophore for neurite outgrowth activity. In this work, natural diterpenes that embed MCA fragments are reviewed, as they are major components of Halimium viscosum: ent-halimic acid, the prototype for these bioactive compounds. Herein, structures, sources, and activities for the natural diterpenes, as well as their synthetic derivatives of interest, are reviewed.
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- Ignacio E Tobal
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Salamanca. Plaza de los Caídos 1-5, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Salamanca. Plaza de los Caídos 1-5, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Salamanca. Plaza de los Caídos 1-5, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Salamanca. Plaza de los Caídos 1-5, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Salamanca. Plaza de los Caídos 1-5, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.
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Li QQ, Hsu I, Sanford T, Railkar R, Balaji N, Sourbier C, Vocke C, Balaji KC, Agarwal PK. Protein kinase D inhibitor CRT0066101 suppresses bladder cancer growth in vitro and xenografts via blockade of the cell cycle at G2/M. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:939-963. [PMID: 29071385 PMCID: PMC7984729 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2681-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The protein kinase D (PKD) family of proteins are important regulators of tumor growth, development, and progression. CRT0066101, an inhibitor of PKD, has antitumor activity in multiple types of carcinomas. However, the effect and mechanism of CRT0066101 in bladder cancer are not understood. In the present study, we show that CRT0066101 suppressed the proliferation and migration of four bladder cancer cell lines in vitro. We also demonstrate that CRT0066101 blocked tumor growth in a mouse flank xenograft model of bladder cancer. To further assess the role of PKD in bladder carcinoma, we examined the three PKD isoforms and found that PKD2 was highly expressed in eight bladder cancer cell lines and in urothelial carcinoma tissues from the TCGA database, and that short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated knockdown of PKD2 dramatically reduced bladder cancer growth and invasion in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that the effect of the compound in bladder cancer is mediated through inhibition of PKD2. This notion was corroborated by demonstrating that the levels of phospho-PKD2 were markedly decreased in CRT0066101-treated bladder tumor explants. Furthermore, our cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry revealed that CRT0066101 treatment or PKD2 silencing arrested bladder cancer cells at the G2/M phase, the arrest being accompanied by decreases in the levels of cyclin B1, CDK1 and phospho-CDK1 (Thr161) and increases in the levels of p27Kip1 and phospho-CDK1 (Thr14/Tyr15). Moreover, CRT0066101 downregulated the expression of Cdc25C, which dephosphorylates/activates CDK1, but enhanced the activity of the checkpoint kinase Chk1, which inhibits CDK1 by phosphorylating/inactivating Cdc25C. Finally, CRT0066101 was found to elevate the levels of Myt1, Wee1, phospho-Cdc25C (Ser216), Gadd45α, and 14-3-3 proteins, all of which reduce the CDK1-cyclin B1 complex activity. These novel findings suggest that CRT0066101 suppresses bladder cancer growth by inhibiting PKD2 through induction of G2/M cell cycle arrest, leading to the blockade of cell cycle progression.
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- Qingdi Quentin Li
- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, 27106, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Doyle F, Leonardi A, Endres L, Tenenbaum SA, Dedon PC, Begley TJ. Gene- and genome-based analysis of significant codon patterns in yeast, rat and mice genomes with the CUT Codon UTilization tool. Methods 2016; 107:98-109. [PMID: 27245397 PMCID: PMC5014648 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
The translation of mRNA in all forms of life uses a three-nucleotide codon and aminoacyl-tRNAs to synthesize a protein. There are 64 possible codons in the genetic code, with codons for the ∼20 amino acids and 3 stop codons having 1- to 6-fold degeneracy. Recent studies have shown that families of stress response transcripts, termed modification tunable transcripts (MoTTs), use distinct codon biases that match specifically modified tRNAs to regulate their translation during a stress. Similarly, translational reprogramming of the UGA stop codon to generate selenoproteins or to perform programmed translational read-through (PTR) that results in a longer protein, requires distinct codon bias (i.e., more than one stop codon) and, in the case of selenoproteins, a specifically modified tRNA. In an effort to identify transcripts that have codon usage patterns that could be subject to translational control mechanisms, we have used existing genome and transcript data to develop the gene-specific Codon UTilization (CUT) tool and database, which details all 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-codon combinations for all genes or transcripts in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), mice (Mus musculus) and rats (Rattus norvegicus). Here, we describe the use of the CUT tool and database to characterize significant codon usage patterns in specific genes and groups of genes. In yeast, we demonstrate how the CUT database can be used to identify genes that have runs of specific codons (e.g., AGA, GAA, AAG) linked to translational regulation by tRNA methyltransferase 9 (Trm9). We further demonstrate how groups of genes can be analyzed to find significant dicodon patterns, with the 80 Gcn4-regulated transcripts significantly (P<0.00001) over-represented with the AGA-GAA dicodon. We have also used the CUT database to identify mouse and rat transcripts with internal UGA codons, with the surprising finding of 45 and 120 such transcripts, respectively, which is much larger than expected. The UGA data suggest that there could be many more translationally reprogrammed transcripts than currently reported. CUT thus represents a multi-species codon-counting database that can be used with mRNA-, translation- and proteomics-based results to better understand and model translational control mechanisms.
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- Frank Doyle
- State University of New York – SUNY Polytechnic Institute, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Albany, NY
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- State University of New York – SUNY Polytechnic Institute, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Albany, NY
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- State University of New York – SUNY Polytechnic Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, Utica, NY
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- State University of New York – SUNY Polytechnic Institute, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Albany, NY
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- Department of Biological Engineering and Center for Environmental Health Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
- Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore
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- State University of New York – SUNY Polytechnic Institute, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Albany, NY
- RNA Institute, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Abstract
Neurons are usually regarded as postmitotic cells that undergo apoptosis in response to cell cycle reactivation. Nevertheless, recent evidence indicates the existence of a defined developmental program that induces DNA replication in specific populations of neurons, which remain in a tetraploid state for the rest of their adult life. Similarly, de novo neuronal tetraploidization has also been described in the adult brain as an early hallmark of neurodegeneration. The aim of this review is to integrate these recent developments in the context of cell cycle regulation and apoptotic cell death in neurons. We conclude that a variety of mechanisms exists in neuronal cells for G1/S and G2/M checkpoint regulation. These mechanisms, which are connected with the apoptotic machinery, can be modulated by environmental signals and the neuronal phenotype itself, thus resulting in a variety of outcomes ranging from cell death at the G1/S checkpoint to full proliferation of differentiated neurons.
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Key Words
- AD, Alzheimer disease
- BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor
- BrdU, 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine
- CKI, Cdk-inhibitor
- CNS, central nervous system
- Cdk, cyclin-dependent kinase
- Cip/Kip, cyclin inhibitor protein/kinase inhibitor protein
- G0, quiescent state
- G1, growth phase 1
- G2, growth phase 2
- Ink, inhibitor of kinase
- Mcm2, minichromosome maintenance 2
- PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen
- PD, Parkinson disease
- RGCs, retinal ganglion cells
- Rb, Retinoblastoma
- S-phase
- S-phase, synthesis phase.
- apoptosis
- cell cycle re-entry
- mitosis
- neuron
- p38MAPK, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
- p75NTR, neurotrophin receptor p75
- tetraploid
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- José M Frade
- a Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology; Instituto Cajal; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IC-CSIC) ; Madrid , Spain
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Cruz-Bravo RK, Guevara-González RG, Ramos-Gómez M, Oomah BD, Wiersma P, Campos-Vega R, Loarca-Piña G. The fermented non-digestible fraction of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) triggers cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human colon adenocarcinoma cells. GENES AND NUTRITION 2013; 9:359. [PMID: 24293398 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-013-0359-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide with colorectal cancer (CRC) ranking as the third contributing to overall cancer mortality. Non-digestible compounds such as dietary fiber have been inversely associated with CRC in epidemiological in vivo and in vitro studies. In order to investigate the effect of fermentation products from a whole non-digestible fraction of common bean versus the short-chain fatty acid (SCFAs) on colon cancer cells, we evaluated the human gut microbiota fermented non-digestible fraction (hgm-FNDF) of cooked common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar Negro 8025 and a synthetic mixture SCFAs, mimicking their concentration in the lethal concentration 50 (SCFA-LC50) of FNDF (hgm-FNDF-LC50), on the molecular changes in human colon adenocarcinoma cells (HT-29). Total mRNA from hgm-FNDF-LC50 and SCFA-LC50 treated HT-29 cells were used to perform qPCR arrays to determine the effect of the treatments on the transcriptional expression of 84 genes related to the p53-pathway. This study showed that both treatments inhibited cell proliferation in accordance with modulating RB1, CDC2, CDC25A, NFKB and E2F genes. Furthermore, we found an association between the induction of apoptosis and the modulation of APAF1, BID, CASP9, FASLG, TNFR10B and BCL2A genes. The results suggest a mechanism of action by which the fermentation of non-digestible compounds of common bean exert a beneficial effect better than the SCFA mixture by modulating the expression of antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic genes in HT-29 cells to a greater extent, supporting previous results on cell behavior, probably due to the participation of other compounds, such as phenolic fatty acids derivatives and biopetides.
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- R K Cruz-Bravo
- Programa de Posgrado en Alimentos del Centro de la República (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010, Querétaro, QRO, Mexico
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Anupam R, Doueiri R, Green PL. The need to accessorize: molecular roles of HTLV-1 p30 and HTLV-2 p28 accessory proteins in the viral life cycle. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:275. [PMID: 24062732 PMCID: PMC3774995 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Extensive studies of human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV)-1 and HTLV-2 over the last three decades have provided detailed knowledge on viral transformation, host–viral interactions and pathogenesis. HTLV-1 is the etiological agent of adult T cell leukemia and multiple neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases while HTLV-2 disease association remains elusive, with few infected individuals displaying neurodegenerative diseases similar to HTLV-1. The HTLV group of oncoretroviruses has a genome that encodes structural and enzymatic proteins Gag, Pro, and Env, regulatory proteins Tax and Rex, and several accessory proteins from the pX region. Of these proteins, HTLV-1 p30 and HTLV-2 p28 are encoded by the open reading frame II of the pX region. Like most other accessory proteins, p30 and p28 are dispensable for in vitro viral replication and transformation but are required for efficient viral replication and persistence in vivo. Both p30 and p28 regulate viral gene expression at the post-transcriptional level whereas p30 can also function at the transcriptional level. Recently, several reports have implicated p30 and p28 in multiple cellular processes, which provide novel insight into HTLV spread and survival and ultimately pathogenesis. In this review we summarize and compare what is known about p30 and p28, highlighting their roles in viral replication and viral pathogenesis.
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- Rajaneesh Anupam
- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA ; Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA
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Lee J, Choi JH, Joo CK. TGF-β1 regulates cell fate during epithelial-mesenchymal transition by upregulating survivin. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e714. [PMID: 23828577 PMCID: PMC3730417 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2013] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Members of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) superfamily are multifunctional cytokines that regulate several cellular processes, including cell cycle arrest, differentiation, morphogenesis, and apoptosis. TGF-β promotes extracellular matrix production and morphological change. Morphogenetic responses to TGF-β include cell migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which are critical during embryogenesis, development of fibrotic diseases, and the spreading of advanced carcinomas. The purpose of this study was to clarify how TGF-β regulates the fate of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. TGF-β1 promoted cell cycle progression and phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (Rb) in ARPE-19 cells. TGF-β1 induced survivin expression, which in turn stabilized tubulin and Aurora B. RT-PCR and western blot analysis revealed that survivin expression increased in ARPE-19 cells following TGF-β1 treatment. When survivin was depleted, TGF-β1 induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis and also reduced Rb phosphorylation. In conclusion, the present study shows that induction of EMT in human RPE cells upregulates survivin, leading to survivin-dependent inhibition of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Whether cells undergo EMT or apoptosis in response to TGF-β1 is dependent on their cell cycle state, and TGF-β1 regulates the cell cycle via survivin.
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- J Lee
- Catholic Institutes for Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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Ji T, Lin C, Krill LS, Eskander R, Guo Y, Zi X, Hoang BH. Flavokawain B, a kava chalcone, inhibits growth of human osteosarcoma cells through G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Mol Cancer 2013; 12:55. [PMID: 23764122 PMCID: PMC3681603 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-12-55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone malignancy with a high propensity for local invasion and distant metastasis. Limited by the severe toxicity of conventional agents, the therapeutic bottleneck of osteosarcoma still remains unconquered. Flavokawain B (FKB), a kava extract, has been reported to have significant anti-tumor effects on several carcinoma cell lines both in vitro and in vivo. Its efficacy and low toxicity profile make FKB a promising agent for use as a novel chemotherapeutic agent. RESULTS In the current study, we investigated the anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects of FKB against human osteosarcomas. Exposure of OS cells to FKB resulted in apoptosis, evidenced by loss of cell viability, morphological changes and the externalization of phosphatidylserine. Apoptosis induced by FKB resulted in activation of Caspase-3/7, -8 and -9 in OS cell lines, 143B and Saos-2. FKB also down-regulated inhibitory apoptotic markers, including Bcl-2 and Survivin and led to concomitant increases in apoptotic proteins, Bax, Puma and Fas. Therefore, the induction of apoptosis by FKB involved both extrinsic and intrinsic pathways. FKB also caused G2/M phase cell cycle arrest, which was observed through reductions in the levels of cyclin B1, cdc2 and cdc25c and increases in Myt1 levels. Furthermore, migration and invasion ability was decreased by FKB in a dose-dependent manner. The cytotoxicity profile showed FKB had significant lower side effects on bone marrow cells and small intestinal epithelial cells compared with Adriamycin. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, our evidence of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by FKB treatment with less toxicity than the standard treatments provides an innovative argument for the use of FKB as a chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive compound. In vivo experiments utilizing FKB to reduce tumorigenesis and metastatic potential will be crucial to further justify clinical application.
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- Tao Ji
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Irvine Multidisciplinary Sarcoma Center, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine, USA
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Kim GY, Kim WJ, Choi YH. Pectenotoxin-2 from marine sponges: a potential anti-cancer agent-a review. Mar Drugs 2011; 9:2176-2187. [PMID: 22163180 PMCID: PMC3229229 DOI: 10.3390/md9112176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 10/09/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Pectenotoxin-2 (PTX-2), which was first identified as a cytotoxic entity in marine sponges, has been reported to display significant cytotoxicity to human cancer cells where it inhibits mitotic separation and cytokinesis through the depolymerization of actin filaments. In the late stage of endoreduplication, the effects of PTX-2 on different cancer cells involves: (i) down-regulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 members and IAP family proteins; (ii) up-regulation of pro-apoptotic Bax protein and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-receptor 1/receptor 2 (DR4/DR5); and (iii) mitochondrial dysfunction. In addition, PTX-2 induces apoptotic effects through suppression of the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway in several cancer cells. Analysis of cell cycle regulatory proteins showed that PTX-2 increases phosphorylation of Cdc25c and decreases protein levels of Cdc2 and cyclin B1. Cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) inhibitor p21 and Cdk2, which are associated with the induction of endoreduplication, were upregulated. Furthermore, it was found that PTX-2 suppressed telomerase activity through the transcriptional and post-translational suppression of hTERT. The purpose of this review was to provide an update regarding the anti-cancer mechanism of PTX-2, with a special focus on its effects on different cellular signaling cascades.
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- Gi-Young Kim
- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea; E-Mail:
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- Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 361-763, Korea; E-Mail:
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University, Busan 614-052, Korea
- Department of Biomaterial Control (BK21 program), Graduate School, and Blue-Bio Industry RIC, Dongeui University, Busan 614-052, Korea
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +82-51-850-7413; Fax: +82-51-853-4036
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Reactive-oxygen-species-mediated Cdc25C degradation results in differential antiproliferative activities of vanadate, tungstate, and molybdate in the PC-3 human prostate cancer cell line. J Biol Inorg Chem 2011; 17:311-20. [PMID: 22012316 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-011-0852-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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The differential antiproliferative effects of vanadate, tungstate, and molybdate on human prostate cancer cell line PC-3 were compared and the underlying mechanisms were investigated. The results demonstrate that all of the three oxoanions can cause G(2)/M cell cycle arrest, which is evidenced by the increase in the level of phosphorylated Cdc2 at its inactive Tyr-15 site. Moreover, even if the difference in cellular uptake among the three oxoanions is excluded from the possible factors affecting their antiproliferative activity, vanadate exerted a much more potent effect in PC-3 cells than the other two oxoanions. Our results also reveal that reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated degradation of Cdc25C rather than Cdc25A or Cdc25B is responsible for vanadate-induced G(2)/M cell cycle arrest. We propose a possible mechanism to clarify the differential effect of the three oxoanions in biological systems beyond just considering that they are structural analogs of phosphate. We suggest that ROS formation is unlikely to be involved in the biological function of tungstate and molybdate, whereas the redox properties of vanadium may be important factors for it to exert pharmacological effects. Further, given the evidence from epidemiology studies of the association between diabetes and prostate cancer, the possibility of vanadate as a good candidate as both an antidiabetic and an anticancer agent or a chemopreventive agent is indicated.
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Lim WK, Micklem G. MicroRNAs dysregulated in breast cancer preferentially target key oncogenic pathways. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2011; 7:2571-6. [PMID: 21766137 DOI: 10.1039/c1mb05181d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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MicroRNA (miRNA) dysregulation has been associated with numerous cancers including breast cancer. The dysregulation of miRNAs in cancer has been shown to perturb various pathways, with oncogenic effects. Here we investigate the relationship between dysregulated miRNAs and pathways involved in breast cancer by integrating miRNA and mRNA expression data. From a list of dysregulated miRNAs, we started by selecting the subset that appear to be regulating genes differentially expressed in breast cancer vs. normal tissue. Individually and as a group, this subset was found to target several canonical oncogenic pathways including the p53 signalling pathway, MAPK signalling pathway, TGFβ signalling pathway, focal adhesion and cell cycle progression. These results suggest that the dysregulation of miRNAs in breast cancer not only results in widespread changes to gene expression, but also the dysregulation of key oncogenic pathways.
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- Weng Khong Lim
- Cambridge Systems Biology Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, United Kingdom.
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Herman-Antosiewicz A, Kim YA, Kim SH, Xiao D, Singh SV. Diallyl trisulfide-induced G2/M phase cell cycle arrest in DU145 cells is associated with delayed nuclear translocation of cyclin-dependent kinase 1. Pharm Res 2010; 27:1072-9. [PMID: 20143254 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-010-0060-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Accepted: 01/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE The present study was undertaken to gain insight into the molecular mechanism of G2/M phase cell cycle arrest resulting from treatment of DU145 cells with diallyl trisulfide (DATS), a promising cancer chemopreventive constituent of garlic. METHODS Cell cycle distribution was determined by flow cytometry. Immunoblotting was performed to determine protein expression. Overexpression of wild-type or mutant Cdc25C was achieved by transient transfection. Nuclear and cytoplasmic localization of cyclin B1 and cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (cdk1) was studied by immunoblotting. RESULTS Exposure of DU145 human prostate cancer cells to DATS resulted in concentration- and time-dependent accumulation of G2/M phase cells, which correlated with down-regulation as well as increased S216 phosphorylation of Cdc25C. Ectopic expression of wild-type or redox-insensitive mutants (C330S and C330S/C377S) or S216A mutant of Cdc25C failed to confer protection against DATS-induced G2/M phase arrest. The DATS-mediated G2/M phase cell cycle arrest was also independent of reduced complex formation between cdk1 and cyclin B1, but correlated with delayed nuclear translocation of cdk1. CONCLUSION The present study indicates that the DATS-mediated G2/M phase cell cycle arrest in DU145 cells results from differential kinetics of nuclear localization of cdk1 and cyclin B1.
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- Anna Herman-Antosiewicz
- Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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Stan SD, Zeng Y, Singh SV. Ayurvedic medicine constituent withaferin a causes G2 and M phase cell cycle arrest in human breast cancer cells. Nutr Cancer 2009; 60 Suppl 1:51-60. [PMID: 19003581 DOI: 10.1080/01635580802381477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Withaferin A (WA) is derived from the medicinal plant Withania somnifera that has been safely used for centuries in the Indian Ayurvedic medicine for treatment of various ailments. We now demonstrate that WA treatment causes G2 and mitotic arrest in human breast cancer cells. Treatment of MDA-MB-231 (estrogen-independent) and MCF-7 (estrogen-responsive) cell lines with WA resulted in a concentration- and time-dependent increase in G2-M fraction, which correlated with a decrease in levels of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1), cell division cycle 25C (Cdc25C) and/or Cdc25B proteins, leading to accumulation of Tyrosine15 phosphorylated (inactive) Cdk1. Ectopic expression of Cdc25C conferred partial yet significant protection against WA-mediated G2-M phase cell cycle arrest in MDA-MB-231 cells. The WA-treated MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells were also arrested in mitosis as judged by fluorescence microscopy and analysis of Ser10 phosphorylated histone H3. Mitotic arrest resulting from exposure to WA was accompanied by an increase in the protein level of anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome substrate securin. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that G2-M phase cell cycle arrest may be an important mechanism in antiproliferative effect of WA against human breast cancer cells.
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- Silvia D Stan
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Wong SHK, Shih RSM, Schoene NW, Lei KY. Zinc-induced G2/M blockage is p53 and p21 dependent in normal human bronchial epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 294:C1342-9. [PMID: 18353898 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00061.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The involvement of p53 and p21 signal pathway in the G2/M cell cycle progression of zinc-supplemented normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells was examined using the small interferring RNA (siRNA) approach. Cells were cultured for one passage in a different concentration of zinc: <0.4 microM (ZD) as zinc deficient; 4 microM as normal zinc level (ZN) in culture medium; 16 microM (ZA) as normal human plasma zinc level; and 32 microM (ZS) as the high end of plasma zinc attainable by oral supplementation. Nuclear p21 protein and mRNA levels as well as promoter activity in ZS cells, but not in ZD cells, were markedly elevated to almost twofold compared with ZN control cells. G2/M blockage in ZS cells was coupled with the observation of elevated p21 gene expression. In ZS cells, the abrogation of p21 protein induction by the transfection of p21 siRNA was shown to alleviate the G2/M blockage, demonstrating the positive linkage of p21 elevation and G2/M blockage. Abolishment of the increase in p53 protein in ZS cells with transfection of p53 siRNA normalized the elevated p21 protein to a similar level as in ZN control cells, which demonstrated that the p21 induction is p53 dependent. Furthermore, the normalization of p53 protein by siRNA treatment in ZS cells alleviated cell growth depression and G2/M blockage, which demonstrated that p53 was involved in the high zinc status-induced G2/M blockage and growth depression. Thus high zinc status in NHBE cells upregulates p53 expression which in turn elevates p21 that eventually induces G2/M blockage.
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- Stephen H K Wong
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Datta A, Silverman L, Phipps AJ, Hiraragi H, Ratner L, Lairmore MD. Human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 p30 alters cell cycle G2 regulation of T lymphocytes to enhance cell survival. Retrovirology 2007; 4:49. [PMID: 17634129 PMCID: PMC1937004 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-4-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and is linked to a number of lymphocyte-mediated disorders. HTLV-1 contains both regulatory and accessory genes in four pX open reading frames. pX ORF-II encodes two proteins, p13 and p30, whose roles are still being defined in the virus life cycle and in HTLV-1 virus-host cell interactions. Proviral clones of HTLV-1 with pX ORF-II mutations diminish the ability of the virus to maintain viral loads in vivo. p30 expressed exogenously differentially modulates CREB and Tax-responsive element-mediated transcription through its interaction with CREB-binding protein/p300 and while acting as a repressor of many genes including Tax, in part by blocking tax/rex RNA nuclear export, selectively enhances key gene pathways involved in T-cell signaling/activation. Results Herein, we analyzed the role of p30 in cell cycle regulation. Jurkat T-cells transduced with a p30 expressing lentivirus vector accumulated in the G2-M phase of cell cycle. We then analyzed key proteins involved in G2-M checkpoint activation. p30 expression in Jurkat T-cells resulted in an increase in phosphorylation at serine 216 of nuclear cell division cycle 25C (Cdc25C), had enhanced checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) serine 345 phosphorylation, reduced expression of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1), diminished phosphorylation of PLK1 at tyrosine 210 and reduced phosphorylation of Cdc25C at serine 198. Finally, primary human lymphocyte derived cell lines immortalized by a HTLV-1 proviral clone defective in p30 expression were more susceptible to camptothecin induced apoptosis. Collectively these data are consistent with a cell survival role of p30 against genotoxic insults to HTLV-1 infected lymphocytes. Conclusion Collectively, our data are the first to indicate that HTLV-1 p30 expression results in activation of the G2-M cell cycle checkpoint, events that would promote early viral spread and T-cell survival.
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- Antara Datta
- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Drug Safety and Disposition, Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 45 Sidney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Genentech, Inc. MS68, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Pathology, and Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Vandyke K, White MY, Nguyen-Khuong T, Ow K, Luk SCW, Kingsley EA, Rowe A, Pang SF, Walsh BJ, Russell PJ. Plant-derived MINA-05 inhibits human prostate cancer proliferation in vitro and lymph node spread in vivo. Neoplasia 2007; 9:322-31. [PMID: 17460776 PMCID: PMC1854853 DOI: 10.1593/neo.06775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2006] [Revised: 02/27/2007] [Accepted: 02/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Few treatment options exist for metastatic prostate cancer (PC) that becomes hormone refractory (HRPC). In vitro, plant-derived MINA-05 caused dose-dependent decreases in cell numbers in HRPC cell lines LNCaP-C4-2B and PC-3, and in androgen-sensitive LNCaP-FGC, DuCaP, and LAPC-4, by WST-1 assay. MINA-05 pretreatment significantly decreased clonogenic survival in agar and on plastic at 1 x and 2 x IC50 for PC-3 (P < .05 and P < .001, respectively), and at 1/2 x, 1 x, and 2 x IC50 for LNCaP-FGC cells (P < .001). MINA-05 also induced G2M arrest of LNCaP-FGC and PC-3 cells (by flow cytometry) and caused some apoptosis in LNCaP-FGC (sub-G1 peak on flow, expression of activated caspase-3) but not in PC-3 cells. Western blotting indicated that these cell cycle changes were associated with decreased levels of regulatory proteins cyclin B1 and cdc25C. MINA-05 given daily by gavage for 39 days did not diminish primary orthotopic PC-3 growth in nude mice, but decreased the extent of lymph node invasion at higher doses. We conclude that MINA-05 induces G2M arrest, inhibits cell growth, reduces PC cell regrowth in vitro, and reduces lymph node invasion after orthotopic PC-3 cell implantation in vivo. It has potential as an adjuvant treatment for patients with PC.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/isolation & purification
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/therapeutic use
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/isolation & purification
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use
- Growth Inhibitors/chemistry
- Growth Inhibitors/isolation & purification
- Growth Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Humans
- Lymph Nodes/pathology
- Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology
- Lymphatic Metastasis/prevention & control
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Prostatic Neoplasms/prevention & control
- Schisandra/chemistry
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- Kate Vandyke
- Oncology Research Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
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Xiao D, Vogel V, Singh SV. Benzyl isothiocyanate-induced apoptosis in human breast cancer cells is initiated by reactive oxygen species and regulated by Bax and Bak. Mol Cancer Ther 2007; 5:2931-45. [PMID: 17121941 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Epidemiologic studies have revealed an inverse correlation between dietary intake of cruciferous vegetables and the risk of breast cancer. We now show that cruciferous vegetable constituent benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) effectively suppresses growth of cultured human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7) by causing G(2)-M phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction. On the other hand, a normal mammary epithelial cell line (MCF-10A) is significantly more resistant to growth arrest and apoptosis by BITC compared with breast cancer cells. The BITC-mediated cell cycle arrest was associated with a decrease in levels of proteins involved in regulation of G(2)-M transition, including cyclin B1, cyclin-dependent kinase 1, and cell division cycle 25C. The BITC-induced apoptosis correlated with induction of proapoptotic proteins Bax (MCF-7) and Bak (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7) and down-regulation of antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL (MDA-MB-231). The SV40-immortalized mouse embryonic fibroblasts derived from Bax and Bak double knockout mice were significantly more resistant to BITC-induced DNA fragmentation compared with wild-type mouse embryonic fibroblasts. The BITC treatment caused rapid disruption of the mitochondrial membrane potential, leading to cytosolic release of apoptogenic molecules, which was accompanied by formation of autophagosome-like structures as revealed by transmission electron microscopy. The BITC-mediated apoptosis was associated with generation of reactive oxygen species and cleavage of caspase-9, caspase-8, and caspase-3. Apoptosis induction by BITC was significantly attenuated in the presence of a combined superoxide dismutase and catalase mimetic EUK134 as well as caspase inhibitors. In conclusion, the present study reveals a complex signaling leading to growth arrest and apoptosis induction by BITC.
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- Dong Xiao
- 2.32A Hillman Cancer Center Research Pavilion, 5117 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Ozen M, Ittmann M. Increased expression and activity of CDC25C phosphatase and an alternatively spliced variant in prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:4701-6. [PMID: 16000564 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Alterations in the control of cell cycle progression have been implicated in a wide variety of malignant neoplasms, including prostate cancer. CDC25 phosphatases belong to the tyrosine phosphatase family and play a critical role in regulating cell cycle progression by dephosphorylating cyclin-dependent kinases at inhibitory residues. CDC25C plays an important role in the G2-M transition by activating Cdc2/Cyclin B1 complexes. To determine whether CDC25C activity is altered in prostate cancer, we have examined the expression of CDC25C and an alternatively spliced variant in human prostate cancer samples and cell lines. CDC25C protein is up-regulated in prostate cancer in comparison with normal prostate tissue and is present almost exclusively in its active dephosphorylated form. Expression of a biologically active alternatively spliced CDC25C isoform is also increased in prostate cancer and expression of alternatively spliced CDC25C is correlated to occurrence of biochemical (prostate-specific antigen) recurrence. We have also developed a quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR analysis of Ki-67 expression as a method of measuring proliferative activity in prostate cancer from RNA samples. Based on this analysis of Ki67 expression, some but not all of this increase in CDC25C and its alternatively spliced variants is correlated with increased proliferation in prostate cancer. This data suggests that CDC25C might play an important role in prostate cancer progression and could be used to monitor and predict the aggressiveness of this disease.
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- Mustafa Ozen
- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Xiao D, Herman-Antosiewicz A, Antosiewicz J, Xiao H, Brisson M, Lazo JS, Singh SV. Diallyl trisulfide-induced G(2)-M phase cell cycle arrest in human prostate cancer cells is caused by reactive oxygen species-dependent destruction and hyperphosphorylation of Cdc 25 C. Oncogene 2005; 24:6256-68. [PMID: 15940258 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Molecular mechanism of cell cycle arrest caused by diallyl trisulfide (DATS), a garlic-derived cancer chemopreventive agent, has been investigated using PC-3 and DU 145 human prostate cancer cells as a model. Treatment of PC-3 and DU 145 cells, but not a normal prostate epithelial cell line (PrEC), with growth suppressive concentrations of DATS caused enrichment of the G(2)-M fraction. The DATS-induced cell cycle arrest in PC-3 cells was associated with increased Tyr(15) phosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk 1) and inhibition of Cdk 1/cyclinB 1 kinase activity. The DATS-treated PC-3 and DU 145 cells also exhibited a decrease in the protein level of Cdc 25 C and an increase in its Ser(216) phosphorylation. The DATS-mediated decrease in protein level and Ser(216) phosphorylation of Cdc 25 C as well as G(2)-M phase cell cycle arrest were significantly attenuated in the presence of N-acetylcysteine implicating reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cell cycle arrest caused by DATS. ROS generation was observed in DATS-treated PC-3 and DU 145 cells. DATS treatment also caused an increase in the protein level of Cdk inhibitor p21, but DATS-induced G(2)-M phase arrest was not affected by antisense-mediated suppression of p21 protein level. In conclusion, the results of the present study indicate that DATS-induced G(2)-M phase cell cycle arrest in human prostate cancer cells is caused by ROS-mediated destruction and hyperphosphorylation of Cdc 25 C.
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- Dong Xiao
- Department of Pharmacology and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Ray D, Terao Y, Nimbalkar D, Chu LH, Donzelli M, Tsutsui T, Zou X, Ghosh AK, Varga J, Draetta GF, Kiyokawa H. Transforming growth factor beta facilitates beta-TrCP-mediated degradation of Cdc25A in a Smad3-dependent manner. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:3338-47. [PMID: 15798217 PMCID: PMC1069597 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.8.3338-3347.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ubiquitin-dependent degradation of Cdc25A is a major mechanism for damage-induced S-phase checkpoint. Two ubiquitin ligases, the Skp1-cullin-beta-TrCP (SCFbeta-TrCP) complex and the anaphase-promoting complex (APCCdh1), are involved in Cdc25A degradation. Here we demonstrate that the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta)-Smad3 pathway promotes SCF(beta-TrCP)-mediated Cdc25A ubiquitination. Cells treated with TGF-beta, as well as cells transfected with Smad3 or a constitutively active type I TGF-beta receptor, exhibit increased ubiquitination and markedly shortened half-lives of Cdc25A. Furthermore, Cdc25A is stabilized in cells transfected with Smad3 small interfering RNA (siRNA) and cells from Smad3-null mice. TGF-beta-induced ubiquitination is associated with Cdc25A phosphorylation at the beta-TrCP docking site (DS82G motif) and physical association of Cdc25A with Smad3 and beta-TrCP. Cdc25A mutant proteins deficient in DS82G phosphorylation are resistant to TGF-beta-Smad3-induced degradation, whereas a Cdc25A mutant protein defective in APCCdh1 recognition undergoes efficient degradation. Smad3 siRNA inhibits beta-TrCP-Cdc25A interaction and Cdc25A degradation in response to TGF-beta. beta-TrCP2 siRNA also inhibits Smad3-induced Cdc25A degradation. In contrast, Cdh1 siRNA had no effect on Cdc25A down-regulation by Smad3. These data suggest that Smad3 plays a key role in the regulation of Cdc25A ubiquitination by SCFbeta-TrCP and that Cdc25A stabilization observed in various cancers could be associated with defects in the TGF-beta-Smad3 pathway.
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- Dipankar Ray
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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Fürstner A, Reinecke K, Prinz H, Waldmann H. The core structures of roseophilin and the prodigiosin alkaloids define a new class of protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors. Chembiochem 2005; 5:1575-9. [PMID: 15515092 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Alois Fürstner
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany.
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Polo-like kinases (Plks) are key regulators of the cell cycle, especially in the G2 phase and mitosis. They are incorporated into signaling networks that regulate many aspects of the cell cycle, including but not limited to centrosome maturation and separation, mitotic entry, chromosome segregation, mitotic exit, and cytokinesis. The Plks have well conserved 30-amino-acid elements, designated polo boxes (PBs), located in their carboxyl-termini, which with their flanking regions constitute a functional Polo-box domain (PBD). Members of the Plk family exist in a variety of organisms including Polo in Drosophila melanogaster; Cdc5 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Plo1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Plx1 in Xenopus laevis; and Plk1, Snk/Plk2, Fnk/Prk/Plk3, and Sak in mammals. Polo, Cdc5, and Plo1 are essential for viability. The Plks can be separated into two groups according to their functions. The first group (Polo, Cdc5, plo1, Plx1, and Plk1) primarily performs mitotic functions, whereas the second group (Plk2 and Plk3) appears to have additional functions during the G1, S, and G2 phases of the cell cycle. Several contributions to this issue will discuss different aspects of Plk involvement in cell-cycle regulation. This review, therefore, will focus on the role of Plk3 in regulating Cdc25 phosphatase function and its effect on the cell cycle.
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- David L Myer
- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3125 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Lee KS, Park JE, Asano S, Park CJ. Yeast polo-like kinases: functionally conserved multitask mitotic regulators. Oncogene 2005; 24:217-29. [PMID: 15640837 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The polo-like kinases (Plks) are a conserved subfamily of Ser/Thr protein kinases that play pivotal roles in regulating various cellular and biochemical events at multiple stages of M phase. Genetic and biochemical data revealed that both the budding yeast and the fission yeast polo kinase homologs (Cdc5 and Plo1, respectively) bear remarkable functional similarities with those in metazoan organisms, suggesting that the role of Plks is largely conserved throughout evolution. Thus, studies on Plks in genetically amenable lower eucaryotic organisms may yield valuable insights into the function of Plks in higher eucaryotic organisms. In this review, common properties and distinct functions of Cdc5 and Plo1 will be discussed and compared to properties and functions of Plks in higher eucaryotic organisms.
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- Kyung S Lee
- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg 37, Rm 3118, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Göke R, Barth P, Schmidt A, Samans B, Lankat-Buttgereit B. Programmed cell death protein 4 suppresses CDK1/cdc2 via induction of p21(Waf1/Cip1). Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2004; 287:C1541-6. [PMID: 15317660 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00025.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We show that the recently discovered tumor suppressor pdcd4 represses the transcription of the mitosis-promoting factor cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)1/cdc2 via upregulation of p21(Waf1/Cip1). p21(Waf1/Cip1) inhibits CDK4/6 and CDK2. Decrease of CDK4/6 and CDK2 enhances the binding of pRb to E2F/DP, which in turn together bind to and repress the cdc2 promoter. Upregulation of CDK1/cdc2 accompanied by a malignant change was previously reported in colon cancer. We show that expression of pdcd4 as an indirect suppressor of CDK1/cdc2 is lost in progressed carcinomas of lung, breast, colon, and prostate. Furthermore, it seems that localization and expression of pdcd4 directly correlate with tumor progression. Finally, the CDK1/cdc2 inhibitor roscovitine reduces the proliferation of several tumor cell lines, suggesting that inhibition of CDK1/cdc2 may be a useful strategy against malignant transformation. Therefore, pdcd4 might serve as a novel target for antineoplastic therapies.
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- R Göke
- Clinical Research Unit, University Hospital of Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, D-35033 Marburg, Germany.
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Xiao D, Johnson CS, Trump DL, Singh SV. Proteasome-mediated degradation of cell division cycle 25C and cyclin-dependent kinase 1 in phenethyl isothiocyanate-induced G2-M-phase cell cycle arrest in PC-3 human prostate cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther 2004. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.567.3.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), a constituent of many cruciferous vegetables, offers significant protection against cancer in animals induced by a variety of carcinogens. The present study demonstrates that PEITC suppresses proliferation of PC-3 cells in a dose-dependent manner by causing G2-M-phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Interestingly, phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC), which is a structural analogue of PEITC but lacks the -CH2 spacers that link the aromatic ring to the -N=C=S group, neither inhibited PC-3 cell viability nor caused cell cycle arrest or apoptosis. These results indicated that even a subtle change in isothiocyanate (ITC) structure could have a significant impact on its biological activity. The PEITC-induced cell cycle arrest was associated with a >80% reduction in the protein levels of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1) and cell division cycle 25C (Cdc25C; 24 h after treatment with 10 μm PEITC), which led to an accumulation of Tyr15 phosphorylated (inactive) Cdk1. On the other hand, PITC treatment neither reduced protein levels of Cdk1 or Cdc25C nor affected Cdk1 phosphorylation. The PEITC-induced decline in Cdk1 and Cdc25C protein levels and cell cycle arrest were significantly blocked on pretreatment of PC-3 cells with proteasome inhibitor lactacystin. A 24 h exposure of PC-3 cells to 10 μm PEITC, but not PITC, resulted in about 56% and 44% decrease in the levels of antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL, respectively. However, ectopic expression of Bcl-2 failed to alter sensitivity of PC-3 cells to growth inhibition or apoptosis induction by PEITC. Treatment of cells with PEITC, but not PITC, also resulted in cleavage of procaspase-3, procaspase-9, and procaspase-8. Moreover, the PEITC-induced apoptosis was significantly attenuated in the presence of general caspase inhibitor and specific inhibitors of caspase-8 and caspase-9. In conclusion, our data indicate that PEITC-induced cell cycle arrest in PC-3 cells is likely due to proteasome-mediated degradation of Cdc25C and Cdk1, and ectopic expression of Bcl-2 fails to confer resistance to PEITC-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, the results of the present study point toward involvement of both caspase-8- and caspase-9-mediated pathways in apoptosis induction by PEITC.
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- Dong Xiao
- 1Department of Pharmacology and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and
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- 1Department of Pharmacology and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and
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Sakchaisri K, Asano S, Yu LR, Shulewitz MJ, Park CJ, Park JE, Cho YW, Veenstra TD, Thorner J, Lee KS. Coupling morphogenesis to mitotic entry. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:4124-9. [PMID: 15037762 PMCID: PMC384705 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400641101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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In eukaryotes, cyclin B-bound cyclin-dependent protein kinase 1 promotes mitotic entry but is held in check, in part, by Wee1 protein kinase. Timely mitotic entry in budding yeast requires inactivation of Swe1 (Wee1 ortholog). Perturbations of the septin collar at the bud neck lead to Swe1 stabilization, delaying the G(2)/M transition. Swe1 is recruited to the neck and hyperphosphorylated before ubiquitin-mediated degradation. Hsl1 kinase (Nim1 ortholog), a negative regulator of Wee1, is required for efficient Swe1 localization at the neck but seems not to phosphorylate Swe1. Here, we show that two other kinases targeted sequentially to the neck, Cla4/PAK and Cdc5/Polo, are responsible for stepwise phosphorylation and down-regulation of Swe1. This mechanism links assembly of a cellular structure to passage into mitosis.
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- Krisada Sakchaisri
- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 37, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Alois Fürstner
- Max‐Planck‐Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser‐Wilhelm‐Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany, Fax: (internat.) + 49‐(0)208‐306‐2994
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Xi L, Hu W, Meng L, Zhou J, Lu Y, Wang C, Ma D. Dysregulation of the TGF-beta postreceptor signaling pathway in cell lines derived from primary or metastatic ovarian cancer. Curr Med Sci 2004; 24:62-5. [PMID: 15165118 DOI: 10.1007/bf02830708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2002] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) may cause cell cycle arrest, terminal differentiation, or apoptosis in most normal epithelial cells, whereas most malignant cell lines are resistant to TGF-beta. Mechanisms of resistance to TGF-beta caused by modulation of cell cycle regulators and/or inactivation of components of the TGF-beta signaling transduction pathway such as C-myc and Smad4 are not well understood. To investigate the potential association between loss of sensitivity to TGF-beta and expression status of transforming growth factor receptor II (TbetaR II) , Smad4, CDC25A and C-myc in 14 cell lines derived from ovarian cancer, the expression levels of these genes were detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Normal ovarian surface tissues were used as controls. The expression of TbetaR II was detectable in all of 14 cell lines. The expression of Smad4 was decreased in 10 cell lines and 9 cell lines overexpressed CDC25A, as compared to normal controls. CDC25A gene was overexpressed with 88% (8/9) in tumorigenic cell lines as determined by xenografts in nude mice, and only in 20% (1/5) of non-tumorigenic cell lines (P<0.05). C-myc was not overexpressed in any of these cell lines. The loss of sensitivity to TGF-beta of cell lines derived from ovarian cancers may be related to a decreased expression of Smad4, which mediates TGF-beta induced growth inhibition, and/or an overexpression of CDC25A. This overexpression of CDC25A correlates with increased tumorigenicity of ovarian cancer cell lines. The loss of sensitivity to TGF-beta is not associated with a lack of TbetaR II.
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- Ling Xi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030
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Damage induced in the DNA after exposure of cells to ionizing radiation activates checkpoint pathways that inhibit progression of cells through the G1 and G2 phases and induce a transient delay in the progression through S phase. Checkpoints together with repair and apoptosis are integrated in a circuitry that determines the ultimate response of a cell to DNA damage. Checkpoint activation typically requires sensors and mediators of DNA damage, signal transducers and effectors. Here, we review the current state of knowledge regarding mechanisms of checkpoint activation and proteins involved in the different steps of the process. Emphasis is placed on the role of ATM and ATR, as well on CHK1 and CHK2 kinases in checkpoint response. The roles of downstream effectors, such as P53 and the CDC25 family of proteins, are also described, and connections between repair and checkpoint activation are attempted. The role of checkpoints in genomic stability and the potential of improving the treatment of cancer by DNA damage inducing agents through checkpoint abrogation are also briefly outlined.
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- George Iliakis
- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Essen Medical School, Hufelanstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.
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Ngan ESW, Hashimoto Y, Ma ZQ, Tsai MJ, Tsai SY. Overexpression of Cdc25B, an androgen receptor coactivator, in prostate cancer. Oncogene 2003; 22:734-9. [PMID: 12569365 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1206121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cdc25B is a dual-specific phosphatase that mediates cell cycle progression by activating the cyclin-dependent kinases. It has been shown to possess oncogenic potential. To elucidate its potential contribution to human prostate cancer development, the expression profile of Cdc25B protein in human patients was analysed by immunohistocytochemistry. Cdc25B is frequently overexpressed in human prostate cancer tissues (29 of 30; 97%). In addition, the overexpression is more profound in the tumors of high combined Gleason scores and in late stages. Subsequently, we demonstrated that Cdc25B acts as a coactivator for AR in a hormone-dependent manner in the prostate cancer cell line, LNCaP. This coactivator function, surprisingly, is independent of its cell cycle functions. Cdc25B, on the other hand, directly interacts with AR as evidenced in GST-pull down and mammalian two-hybrid assays. In addition, it is also able to enhance AR-mediated transcription in synergy with other coactivators, including CREB-binding protein (CBP) and p300/CBP associated factor. Therefore, upregulation of Cdc25B in human prostate cancer and its interplay with AR may contribute to prostate cancer development.
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- Elly S W Ngan
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Mauser A, Holley-Guthrie E, Simpson D, Kaufmann W, Kenney S. The Epstein-Barr virus immediate-early protein BZLF1 induces both a G(2) and a mitotic block. J Virol 2002; 76:10030-7. [PMID: 12208981 PMCID: PMC136482 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.19.10030-10037.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Epstein-Barr virus immediate-early protein BZLF1 is a transcriptional activator that mediates the switch from latent to lytic infection. Here we demonstrate that BZLF1 induces both a G(2) block and a mitotic block in HeLa cells and inhibits chromosome condensation. While the G(2) block is associated with decreased cyclin B1 in host cells and can be rescued by overexpression of cyclin B1, the mechanism for the mitotic defect is as yet undetermined.
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- Amy Mauser
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7295, USA
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Sakoff JA, Ackland SP, Baldwin ML, Keane MA, McCluskey A. Anticancer activity and protein phosphatase 1 and 2A inhibition of a new generation of cantharidin analogues. Invest New Drugs 2002. [PMID: 12003183 DOI: 10.1023/a: 1014460818734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cantharidin (Spanish Fly) is a natural toxin and an inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 (PP1) and 2A (PP2A), which have key roles in cell cycle progression. We have synthesised two series of demethylated cantharidin analogues, one displaying an open-ring lactone configuration in solution (Novo-1 to Novo-5) similar to cantharidin, the other showing a closed-ring lactone configuration (Novo-6 to Novo-10). In the present study, these ten agents were screened for in vitro PP1 and PP2A inhibition and cellular cytotoxicity in nine cancer cell lines of haematopoietic (L1210, HL60), ovarian (A2780, ADDP), osteo (143B), and colon (HCT116, HT29, WiDr, SW480) origin and one normal colon cell line (CCD-018). The open-ring series (IC50, PPI=2.0-4.8 microM, PP2A=0.2-0.5 microM) maintained the PP2A selectivity of cantharidin (IC50, PPI=1.8 microM, PP2A=0.2 microM), although some were less potent. The closed-ring series (IC50, PPI=12.5->1000 microM, PP2A=5->1000 microM) were considerably less potent inhibitors, confirming the need of ring opening for inhibition. The cytotoxicity (IC50, 72 h, MTT assay) of cantharidin ranged from 6-15 microM, while the new analogues ranged from 14 to >1000 microM. Cytotoxicity of the agents did not consistently parallel the in vitro potency of protein phosphatase inhibition. A number of analogues showed colon cancer selectivity, particularly Novo-6, where the cytotoxicity ranged from 14-88 microM in the colon cancer cells and 275-680 microM in all other cell lines including normal colon cells. The reason for this selectivity was not apparent and may involve additional intracellular targets. Cell cycle analysis showed cantharidin to enhance cell cycle progression as evident from an increased S-phase population and enhanced DNA synthesis, culminating in G2/M arrest and apoptosis. With Novo-1 and Novo-6, the cell cycle changes paralleled the cytotoxicity responses, with the predominant effect of G2/M cell cycle arrest followed by cell death. In conclusion, we have synthesised new anticancer agents that show selective cytotoxicity in colon cancer cells while remaining inactive in normal colon cells, and which mediate their effects via the G2/M phase of the cell cycle.
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- Jennette A Sakoff
- Department of Medical Oncology, Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah, NSW, Australia
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Rhodanese domains are ubiquitous structural modules occurring in the three major evolutionary phyla. They are found as tandem repeats, with the C-terminal domain hosting the properly structured active-site Cys residue, as single domain proteins or in combination with distinct protein domains. An increasing number of reports indicate that rhodanese modules are versatile sulfur carriers that have adapted their function to fulfill the need for reactive sulfane sulfur in distinct metabolic and regulatory pathways. Recent investigations have shown that rhodanese domains are also structurally related to the catalytic subunit of Cdc25 phosphatase enzymes and that the two enzyme families are likely to share a common evolutionary origin. In this review, the rhodanese/Cdc25 phosphatase superfamily is analyzed. Although the identification of their biological substrates has thus far proven elusive, the emerging picture points to a role for the amino-acid composition of the active-site loop in substrate recognition/specificity. Furthermore, the frequently observed association of catalytically inactive rhodanese modules with other protein domains suggests a distinct regulatory role for these inactive domains, possibly in connection with signaling.
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- Domenico Bordo
- National Cancer Research Institute, c/o Advanced Biotechnology Center, Genova, Italy.
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Shimuta K, Nakajo N, Uto K, Hayano Y, Okazaki K, Sagata N. Chk1 is activated transiently and targets Cdc25A for degradation at the Xenopus midblastula transition. EMBO J 2002; 21:3694-703. [PMID: 12110582 PMCID: PMC125399 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In Xenopus embryos, cell cycle elongation and degradation of Cdc25A (a Cdk2 Tyr15 phosphatase) occur naturally at the midblastula transition (MBT), at which time a physiological DNA replication checkpoint is thought to be activated by the exponentially increased nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio. Here we show that the checkpoint kinase Chk1, but not Cds1 (Chk2), is activated transiently at the MBT in a maternal/zygotic gene product-regulated manner and is essential for cell cycle elongation and Cdc25A degradation at this transition. A constitutively active form of Chk1 can phosphorylate Cdc25A in vitro and can target it rapidly for degradation in pre-MBT embryos. Intriguingly, for this degradation, however, Cdc25A also requires a prior Chk1-independent phosphorylation at Ser73. Ectopically expressed human Cdc25A can be degraded in the same way as Xenopus Cdc25A. Finally, Cdc25A degradation at the MBT is a prerequisite for cell viability at later stages. Thus, the physiological replication checkpoint is activated transiently at the MBT by developmental cues, and activated Chk1, only together with an unknown kinase, targets Cdc25A for degradation to ensure later development.
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Fukuoka 812-8581 and
Department of Molecular Biology, Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute, Furuedai 6-2-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan Corresponding author e-mail: K.Shimuta and N.Nakajo contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Fukuoka 812-8581 and
Department of Molecular Biology, Biomolecular Engineering Research Institute, Furuedai 6-2-3, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan Corresponding author e-mail: K.Shimuta and N.Nakajo contributed equally to this work
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Most if not all neoplasias show a directly or indirectly deregulated cell cycle. Targeting its regulatory molecules, the cyclin-dependent kinases, as a therapeutic mode to develop new anticancer drugs, is being currently explored in both academia and pharmaceutical companies. The development of new compounds is being focused on the many features of the cell cycle with promising preclinical data in most fields. Moreover, a few compounds have entered clinical trials with excellent results maintaining the high hopes. Thus, although too early to provide a cell cycle target based new commercial drug, there is no doubt that it will be an excellent source of new anticancer compounds.
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- A Carnero
- Experimental Therapeutics Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas (CNIO), c/Melchor Fernandez Almagro no. 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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Ciarallo S, Subramaniam V, Hung W, Lee JH, Kotchetkov R, Sandhu C, Milic A, Slingerland JM. Altered p27(Kip1) phosphorylation, localization, and function in human epithelial cells resistant to transforming growth factor beta-mediated G(1) arrest. Mol Cell Biol 2002; 22:2993-3002. [PMID: 11940657 PMCID: PMC133745 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.9.2993-3002.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2001] [Revised: 02/27/2001] [Accepted: 01/22/2002] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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p27(Kip1) is an important effector of G(1) arrest by transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta). Investigations in a human mammary epithelial cell (HMEC) model, including cells that are sensitive (184(S)) and resistant (184A1L5(R)) to G(1) arrest by TGF-beta, revealed aberrant p27 regulation in the resistant cells. Cyclin E1-cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (cdk2) and cyclin A-cdk2 activities were increased, and p27-associated kinase activity was detected in 184A1L5(R) cells. p27 from 184A1L5(R) cells was localized to both nucleus and cytoplasm, showed an altered profile of phosphoisoforms, and had a reduced ability to bind and inhibit cyclin E1-cdk2 in vitro when compared to p27 from the sensitive 184(S) cells. In proliferating 184A1L5(R) cells, more p27 was associated with cyclin D1-cdk4 complexes than in 184(S). While TGF-beta inhibited the formation of cyclin D1-cdk4-p27 complexes in 184(S) cells, it did not inhibit the assembly of cyclin D1-cdk4-p27 complexes in the resistant 184A1L5(R) cells. p27 phosphorylation changed during cell cycle progression, with cyclin E1-bound p27 in G(0) showing a different phosphorylation pattern from that of cyclin D1-bound p27 in mid-G(1). These data suggest a model in which TGF-beta modulates p27 phosphorylation from its cyclin D1-bound assembly phosphoform to an alternate form that binds tightly to inhibit cyclin E1-cdk2. Altered phosphorylation of p27 in the resistant 184A1L5(R) cells may favor the binding of p27 to cyclin D1-cdk4 and prevent its accumulation in cyclin E1-cdk2 in response to TGF-beta.
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- Sandra Ciarallo
- Molecular and Cell Biology, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Clucas C, Cabello J, Büssing I, Schnabel R, Johnstone IL. Oncogenic potential of a C.elegans cdc25 gene is demonstrated by a gain-of-function allele. EMBO J 2002; 21:665-74. [PMID: 11847114 PMCID: PMC125848 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/21.4.665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In multicellular organisms, developmental programmes must integrate with central cell cycle regulation to co-ordinate developmental decisions with cell proliferation. Hyperplasia caused by deregulated proliferation without significant change to other aspects of developmental behaviour is a probable step towards full oncogenesis in many malignancies. CDC25 phosphatase promotes progression through the eukaryotic cell cycle by dephosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinase and, in humans, different cdc25 family members have been implicated as potential oncogenes. Demonstrating the direct oncogenic potential of a cdc25 gene, we identify a gain-of-function mutant allele of the Caenorhabditis elegans gene cdc-25.1 that causes a deregulated proliferation of intestinal cells resulting in hyperplasia, while other aspects of intestinal cell function are retained. Using RNA-mediated interference, we demonstrate modulation of the oncogenic behaviour of this mutant, and show that a reduction of the wild-type cdc-25.1 activity can cause a failure of proliferation of intestinal and other cell types. That gain and loss of CDC-25.1 activity has opposite effects on cellular proliferation indicates its critical role in controlling C.elegans cell number.
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- The Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, The University of Glasgow, Anderson College, 56 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, UK and
Institut für Genetik, TU Carolo Wilhelmina, Spielmann Strasse 7, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- The Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, The University of Glasgow, Anderson College, 56 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, UK and
Institut für Genetik, TU Carolo Wilhelmina, Spielmann Strasse 7, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- The Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, The University of Glasgow, Anderson College, 56 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, UK and
Institut für Genetik, TU Carolo Wilhelmina, Spielmann Strasse 7, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- The Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology, The University of Glasgow, Anderson College, 56 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, UK and
Institut für Genetik, TU Carolo Wilhelmina, Spielmann Strasse 7, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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Sakoff JA, Ackland SP, Baldwin ML, Keane MA, McCluskey A. Anticancer activity and protein phosphatase 1 and 2A inhibition of a new generation of cantharidin analogues. Invest New Drugs 2002; 20:1-11. [PMID: 12003183 DOI: 10.1023/a:1014460818734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cantharidin (Spanish Fly) is a natural toxin and an inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 (PP1) and 2A (PP2A), which have key roles in cell cycle progression. We have synthesised two series of demethylated cantharidin analogues, one displaying an open-ring lactone configuration in solution (Novo-1 to Novo-5) similar to cantharidin, the other showing a closed-ring lactone configuration (Novo-6 to Novo-10). In the present study, these ten agents were screened for in vitro PP1 and PP2A inhibition and cellular cytotoxicity in nine cancer cell lines of haematopoietic (L1210, HL60), ovarian (A2780, ADDP), osteo (143B), and colon (HCT116, HT29, WiDr, SW480) origin and one normal colon cell line (CCD-018). The open-ring series (IC50, PPI=2.0-4.8 microM, PP2A=0.2-0.5 microM) maintained the PP2A selectivity of cantharidin (IC50, PPI=1.8 microM, PP2A=0.2 microM), although some were less potent. The closed-ring series (IC50, PPI=12.5->1000 microM, PP2A=5->1000 microM) were considerably less potent inhibitors, confirming the need of ring opening for inhibition. The cytotoxicity (IC50, 72 h, MTT assay) of cantharidin ranged from 6-15 microM, while the new analogues ranged from 14 to >1000 microM. Cytotoxicity of the agents did not consistently parallel the in vitro potency of protein phosphatase inhibition. A number of analogues showed colon cancer selectivity, particularly Novo-6, where the cytotoxicity ranged from 14-88 microM in the colon cancer cells and 275-680 microM in all other cell lines including normal colon cells. The reason for this selectivity was not apparent and may involve additional intracellular targets. Cell cycle analysis showed cantharidin to enhance cell cycle progression as evident from an increased S-phase population and enhanced DNA synthesis, culminating in G2/M arrest and apoptosis. With Novo-1 and Novo-6, the cell cycle changes paralleled the cytotoxicity responses, with the predominant effect of G2/M cell cycle arrest followed by cell death. In conclusion, we have synthesised new anticancer agents that show selective cytotoxicity in colon cancer cells while remaining inactive in normal colon cells, and which mediate their effects via the G2/M phase of the cell cycle.
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- Jennette A Sakoff
- Department of Medical Oncology, Newcastle Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Waratah, NSW, Australia
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Checkpoints are mechanisms that regulate progression through the cell cycle insuring that each step takes place only once and in the right sequence. Mutations of checkpoint proteins are frequent in all types of cancer as defects in cell cycle control can lead to genetic instability. This review will focus on three major areas of cell cycle transition control, with particular attention to the alterations found in human cancer. These areas include the G1/S transition, where most cancer-related defects occur, the G2/M checkpoint and its activation in response to DNA damage, and the spindle checkpoint.
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- M Molinari
- European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
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Ma ZQ, Liu Z, Ngan ES, Tsai SY. Cdc25B functions as a novel coactivator for the steroid receptors. Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:8056-67. [PMID: 11689696 PMCID: PMC99972 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.23.8056-8067.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2001] [Accepted: 09/04/2001] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have previously demonstrated that overexpression of Cdc25B in transgenic mice resulted in mammary gland hyperplasia and increased steroid hormone responsiveness. To address how Cdc25B enhances the hormone responsiveness in mammary glands, we showed that Cdc25B stimulates steroid receptor-dependent transcription in transient transfection assays and in a cell-free assay with chromatin templates. Surprisingly, the effect of Cdc25B on steroid receptors is independent of its protein phosphatase activity in vitro. The direct interactions of Cdc25B with steroid receptors, on the other hand, were evidenced in in vivo and in vitro assays, suggesting the potential direct contribution of Cdc25B on the steroid receptor-mediated transcription. In addition, p300/CBP-associated factor and CREB binding protein were shown to interact and synergize with Cdc25B and further enhance its coactivation activity. Thus, we have uncovered a novel function of Cdc25B that serves as a steroid receptor coactivator in addition to its role as a regulator for cell cycle progression. This dual function might likely contribute to its oncogenic action in breast cancer.
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- Z Q Ma
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Zou X, Tsutsui T, Ray D, Blomquist JF, Ichijo H, Ucker DS, Kiyokawa H. The cell cycle-regulatory CDC25A phosphatase inhibits apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1. Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:4818-28. [PMID: 11416155 PMCID: PMC87174 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.14.4818-4828.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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CDC25A phosphatase promotes cell cycle progression by activating G(1) cyclin-dependent kinases and has been postulated to be an oncogene because of its ability to cooperate with RAS to transform rodent fibroblasts. In this study, we have identified apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) as a CDC25A-interacting protein by yeast two-hybrid screening. ASK1 activates the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and c-Jun NH(2)-terminal protein kinase-stress-activated protein kinase (JNK/SAPK) pathways upon various cellular stresses. Coimmunoprecipitation studies demonstrated that CDC25A physically associates with ASK1 in mammalian cells, and immunocytochemistry with confocal laser-scanning microscopy showed that these two proteins colocalize in the cytoplasm. The carboxyl terminus of CDC25A binds to a domain of ASK1 adjacent to its kinase domain and inhibits the kinase activity of ASK1, independent of and without effect on the phosphatase activity of CDC25A. This inhibitory action of CDC25A on ASK1 activity involves diminished homo-oligomerization of ASK1. Increased cellular expression of wild-type or phosphatase-inactive CDC25A from inducible transgenes suppresses oxidant-dependent activation of ASK1, p38, and JNK1 and reduces specific sensitivity to cell death triggered by oxidative stress, but not other apoptotic stimuli. Thus, increased expression of CDC25A, frequently observed in human cancers, could contribute to reduced cellular responsiveness to oxidative stress under mitogenic or oncogenic conditions, while it promotes cell cycle progression. These observations propose a mechanism of oncogenic transformation by the dual function of CDC25A on cell cycle progression and stress responses.
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- X Zou
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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Taylor WR, Stark GR. Regulation of the G2/M transition by p53. Oncogene 2001; 20:1803-15. [PMID: 11313928 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1185] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2000] [Revised: 12/28/2000] [Accepted: 01/08/2001] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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p53 protects mammals from neoplasia by inducing apoptosis, DNA repair and cell cycle arrest in response to a variety of stresses. p53-dependent arrest of cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle is an important component of the cellular response to stress. Here we review recent evidence that implicates p53 in controlling entry into mitosis when cells enter G2 with damaged DNA or when they are arrested in S phase due to depletion of the substrates required for DNA synthesis. Part of the mechanism by which p53 blocks cells at the G2 checkpoint involves inhibition of Cdc2, the cyclin-dependent kinase required to enter mitosis. Cdc2 is inhibited simultaneously by three transcriptional targets of p53, Gadd45, p21, and 14-3-3 sigma. Binding of Cdc2 to Cyclin B1 is required for its activity, and repression of the cyclin B1 gene by p53 also contributes to blocking entry into mitosis. p53 also represses the cdc2 gene, to help ensure that cells do not escape the initial block. Genotoxic stress also activates p53-independent pathways that inhibit Cdc2 activity, activation of the protein kinases Chk1 and Chk2 by the protein kinases Atm and Atr. Chk1 and Chk2 inhibit Cdc2 by inactivating Cdc25, the phosphatase that normally activates Cdc2. Chk1, Chk2, Atm and Atr also contribute to the activation of p53 in response to genotoxic stress and therefore play multiple roles. p53 induces transcription of the reprimo, B99, and mcg10 genes, all of which contribute to the arrest of cells in G2, but the mechanisms of cell cycle arrest by these genes is not known. Repression of the topoisomerase II gene by p53 helps to block entry into mitosis and strengthens the G2 arrest. In summary, multiple overlapping p53-dependent and p53-independent pathways regulate the G2/M transition in response to genotoxic stress.
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- W R Taylor
- Department of Molecular Biology, Lerner Research Insititute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Pestell KE, Ducruet AP, Wipf P, Lazo JS. Small molecule inhibitors of dual specificity protein phosphatases. Oncogene 2000; 19:6607-12. [PMID: 11426646 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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One hallmark of neoplasia is the deregulation of cell cycle control mechanisms, which is secondary to altered protein phosphorylation. Dual specificity protein phosphatases uniquely dephosphorylate both phosphoserines/threonines and phosphotyrosines on the same protein substrate. As a class they regulate intracellular signaling through the mitogen activated and stress activated kinases and govern cellular movement through G1/S and G2/M cell cycle checkpoints by affecting the activity of cyclin-dependent kinases. In particular, the Cdc25 phosphatases, which dephosphorylate cyclin-dependent kinases, are overexpressed in many human tumors and this increased expression is associated with a poor prognosis. In addition to expression levels, the intracellular activity of Cdc25 phosphatases is determined by their subcellular distribution and physical proximity to substrates. Small molecules that either inhibit the catalytic activity or alter the subcellular distribution of these dual specificity protein phosphatases could provide effective tools to interrogate the role of phosphorylation pathways and may afford new approaches to the management of cancer.
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- K E Pestell
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
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Sandhu C, Donovan J, Bhattacharya N, Stampfer M, Worland P, Slingerland J. Reduction of Cdc25A contributes to cyclin E1-Cdk2 inhibition at senescence in human mammary epithelial cells. Oncogene 2000; 19:5314-23. [PMID: 11103932 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Replicative senescence may be an important tumor suppressive mechanism for human cells. We investigated the mechanism of cell cycle arrest at senescence in human mammary epithelial cells (HMECs) that have undergone a period of 'self-selection', and as a consequence exhibit diminished p16INK4A levels. As HMECs approached senescence, the proportion of cells with a 2N DNA content increased and that in S phase decreased progressively. Cyclin D1-cdk4, cyclin E-cdk2 and cyclin A-cdk2 activities were not abruptly inhibited, but rather diminished steadily with increasing population age. In contrast to observations in fibroblast, p21Cip1 was not increased at senescence in HMECs. There was no increase in p27Kip1 levels nor in KIP association with targets cdks. While p15INK4B and its binding to both cdk4 and cdk6 increased with increasing passage, some cyclin D1-bound cdk4 and cdk6 persisted in senescent cells, whose inhibition could not be attributed to p15INK4B. The inhibition of cyclin E-cdk2 in senescent HMECs was accompanied by increased inhibitory phosphorylation of cdk2, in association with a progressive loss of Cdc25A. Recombinant Cdc25A strongly reactivated cyclin E-cdk2 from senescent HMECs suggesting that reduction of Cdc25A contributes to cyclin E-cdk2 inhibition and G1 arrest at senescence. Although ectopic expression of Cdc25A failed to extend the lifespan of HMECs, the exogenous Cdc25A appeared to lack activity in these cells, since it neither shortened the G1-to-S phase interval nor activated cyclin E-cdk2. In contrast, in the breast cancer-derived MCF-7 line, Cdc25A overexpression increased both cyclin E-cdk2 activity and the S phase fraction. Thus, mechanisms leading to HMEC immortalization may involve not only the re-induction of Cdc25A expression, but also activation of this phosphatase.
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- C Sandhu
- Cancer Research, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Goodwin EC, DiMaio D. Repression of human papillomavirus oncogenes in HeLa cervical carcinoma cells causes the orderly reactivation of dormant tumor suppressor pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:12513-8. [PMID: 11070078 PMCID: PMC18795 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.23.12513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 336] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Most cervical carcinomas express high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) E6 and E7 proteins, which neutralize cellular tumor suppressor function. To determine the consequences of removing the E6 and E7 proteins from cervical cancer cells, we infected HeLa cells, a cervical carcinoma cell line that contains HPV18 DNA, with a recombinant virus that expresses the bovine papillomavirus E2 protein. Expression of the E2 protein resulted in rapid repression of HPV E6 and E7 expression, followed approximately 12 h later by profound inhibition of cellular DNA synthesis. Shortly after E6/E7 repression, there was dramatic posttranscriptional induction of p53. Two p53-responsive genes, mdm2 and p21, were induced with slightly slower kinetics than p53 and appeared to be functional, as assessed by inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase activity and p53 destabilization. There was also dramatic posttranscriptional induction of p105(Rb) and p107 after E6/E7 repression, followed shortly thereafter by induction of p130. By 24 h after infection, only hypophosphorylated p105(Rb) was detectable and transcription of several Rb/E2F-regulated genes was dramatically repressed. Constitutive expression of the HPV16 E6/E7 genes alleviated E2-induced growth inhibition and impaired activation of the Rb pathway and repression of E2F-responsive genes. This dynamic response strongly suggests that the p53 and Rb tumor suppressor pathways are intact in HeLa cells and that repression of HPV E6 and E7 mobilizes these pathways in an orderly fashion to deliver growth inhibitory signals to the cells. Strikingly, the major alterations in the cell cycle machinery underlying cervical carcinogenesis can be reversed by repression of the endogenous HPV oncogenes.
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- E C Goodwin
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Poggioli GJ, Keefer C, Connolly JL, Dermody TS, Tyler KL. Reovirus-induced G(2)/M cell cycle arrest requires sigma1s and occurs in the absence of apoptosis. J Virol 2000; 74:9562-70. [PMID: 11000227 PMCID: PMC112387 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.20.9562-9570.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Serotype-specific differences in the capacity of reovirus strains to inhibit proliferation of murine L929 cells correlate with the capacity to induce apoptosis. The prototype serotype 3 reovirus strains Abney (T3A) and Dearing (T3D) inhibit cellular proliferation and induce apoptosis to a greater extent than the prototype serotype 1 reovirus strain Lang (T1L). We now show that reovirus-induced inhibition of cellular proliferation results from a G(2)/M cell cycle arrest. Using T1L x T3D reassortant viruses, we found that strain-specific differences in the capacity to induce G(2)/M arrest, like the differences in the capacity to induce apoptosis, are determined by the viral S1 gene. The S1 gene is bicistronic, encoding the viral attachment protein sigma1 and the nonstructural protein sigma1s. A sigma1s-deficient reovirus strain, T3C84-MA, fails to induce G(2)/M arrest, yet retains the capacity to induce apoptosis, indicating that sigma1s is required for reovirus-induced G(2)/M arrest. Expression of sigma1s in C127 cells increases the percentage of cells in the G(2)/M phase of the cell cycle, supporting a role for this protein in reovirus-induced G(2)/M arrest. Inhibition of reovirus-induced apoptosis failed to prevent virus-induced G(2)/M arrest, indicating that G(2)/M arrest is not the result of apoptosis related DNA damage and suggests that these two processes occur through distinct pathways.
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- G J Poggioli
- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80220, USA
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