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Guo H, Tang Q, Zhao Y, Cheng J, Wang J, Liu D, Yan R, Lv D, Lu B, Wu M, Yu H, Leng H, Liu B, Liu M, Zhou K. MiR-3202-DTL signaling axis impedes NSCLC malignancy via regulating the ubiquitination-proteasome degradation of p21. Mol Cell Biochem 2025:10.1007/s11010-025-05239-6. [PMID: 40038150 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-025-05239-6] [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: 11/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2025] [Indexed: 03/06/2025]
Abstract
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a highly prevalent and aggressive malignancy, where early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention are pivotal for enhancing patient prognosis. Nonetheless, the lack of reliable biomarkers remains a substantial hurdle in clinical practice. In this study, we identified dysregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) in NSCLC, revealing a significant downregulation of miR-3202 and an upregulation of miR-3182. We demonstrate that both miR-3202 and miR-3182 play critical roles in modulating NSCLC cell proliferation and motility. Notably, we identify DTL as a direct target of miR-3202, with sustained expression of DTL reversing the effects of miR-3202 on cell growth and migration. Mechanistically, we show that miR-3202 regulates the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of p21 through DTL. These findings provide novel insights into the miRNA landscape in NSCLC and underscore the functional significance of the miR-3202-DTL-p21 axis. Our results position miR-3202 as a potential biomarker for NSCLC, thereby offering a foundation for the development of targeted diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
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- Hongjuan Guo
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Institute of Health and Medicine, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Institute of Health and Medicine, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Thoracic, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center), Kunming, 650118, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province), Kunming, China
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- School of Stomatology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
- Institute of Health and Medicine, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, China.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
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Chau DDL, Li W, Chan WWR, Sun JKL, Zhai Y, Chow HM, Lau KF. Insulin stimulates atypical protein kinase C-mediated phosphorylation of the neuronal adaptor FE65 to potentiate neurite outgrowth by activating ARF6-Rac1 signaling. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22594. [PMID: 36250347 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202200757r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Neurite outgrowth is a fundamental process in neurons that produces extensions and, consequently, neural connectivity. Neurite damage and atrophy are observed in various brain injuries and disorders. Understanding the intrinsic pathways of neurite outgrowth is essential for developing strategies to stimulate neurite regeneration. Insulin is a pivotal hormone in the regulation of glucose homeostasis. There is increasing evidence for the neurotrophic functions of insulin, including the induction of neurite outgrowth. However, the associated mechanism remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that insulin potentiates neurite outgrowth mediated by the small GTPases ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) and Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1) through the neuronal adaptor FE65. Moreover, insulin enhances atypical protein kinase Cι/λ (PKCι/λ) activation and FE65 phosphorylation at serine 459 (S459) in neurons and mouse brains. In vitro and cellular assays show that PKCι/λ phosphorylated FE65 at S459. Consistently, insulin potentiates FE65 S459 phosphorylation only in the presence of PKCι/λ. Phosphomimetic studies show that an FE65 S459E mutant potently activates ARF6, Rac1, and neurite outgrowth. Notably, this phosphomimetic mutation enhances the FE65-ARF6 interaction, a process that promotes ARF6-Rac1-mediated neurite outgrowth. Likewise, insulin treatment and PKCι/λ overexpression potentiate the FE65-ARF6 interaction. Conversely, PKCι/λ knockdown suppresses the stimulatory effect of FE65 on ARF6-Rac1-mediated neurite outgrowth. The effect of insulin on neurite outgrowth is also markedly attenuated in PKCι/λ knockdown neurons, in the presence and absence of FE65. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism linking insulin with ARF6-Rac1-dependent neurite extension through the PKCι/λ-mediated phosphorylation of FE65.
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- Dennis Dik-Long Chau
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Research Laboratory for Biomedical Optics and Molecular Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Liu S, Zhang Y, Yang Q, Zhang Y, Liu H, Huang MH, Wang R, Lu F. PKC signal amplification suppresses non-small cell lung cancer growth by promoting p21 expression and phosphorylation. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10657. [PMID: 36158087 PMCID: PMC9494247 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Protein kinase C (PKC) activation was previously associated with oncogenic features. However, small molecule inhibitors targeting PKC have so far proved ineffective in a number of clinical trials for cancer treatment. Recent progresses have revealed that most PKC mutations detected in diverse cancers actually lead to loss-of-function, thus suggesting the tumor-suppressive roles of PKC proteins. Unfortunately, the development of chemicals to enhance PKC activity is lagging behind relative to its small molecular inhibitors. Here, we report that a bisindolylmaleimide derivative (3,4-bis(1-(prop-2-ynyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)-1 H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, BD-15) significantly inhibited cell growth in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Mechanistically, BD-15 treatment resulted in markedly enhanced phosphorylation of PKC substrates and led to cell cycle arrest in G2/M. Further, BD-15 treatment upregulated p21 protein levels and enhanced p21 phosphorylation. BD-15 also promoted caspase3 cleavage and triggered cellular apoptosis. In xenograft mouse models, BD-15 exerted anti-tumor effects to suppress in vivo tumor formation. Collectively, our findings revealed the tumor-suppressive roles of BD-15 through enhancing PKC signaling and thus leading to upregulation of p21 expression and phosphorylation.
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- Shuyan Liu
- Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, China
- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
- Corresponding author.
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- Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, China
- Corresponding author.
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- Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, China
- Corresponding author.
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Chow RY, Jeon US, Levee TM, Kaur G, Cedeno DP, Doan LT, Atwood SX. PI3K Promotes Basal Cell Carcinoma Growth Through Kinase-Induced p21 Degradation. Front Oncol 2021; 11:668247. [PMID: 34268113 PMCID: PMC8276170 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.668247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a locally invasive epithelial cancer that is primarily driven by the Hedgehog (HH) pathway. Advanced BCCs are a critical subset of BCCs that frequently acquire resistance to Smoothened (SMO) inhibitors and identifying pathways that bypass SMO could provide alternative treatments for patients with advanced or metastatic BCC. Here, we use a combination of RNA-sequencing analysis of advanced human BCC tumor-normal pairs and immunostaining of human and mouse BCC samples to identify a PI3K pathway expression signature in BCC. Pharmacological inhibition of PI3K activity in BCC cells significantly reduces cell proliferation and HH signaling. However, treatment of Ptch1fl/fl; Gli1-CreERT2 mouse BCCs with the PI3K inhibitor BKM120 results in a reduction of tumor cell growth with no significant effect on HH signaling. Downstream PI3K components aPKC and Akt1 showed a reduction in active protein, whereas their substrate, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21, showed a concomitant increase in protein stability. Our results suggest that PI3K promotes BCC tumor growth by kinase-induced p21 degradation without altering HH signaling.
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- Rachel Y Chow
- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.,Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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Al Bitar S, Gali-Muhtasib H. The Role of the Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 cip1/waf1 in Targeting Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutics. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11101475. [PMID: 31575057 PMCID: PMC6826572 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11101475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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p21cip1/waf1 mediates various biological activities by sensing and responding to multiple stimuli, via p53-dependent and independent pathways. p21 is known to act as a tumor suppressor mainly by inhibiting cell cycle progression and allowing DNA repair. Significant advances have been made in elucidating the potential role of p21 in promoting tumorigenesis. Here, we discuss the involvement of p21 in multiple signaling pathways, its dual role in cancer, and the importance of understanding its paradoxical functions for effectively designing therapeutic strategies that could selectively inhibit its oncogenic activities, override resistance to therapy and yet preserve its tumor suppressive functions.
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- Samar Al Bitar
- Department of Biology, and Center for Drug Discovery, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1103, Lebanon.
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- Department of Biology, and Center for Drug Discovery, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1103, Lebanon.
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Manu KA, Cao PHA, Chai TF, Casey PJ, Wang M. p21cip1/waf1 Coordinate Autophagy, Proliferation and Apoptosis in Response to Metabolic Stress. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11081112. [PMID: 31382612 PMCID: PMC6721591 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11081112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cancer cells possess metabolic properties that are different from benign cells. These unique characteristics have become attractive targets that are being actively investigated for cancer therapy. p21cip1/waf1, also known as Cyclin-Dependent Kinase inhibitor 1A, is encoded by the CDKN1A gene. It is a major p53 target gene involved in cell cycle progression that has been extensively evaluated. To date, p21 has been reported to regulate various cell functions, both dependent and independent of p53. Besides regulating the cell cycle, p21 also modulates apoptosis, induces senescence, and maintains cellular quiescence in response to various stimuli. p21 transcription is induced in response to stresses, including those from oxidative and chemotherapeutic treatment. A recent study has shown that in response to metabolic stresses such as nutrient and energy depletion, p21 expression is induced to regulate various cell functions. Despite the biological significance, the mechanism of p21 regulation in cancer adaptation to metabolic stress is underexplored and thus represents an exciting field. This review focuses on the recent development of p21 regulation in response to metabolic stress and its impact in inducing cell cycle arrest and death in cancer cells.
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- Kanjoormana Aryan Manu
- Program in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- Program in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- Program in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- Program in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Program in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore.
- Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117596, Singapore.
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Moussa RS, Park KC, Kovacevic Z, Richardson DR. Ironing out the role of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p21 in cancer: Novel iron chelating agents to target p21 expression and activity. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 133:276-294. [PMID: 29572098 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Iron (Fe) has become an important target for the development of anti-cancer therapeutics with a number of Fe chelators entering human clinical trials for advanced and resistant cancer. An important aspect of the activity of these compounds is their multiple molecular targets, including those that play roles in arresting the cell cycle, such as the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p21. At present, the exact mechanism by which Fe chelators regulate p21 expression remains unclear. However, recent studies indicate the ability of chelators to up-regulate p21 at the mRNA level was dependent on the chelator and cell-type investigated. Analysis of the p21 promoter identified that the Sp1-3-binding site played a significant role in the activation of p21 transcription by Fe chelators. Furthermore, there was increased Sp1/ER-α and Sp1/c-Jun complex formation in melanoma cells, suggesting these complexes were involved in p21 promoter activation. Elucidating the mechanisms involved in the regulation of p21 expression in response to Fe chelator treatment in neoplastic cells will further clarify how these agents achieve their anti-tumor activity. It will also enhance our understanding of the complex roles p21 may play in neoplastic cells and lead to the development of more effective and specific anti-cancer therapies.
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- Rayan S Moussa
- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Discipline of Pathology and Bosch Institute, Medical Foundation Building (K25), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Discipline of Pathology and Bosch Institute, Medical Foundation Building (K25), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Discipline of Pathology and Bosch Institute, Medical Foundation Building (K25), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology Program, Discipline of Pathology and Bosch Institute, Medical Foundation Building (K25), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia; Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
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Wang D, Uhrin P, Mocan A, Waltenberger B, Breuss JM, Tewari D, Mihaly-Bison J, Huminiecki Ł, Starzyński RR, Tzvetkov NT, Horbańczuk J, Atanasov AG. Vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation as a therapeutic target. Part 1: molecular targets and pathways. Biotechnol Adv 2018; 36:1586-1607. [PMID: 29684502 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of human death worldwide. Excessive proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells contributes to the etiology of such diseases, including atherosclerosis, restenosis, and pulmonary hypertension. The control of vascular cell proliferation is complex and encompasses interactions of many regulatory molecules and signaling pathways. Herein, we recapitulated the importance of signaling cascades relevant for the regulation of vascular cell proliferation. Detailed understanding of the mechanism underlying this process is essential for the identification of new lead compounds (e.g., natural products) for vascular therapies.
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- Dongdong Wang
- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Postepu 36A, Jastrzębiec, 05-552 Magdalenka, Poland; Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Zurich, Wagistrasse 14, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Strada Gheorghe Marinescu 23, 400337 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Institute for Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Institute of Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Technology, Kumaun University, Bhimtal, 263136 Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Medical University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstrasse 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Postepu 36A, Jastrzębiec, 05-552 Magdalenka, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Postepu 36A, Jastrzębiec, 05-552 Magdalenka, Poland
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- Pharmaceutical Institute, University of Bonn, An der Immenburg 4, 53121 Bonn, Germany; NTZ Lab Ltd., Krasno Selo 198, 1618 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Postepu 36A, Jastrzębiec, 05-552 Magdalenka, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Postepu 36A, Jastrzębiec, 05-552 Magdalenka, Poland; Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Restall IJ, Parolin DAE, Daneshmand M, Hanson JEL, Simard MA, Fitzpatrick ME, Kumar R, Lavictoire SJ, Lorimer IAJ. PKCι depletion initiates mitotic slippage-induced senescence in glioblastoma. Cell Cycle 2016. [PMID: 26208522 PMCID: PMC4825548 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1071744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Cellular senescence is a tumor suppressor mechanism where cells enter a permanent growth arrest following cellular stress. Oncogene-induced senescence (OIS) is induced in non-malignant cells following the expression of an oncogene or inactivation of a tumor suppressor. Previously, we have shown that protein kinase C iota (PKCι) depletion induces cellular senescence in glioblastoma cells in the absence of a detectable DNA damage response. Here we demonstrate that senescent glioblastoma cells exhibit an aberrant centrosome morphology. This was observed in basal levels of senescence, in p21-induced senescence, and in PKCι depletion-induced senescence. In addition, senescent glioblastoma cells are polyploid, Ki-67 negative and arrest at the G1/S checkpoint, as determined by expression of cell cycle regulatory proteins. These markers are all consistent with cells that have undergone mitotic slippage. Failure of the spindle assembly checkpoint to function properly can lead to mitotic slippage, resulting in the premature exit of mitotic cells into the G1 phase of the cell cycle. Although in G1, these cells have the replicated DNA and centrosomal phenotype of a cell that has entered mitosis and failed to divide. Overall, we demonstrate that PKCι depletion initiates mitotic slippage-induced senescence in glioblastoma cells. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence of markers of mitotic slippage directly in senescent cells by co-staining for senescence-associated β-galactosidase and immunofluorescence markers in the same cell population. We suggest that markers of mitotic slippage be assessed in future studies of senescence to determine the extent of mitotic slippage in the induction of cellular senescence.
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- Ian J Restall
- a Centre for Cancer Therapeutics; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ; Ottawa , ON Canada.,b Department of Biochemistry ; Microbiology and Immunology; University of Ottawa ; Ottawa , ON Canada
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- a Centre for Cancer Therapeutics; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ; Ottawa , ON Canada
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- a Centre for Cancer Therapeutics; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ; Ottawa , ON Canada
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- a Centre for Cancer Therapeutics; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ; Ottawa , ON Canada
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- a Centre for Cancer Therapeutics; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ; Ottawa , ON Canada.,b Department of Biochemistry ; Microbiology and Immunology; University of Ottawa ; Ottawa , ON Canada
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- a Centre for Cancer Therapeutics; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ; Ottawa , ON Canada.,b Department of Biochemistry ; Microbiology and Immunology; University of Ottawa ; Ottawa , ON Canada
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- a Centre for Cancer Therapeutics; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ; Ottawa , ON Canada.,b Department of Biochemistry ; Microbiology and Immunology; University of Ottawa ; Ottawa , ON Canada
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- a Centre for Cancer Therapeutics; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ; Ottawa , ON Canada
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- a Centre for Cancer Therapeutics; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute ; Ottawa , ON Canada.,b Department of Biochemistry ; Microbiology and Immunology; University of Ottawa ; Ottawa , ON Canada.,c Department of Medicine ; University of Ottawa ; Ottawa , ON Canada
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P21Waf1/Cip1 plays a critical role in furazolidone-induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells through influencing the caspase-3 activation and ROS generation. Food Chem Toxicol 2016; 88:1-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Buscemi G, Ricci C, Zannini L, Fontanella E, Plevani P, Delia D. Bimodal regulation of p21(waf1) protein as function of DNA damage levels. Cell Cycle 2015; 13:2901-12. [PMID: 25486478 PMCID: PMC4615108 DOI: 10.4161/15384101.2014.946852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Human p21Waf1 protein is well known for being transcriptionally induced by p53 and activating the cell cycle checkpoint arrest in response to DNA breaks. Here we report that p21Waf1 protein undergoes a bimodal regulation, being upregulated in response to low doses of DNA damage but rapidly and transiently degraded in response to high doses of DNA lesions. Responsible for this degradation is the checkpoint kinase Chk1, which phosphorylates p21Waf1 on T145 and S146 residues and induces its proteasome-dependent proteolysis. The initial p21Waf1 degradation is then counteracted by the ATM-Chk2 pathway, which promotes the p53-dependent accumulation of p21Waf1 at any dose of damage. We also found that p21Waf1 ablation favors the activation of an apoptotic program to eliminate otherwise irreparable cells. These findings support a model in which in human cells a balance between ATM-Chk2-p53 and the ATR-Chk1 pathways modulates p21Waf1 protein levels in relation to cytostatic and cytotoxic doses of DNA damage.
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- G Buscemi
- a Department of Experimental Oncology; Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori ; Milan , Italy
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Sabherwal N, Thuret R, Lea R, Stanley P, Papalopulu N. aPKC phosphorylates p27Xic1, providing a mechanistic link between apicobasal polarity and cell-cycle control. Dev Cell 2015; 31:559-71. [PMID: 25490266 PMCID: PMC4262734 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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During the development of the nervous system, apicobasally polarized stem cells are characterized by a shorter cell cycle than nonpolar progenitors, leading to a lower differentiation potential of these cells. However, how polarization might be directly linked to the kinetics of the cell cycle is not understood. Here, we report that apicobasally polarized neuroepithelial cells in Xenopus laevis have a shorter cell cycle than nonpolar progenitors, consistent with mammalian systems. We show that the apically localized serine/threonine kinase aPKC directly phosphorylates an N-terminal site of the cell-cycle inhibitor p27Xic1 and reduces its ability to inhibit the cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (Cdk2), leading to shortening of G1 and S phases. Overexpression of activated aPKC blocks the neuronal differentiation-promoting activity of p27Xic1. These findings provide a direct mechanistic link between apicobasal polarity and the cell cycle, which may explain how proliferation is favored over differentiation in polarized neural stem cells. aPKC shortens G1 and S phases of cell cycle by phosphorylating p27Xic1 Phosphorylated p27Xic1 exhibits weaker binding to and inhibition of Cdk2 p27Xic1 promotes neuronal differentiation and elongates cell cycle via G1 phase Effects of p27Xic1 on neuronal differentiation are rescued by activated aPKC
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- Nitin Sabherwal
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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Binding of Kif23-iso1/CHO1 to 14-3-3 is regulated by sequential phosphorylations at two LATS kinase consensus sites. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117857. [PMID: 25658096 PMCID: PMC4320110 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Kif23 kinesin is an essential actor of cytokinesis in animals. It exists as two major isoforms, known as MKLP1 and CHO1, the longest of which, CHO1, contains two HXRXXS/T NDR/LATS kinase consensus sites. We demonstrate that these two sites are readily phosphorylated by NDR and LATS kinases in vitro, and this requires the presence of an upstream -5 histidine residue. We further show that these sites are phosphorylated in vivo and provide evidence revealing that LATS1,2 participate in the phosphorylation of the most C-terminal S814 site, present on both isoforms. This S814 phosphosite was previously reported to constitute a 14-3-3 binding site, which plays a role in Kif23 clustering during cytokinesis. Surprisingly, we found that phosphorylation of the upstream S716 NDR/LATS consensus site, present only in the longest Kif23 isoform, is required for efficient phosphorylation at S814, thus revealing sequential phosphorylation at these two sites, and differential regulation of Kif23-14-3-3 interaction for the two Kif23 isoforms. Finally, we provide evidence that Kif23 is largely unphosphorylated on S814 in post-abscission midbodies, making this Kif23 post-translational modification a potential marker to probe these structures.
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Less understood issues: p21Cip1 in mitosis and its therapeutic potential. Oncogene 2014; 34:1758-67. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Neise D, Sohn D, Stefanski A, Goto H, Inagaki M, Wesselborg S, Budach W, Stühler K, Jänicke RU. The p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) inhibitor BI-D1870 prevents gamma irradiation-induced apoptosis and mediates senescence via RSK- and p53-independent accumulation of p21WAF1/CIP1. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e859. [PMID: 24136223 PMCID: PMC3920941 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) family is a group of highly conserved Ser/Thr kinases that promote cell proliferation, growth, motility and survival. As they are almost exclusively activated downstream of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2), therapeutic intervention by RSK inhibition is less likely to produce such severe side effects as those observed following inhibition of the upstream master regulators Raf, MEK and ERK1/2. Here, we report that BI-D1870, a potent small molecule inhibitor of RSKs, induces apoptosis, although preferentially, in a p21-deficient background. On the other hand, BI-D1870 also induces a strong transcription- and p53-independent accumulation of p21 protein and protects cells from gamma irradiation (γIR)-induced apoptosis, driving them into senescence even in the absence of γIR. Although we identified p21 in in vitro kinase assays as a novel RSK substrate that specifically becomes phosphorylated by RSK1-3 at Ser116 and Ser146, RNA-interference, overexpression and co-immunoprecipitation studies as well as the use of SL0101, another specific RSK inhibitor, revealed that BI-D1870 mediates p21 accumulation via a yet unknown pathway that, besides its off-site targets polo-like kinase-1 and AuroraB, also does also not involve RSKs. Thus, this novel off-target effect of BI-D1870 should be taken into serious consideration in future studies investigating the role of RSKs in cellular signaling and tumorigenesis.
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- D Neise
- Laboratory of Molecular Radiooncology, Clinic and Policlinic for Radiation Therapy and Radiooncology, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Radiooncology, Clinic and Policlinic for Radiation Therapy and Radiooncology, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, BMFZ, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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- Aichi Cancer Center, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Radiooncology, Clinic and Policlinic for Radiation Therapy and Radiooncology, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, BMFZ, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Radiooncology, Clinic and Policlinic for Radiation Therapy and Radiooncology, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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Black AR, Black JD. Protein kinase C signaling and cell cycle regulation. Front Immunol 2013; 3:423. [PMID: 23335926 PMCID: PMC3547298 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A link between T cell proliferation and the protein kinase C (PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases has been recognized for about 30 years. However, despite the wealth of information on PKC-mediated control of, T cell activation, understanding of the effects of PKCs on the cell cycle machinery in this cell type remains limited. Studies in other systems have revealed important cell cycle-specific effects of PKC signaling that can either positively or negatively impact proliferation. The outcome of PKC activation is highly context-dependent, with the precise cell cycle target(s) and overall effects determined by the specific isozyme involved, the timing of PKC activation, the cell type, and the signaling environment. Although PKCs can regulate all stages of the cell cycle, they appear to predominantly affect G0/G1 and G2. PKCs can modulate multiple cell cycle regulatory molecules, including cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks), cdk inhibitors and cdc25 phosphatases; however, evidence points to Cip/Kip cdk inhibitors and D-type cyclins as key mediators of PKC-regulated cell cycle-specific effects. Several PKC isozymes can target Cip/Kip proteins to control G0/G1 → S and/or G2 → M transit, while effects on D-type cyclins regulate entry into and progression through G1. Analysis of PKC signaling in T cells has largely focused on its roles in T cell activation; thus, observed cell cycle effects are mainly positive. A prominent role is emerging for PKCθ, with non-redundant functions of other isozymes also described. Additional evidence points to PKCδ as a negative regulator of the cell cycle in these cells. As in other cell types, context-dependent effects of individual isozymes have been noted in T cells, and Cip/Kip cdk inhibitors and D-type cyclins appear to be major PKC targets. Future studies are anticipated to take advantage of the similarities between these various systems to enhance understanding of PKC-mediated cell cycle regulation in T cells.
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- Adrian R Black
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE, USA
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Suzuki H, Yabuta N, Okada N, Torigata K, Aylon Y, Oren M, Nojima H. Lats2 phosphorylates p21 after UV irradiation and regulates apoptosis. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:4358-68. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.125815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Lats2 (Large tumor suppressor 2), a member of the conserved AGC Ser/Thr (S/T) kinase family, is a human tumor suppressor gene. Here we show that in response to ultraviolet radiation, Lats2 is phosphorylated by Chk1 at Ser835 (S835), which is located in the kinase domain of Lats2. This phosphorylation enhances Lats2 kinase activity. Subsequently, Lats2 phosphorylates p21 at S146. p21 is a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor, which not only regulates cell cycle by CDK inhibition but also inhibits apoptosis by binding to procaspase-3 in the cytoplasm. Phosphorylation by Lats2 induces p21 degradation and promotes apoptosis. Accordingly, Lats2 overexpression induces p21 degradation, caspase-3/9 activation and apoptosis. These findings describe a novel Lats2-dependent mechanism for induction of cell death in response to severe DNA damage.
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Kang JH, Toita R, Kim CW, Katayama Y. Protein kinase C (PKC) isozyme-specific substrates and their design. Biotechnol Adv 2012; 30:1662-72. [PMID: 22841933 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Revised: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cell polarization and cell division are two fundamental cellular processes. The mechanisms that establish and maintain cell polarity and the mechanisms by which cells progress through the cell cycle are now fairly well understood following decades of experimental work. There is also increasing evidence that the polarization state of a cell affects its proliferative properties. The challenge now is to understand how these two phenomena are mechanistically connected. The aim of the present chapter is to provide an overview of the evidence of cross-talk between apicobasal polarity and proliferation, and the current state of knowledge of the precise mechanism by which this cross-talk is achieved.
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Insulin/IGF signaling drives cell proliferation in part via Yorkie/YAP. Dev Biol 2012; 367:187-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Kim HK, Kim CW, Vo MT, Lee HH, Lee JY, Yoon NA, Lee CY, Moon CH, Min YJ, Park JW, Cho WJ. Expression of proviral integration site for Moloney murine leukemia virus 1 (Pim-1) is post-transcriptionally regulated by tristetraprolin in cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:28770-8. [PMID: 22700982 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.376483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The proviral integration site for Moloney murine leukemia virus 1 (Pim-1) is an oncogenic serine/threonine kinase that is up-regulated in several human cancers, facilitates cell cycle progression, and suppresses apoptosis. Previously, it has been reported that the Pim-1 3'-UTR plays important roles in the regulation of Pim-1 mRNA stability. However, the mechanisms explaining how Pim-1 mRNA stability is determined by its 3'-UTR are not well known. Here, we demonstrate that tristetraprolin (TTP) plays a critical role in the regulation of Pim-1 mRNA stability. Our results show that the level of Pim-1 expression is inversely correlated with TTP expression in human cancer cells. Pim-1 mRNA contains two AU-rich elements (ARE1 and ARE2) in the 3'-UTR. TTP bound to ARE2 and enhanced the decay of Pim-1 mRNA. Overexpression of TTP decreased Pim-1 expression and p21 and p27 phosphorylation and inhibited cell growth. Overexpression of Pim-1 cDNA without the 3'-UTR attenuated the inhibitory effects of TTP on p21 phosphorylation and cell growth. In addition, inhibition of p21 by siRNA attenuated the inhibitory effect of TTP on cell growth. Our results suggest that TTP post-transcriptionally down-regulates Pim-1 expression and that the overexpression of TTP may contribute to tumor suppression in part by down-regulating Pim-1 expression.
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- Hong Kyeung Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Korea
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Ranta F, Leveringhaus J, Theilig D, Schulz-Raffelt G, Hennige AM, Hildebrand DG, Handrick R, Jendrossek V, Bosch F, Schulze-Osthoff K, Häring HU, Ullrich S. Protein kinase C delta (PKCδ) affects proliferation of insulin-secreting cells by promoting nuclear extrusion of the cell cycle inhibitor p21Cip1/WAF1. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28828. [PMID: 22216119 PMCID: PMC3246440 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High fat diet-induced hyperglycemia and palmitate-stimulated apoptosis was prevented by specific inhibition of protein kinase C delta (PKCδ) in β-cells. To understand the role of PKCδ in more detail the impact of changes in PKCδ activity on proliferation and survival of insulin-secreting cells was analyzed under stress-free conditions. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Using genetic and pharmacological approaches, the effect of reduced and increased PKCδ activity on proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle regulation of insulin secreting cells was examined. Proteins were analyzed by Western blotting and by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Increased expression of wild type PKCδ (PKCδWT) significantly stimulated proliferation of INS-1E cells with concomitant reduced expression and cytosolic retraction of the cell cycle inhibitor p21(Cip1/WAF1). This nuclear extrusion was mediated by PKCδ-dependent phosphorylation of p21(Cip1/WAF1) at Ser146. In kinase dead PKCδ (PKCδKN) overexpressing cells and after inhibition of endogenous PKCδ activity by rottlerin or RNA interference phosphorylation of p21(Cip1/WAF1) was reduced, which favored its nuclear accumulation and apoptotic cell death of INS-1E cells. Human and mouse islet cells express p21(Cip1/WAF1) with strong nuclear accumulation, while in islet cells of PKCδWT transgenic mice the inhibitor resides cytosolic. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE These observations disclose PKCδ as negative regulator of p21(Cip1/WAF1), which facilitates proliferation of insulin secreting cells under stress-free conditions and suggest that additional stress-induced changes push PKCδ into its known pro-apoptotic role.
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- Felicia Ranta
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Vascular Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Vascular Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Vascular Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Vascular Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Vascular Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute for Biochemistry (IFIB), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Biberach University of Applied Sciences, Biberach, Germany
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- Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Universita Autònoma Barcelona, Bellaterra and CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Interfaculty Institute for Biochemistry (IFIB), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Vascular Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Vascular Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Chemistry, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Paget JA, Restall IJ, Daneshmand M, Mersereau JA, Simard MA, Parolin DAE, Lavictoire SJ, Amin MS, Islam S, Lorimer IAJ. Repression of cancer cell senescence by PKCι. Oncogene 2011; 31:3584-96. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nekrasova T, Minden A. PAK4 is required for regulation of the cell-cycle regulatory protein p21, and for control of cell-cycle progression. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:1795-806. [PMID: 21381077 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The serine/threonine kinase PAK4 regulates cytoskeletal architecture, and controls cell proliferation and survival. In most adult tissues PAK4 is expressed at low levels, but overexpression of PAK4 is associated with uncontrolled proliferation, inappropriate cell survival, and oncogenic transformation. Here we have studied for the first time, the role for PAK4 in the cell cycle. We found that PAK4 levels peak dramatically but transiently in the early part of G1 phase. Deletion of Pak4 was also associated with an increase in p21 levels, and PAK4 was required for normal p21 degradation. In serum-starved cells, the absence of PAK4 led to a reduction in the amount of cells in G1, and an increase in the amount of cells in G2/M phase. We propose that the transient increase in PAK4 levels at early G1 reduces p21 levels, thereby abrogating the activity of CDK4/CDK6 kinases, and allowing cells to proceed with the cell cycle in a precisely coordinated way.
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- Tanya Nekrasova
- Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Velazquez-Garcia S, Valle S, Rosa TC, Takane KK, Demirci C, Alvarez-Perez JC, Mellado-Gil JM, Ernst S, Scott DK, Vasavada RC, Alonso LC, Garcia-Ocaña A. Activation of protein kinase C-ζ in pancreatic β-cells in vivo improves glucose tolerance and induces β-cell expansion via mTOR activation. Diabetes 2011; 60:2546-59. [PMID: 21911744 PMCID: PMC3178296 DOI: 10.2337/db10-1783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE PKC-ζ activation is a key signaling event for growth factor-induced β-cell replication in vitro. However, the effect of direct PKC-ζ activation in the β-cell in vivo is unknown. In this study, we examined the effects of PKC-ζ activation in β-cell expansion and function in vivo in mice and the mechanisms associated with these effects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We characterized glucose homeostasis and β-cell phenotype of transgenic (TG) mice with constitutive activation of PKC-ζ in the β-cell. We also analyzed the expression and regulation of signaling pathways, G1/S cell cycle molecules, and β-cell functional markers in TG and wild-type mouse islets. RESULTS TG mice displayed increased plasma insulin, improved glucose tolerance, and enhanced insulin secretion with concomitant upregulation of islet insulin and glucokinase expression. In addition, TG mice displayed increased β-cell proliferation, size, and mass compared with wild-type littermates. The increase in β-cell proliferation was associated with upregulation of cyclins D1, D2, D3, and A and downregulation of p21. Phosphorylation of D-cyclins, known to initiate their rapid degradation, was reduced in TG mouse islets. Phosphorylation/inactivation of GSK-3β and phosphorylation/activation of mTOR, critical regulators of D-cyclin expression and β-cell proliferation, were enhanced in TG mouse islets, without changes in Akt phosphorylation status. Rapamycin treatment in vivo eliminated the increases in β-cell proliferation, size, and mass; the upregulation of cyclins Ds and A in TG mice; and the improvement in glucose tolerance-identifying mTOR as a novel downstream mediator of PKC-ζ-induced β-cell replication and expansion in vivo. CONCLUSIONS PKC:-ζ, through mTOR activation, modifies the expression pattern of β-cell cycle molecules leading to increased β-cell replication and mass with a concomitant enhancement in β-cell function. Approaches to enhance PKC-ζ activity may be of value as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of diabetes.
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- Silvia Velazquez-Garcia
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Corresponding author: Adolfo Garcia-Ocaña,
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Kukkonen JP. A ménage à trois made in heaven: G-protein-coupled receptors, lipids and TRP channels. Cell Calcium 2011; 50:9-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2011.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Revised: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hodeify R, Tarcsafalvi A, Megyesi J, Safirstein RL, Price PM. Cdk2-dependent phosphorylation of p21 regulates the role of Cdk2 in cisplatin cytotoxicity. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2011; 300:F1171-9. [PMID: 21325496 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00507.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cisplatin cytotoxicity is dependent on cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (Cdk2) activity in vivo and in vitro. We found that an 18-kDa protein identified by mass spectrometry as p21(WAF1/Cip1) was phosphorylated by Cdk2 starting 12 h after cisplatin exposure. The analysis showed it was phosphorylated at serine 78, a site not previously identified. The adenoviral transduction of p21 before cisplatin exposure protects from cytotoxicity by inhibiting Cdk2. Although cisplatin causes induction of endogenous p21, the protection is inefficient. We hypothesized that phosphorylation of p21 at serine 78 could affect its role as a Cdk inhibitor, and thereby lessen its ability to protect from cisplatin cytotoxicity. To investigate the effect of serine 78 phosphorylation on p21 activity, we replaced serine 78 with aspartic acid, creating the phosphomimic p21(S78D). Mutant p21(S78D) was an inefficient inhibitor of Cdk2 and was inefficient at protecting TKPTS cells from cisplatin-induced cell death. We conclude that phosphorylation of p21 by Cdk2 limits the effectiveness of p21 to inhibit Cdk2, which is the mechanism for continued cisplatin cytotoxicity even after the induction of a protective protein.
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- Rawad Hodeify
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, 72205, USA
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Human NDR kinases control G(1)/S cell cycle transition by directly regulating p21 stability. Mol Cell Biol 2011; 31:1382-95. [PMID: 21262772 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01216-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The G(1) phase of the cell cycle is an important integrator of internal and external cues, allowing a cell to decide whether to proliferate, differentiate, or die. Multiple protein kinases, among them the cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), control G(1)-phase progression and S-phase entry. With the regulation of apoptosis, centrosome duplication, and mitotic chromosome alignment downstream of the HIPPO pathway components MST1 and MST2, mammalian NDR kinases have been implicated to function in cell cycle-dependent processes. Although they are well characterized in terms of biochemical regulation and upstream signaling pathways, signaling mechanisms downstream of mammalian NDR kinases remain largely unknown. We identify here a role for human NDR in regulating the G(1)/S transition. In G(1) phase, NDR kinases are activated by a third MST kinase (MST3). Significantly, interfering with NDR and MST3 kinase expression results in G(1) arrest and subsequent proliferation defects. Furthermore, we describe the first downstream signaling mechanisms by which NDR kinases regulate cell cycle progression. Our findings suggest that NDR kinases control protein stability of the cyclin-Cdk inhibitor protein p21 by direct phosphorylation. These findings establish a novel MST3-NDR-p21 axis as an important regulator of G(1)/S progression of mammalian cells.
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Jung YS, Qian Y, Chen X. Examination of the expanding pathways for the regulation of p21 expression and activity. Cell Signal 2010; 22:1003-12. [PMID: 20100570 PMCID: PMC2860671 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2010.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2010] [Accepted: 01/16/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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p21(Waf1/Cip1/Sdi1) was originally identified as an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases, a mediator of p53 in growth suppression and a marker of cellular senescence. p21 is required for proper cell cycle progression and plays a role in cell death, DNA repair, senescence and aging, and induced pluripotent stem cell reprogramming. Although transcriptional regulation is considered to be the initial control point for p21 expression, there is growing evidence that post-transcriptional and post-translational regulations play a critical role in p21 expression and activity. This review will briefly discuss the activity of p21 and focus on current knowledge of the determinants that control p21 transcription, mRNA stability and translation, and protein stability and activity.
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- Yong-Sam Jung
- Center for Comparative Oncology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Center for Comparative Oncology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Center for Comparative Oncology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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MST kinases monitor actin cytoskeletal integrity and signal via c-Jun N-terminal kinase stress-activated kinase to regulate p21Waf1/Cip1 stability. Mol Cell Biol 2009; 29:6380-90. [PMID: 19822666 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00116-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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As well as providing a structural framework, the actin cytoskeleton plays integral roles in cell death, survival, and proliferation. The disruption of the actin cytoskeleton results in the activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK) pathway; however, the sensor of actin integrity that couples to the JNK pathway has not been characterized in mammalian cells. We now report that the mammalian Ste20-like (MST) kinases mediate the activation of the JNK pathway in response to the disruption of the actin cytoskeleton. One consequence of actin disruption is the JNK-mediated stabilization of p21(Waf1/Cip1) (p21) via the phosphorylation of Thr57. The expression of MST1 or MST2 was sufficient to stabilize p21 in a JNK- and Thr57-dependent manner, while the stabilization of p21 by actin disruption required MST activity. These data indicate that, in addition to being components of the Salvador-Warts-Hippo tumor suppressor network and binding partners of c-Raf and the RASSF1A tumor suppressor, MST kinases serve to monitor cytoskeletal integrity and couple via the JNK SAPK pathway to the regulation of a key cell cycle regulatory protein.
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One of the main engines that drives cellular transformation is the loss of proper control of the mammalian cell cycle. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 (also known as p21WAF1/Cip1) promotes cell cycle arrest in response to many stimuli. It is well positioned to function as both a sensor and an effector of multiple anti-proliferative signals. This Review focuses on recent advances in our understanding of the regulation of p21 and its biological functions with emphasis on its p53-independent tumour suppressor activities and paradoxical tumour-promoting activities, and their implications in cancer.
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- Tarek Abbas
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2-dependent phosphorylation induces cytoplasmic localization and degradation of p21Cip1. Mol Cell Biol 2009; 29:3379-89. [PMID: 19364816 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01758-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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p21(Cip1) is an inhibitor of cell cycle progression that promotes G(1)-phase arrest by direct binding to cyclin-dependent kinase and proliferating cell nuclear antigen. Here we demonstrate that mitogenic stimuli, such as epidermal growth factor treatment and oncogenic Ras transformation, induce p21(Cip1) downregulation at the posttranslational level. This downregulation requires the sustained activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2), which directly interacts with and phosphorylates p21(Cip1), promoting p21(Cip1) nucleocytoplasmic translocation and ubiquitin-dependent degradation, thereby resulting in cell cycle progression. ERK1 is not likely involved in this process. Phosphopeptide analysis of in vitro ERK2-phosphorylated p21(Cip1) revealed two phosphorylation sites, Thr57 and Ser130. Double mutation of these sites abolished ERK2-mediated p21(Cip1) translocation and degradation, thereby impairing ERK2-dependent cell cycle progression at the G(1)/S transition. These results indicate that ERK2 activation transduces mitogenic signals, at least in part, by downregulating the cell cycle inhibitory protein p21(Cip1).
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Cen B, Deguchi A, Weinstein IB. Activation of protein kinase G Increases the expression of p21CIP1, p27KIP1, and histidine triad protein 1 through Sp1. Cancer Res 2008; 68:5355-62. [PMID: 18593937 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-6869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The anticancer role of cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase G (PKG) has become of considerable interest, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully established. In this study, we examined the effects of activation of PKG on the expression of three tumor suppressor proteins in human SW480 colon cancer cells. Our results revealed that treatment with cell permeable cGMP derivatives, or the cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor sulindac sulfone (exisulind, aptosyn, hereafter called exisulind) led to increased expression of the tumor suppressor proteins p21(CIP1), p27(KIP1), and Histidine triad protein 1 (HINT1), and their corresponding mRNAs. Overexpression of PKG Ibeta also caused increased expression of the p21(CIP1), p27(KIP1), and HINT1 proteins. Both the p21(CIP1) and p27(KIP1) promoters contain Sp1 binding sites and they were activated by PKG in luciferase reporter assays. Specific Sp1 sites in the p21 and p27 promoters were sufficient to mediate PKG-induced luciferase reporter activity, suggesting an interaction between Sp1 and PKG. Indeed, we found that PKG can phosphorylate Sp1 on serine residue(s) and this resulted in transcriptional activation of Sp1. Knockdown of Sp1 expression with siRNA inhibited the increased expression of p21(CIP1), p27(KIP1), and HINT1 induced by the cGMP derivative 8-pCPT-cGMP in SW480 cells. These novel effects of PKG activation on the expression of three tumor suppressor genes may explain, at least in part, the anticancer effects of activation of PKG. They also provide a rationale for further developing activators of PKG for the prevention and treatment of cancer.
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- Bo Cen
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Jariel-Encontre I, Bossis G, Piechaczyk M. Ubiquitin-independent degradation of proteins by the proteasome. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2008; 1786:153-77. [PMID: 18558098 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2008.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2008] [Revised: 05/15/2008] [Accepted: 05/15/2008] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The proteasome is the main proteolytic machinery of the cell and constitutes a recognized drugable target, in particular for treating cancer. It is involved in the elimination of misfolded, altered or aged proteins as well as in the generation of antigenic peptides presented by MHC class I molecules. It is also responsible for the proteolytic maturation of diverse polypeptide precursors and for the spatial and temporal regulation of the degradation of many key cell regulators whose destruction is necessary for progression through essential processes, such as cell division, differentiation and, more generally, adaptation to environmental signals. It is generally believed that proteins must undergo prior modification by polyubiquitin chains to be addressed to, and recognized by, the proteasome. In reality, however, there is accumulating evidence that ubiquitin-independent proteasomal degradation may have been largely underestimated. In particular, a number of proto-oncoproteins and oncosuppressive proteins are privileged ubiquitin-independent proteasomal substrates, the altered degradation of which may have tumorigenic consequences. The identification of ubiquitin-independent mechanisms for proteasomal degradation also poses the paramount question of the multiplicity of catabolic pathways targeting each protein substrate. As this may help design novel therapeutic strategies, the underlying mechanisms are critically reviewed here.
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- Isabelle Jariel-Encontre
- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier, CNRS, UMR5535, IFR122, 1919 Route de Mende, Montpellier, F-34293, France
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Wu M, Huang C, Li X, Li X, Gan K, Chen Q, Tang Y, Tang K, Shen S, Li G. LRRC4 inhibits glioblastoma cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis by downregulating pleiotropic cytokine expression and responses. J Cell Physiol 2007; 214:65-74. [PMID: 17541939 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Leucine-rich repeat C4 (LRRC4) has been shown to inhibit glioma cell proliferation, however, little is known about the mechanism(s) underlying the action of LRRC4. Here, we show that two glioblstoma U251 cell clones stably expressing LRRC4 were established. LRRC4 expression significantly inhibited the expression of some cytokines and their receptors determined by microarray and Western blot assays, and dramatically reduced cytokine-induced AP-1, NF-kB, and CyclinD1 activation in glioma cells. Furthermore, LRRC4 expression in glioma cells significantly downregulated spontaneous and cytokine-induced expression of K-RAS and phosphorylation of c-Raf, ERK, AKT, NF-kBp65, p70S6K, and PKC, suggesting that LRRC4 inhibited receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signaling pathways. Moreover, treatment with bFGF, IGF1, or IGF2 stimulated LRRC4(-/-), but not the LRRC4(+), glioma cell proliferation, indicating that LRRC4 mitigated cytokine-stimulated proliferation in glioma cells. In addition, treatment of LRRC4(-/-) glioma cells with EGF, IGF2, or PDGF promoted long distance mobilization, but induced little migration in LRRC4(+) glioma cells, suggesting that LRRC4 retarded cytokine-promoted glioma cell migration in vitro. Finally, human vessel endothelial cells (ECV304) treated with VEGF grew, aligned and formed hollow tube-like structures in vitro. In contrast, LRRC4(+) ECV304 treated with VEGF failed to form vessel-tube structures. Collectively, LRRC4 expression inhibited the expression of some growth factors, cytokines and their receptors, and the capacity of glioma cells responding to cytokine stimulation, leading to inhibition of glioma cell proliferation. Conceivably, induction of LRRC4 expression may provide new intervention for human glioma in the clinic.
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- Minghua Wu
- Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, The People's Republic of China
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Moulakakis C, Adam S, Seitzer U, Schromm AB, Leitges M, Stamme C. Surfactant protein A activation of atypical protein kinase C zeta in IkappaB-alpha-dependent anti-inflammatory immune regulation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:4480-91. [PMID: 17878344 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.7.4480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The pulmonary collectin surfactant protein (SP)-A has a pivotal role in anti-inflammatory modulation of lung immunity. The mechanisms underlying SP-A-mediated inhibition of LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation in vivo and in vitro are only partially understood. We previously demonstrated that SP-A stabilizes IkappaB-alpha, the primary regulator of NF-kappaB, in alveolar macrophages (AM) both constitutively and in the presence of LPS. In this study, we show that in AM and PBMC from IkappaB-alpha knockout/IkappaB-beta knockin mice, SP-A fails to inhibit LPS-induced TNF-alpha production and p65 nuclear translocation, confirming a critical role for IkappaB-alpha in SP-A-mediated LPS inhibition. We identify atypical (a) protein kinase C (PKC) zeta as a pivotal upstream regulator of SP-A-mediated IkappaB-alpha/NF-kappaB pathway modulation deduced from blocking experiments and confirmed by using AM from PKCzeta-/- mice. SP-A transiently triggers aPKCThr(410/403) phosphorylation, aPKC kinase activity, and translocation in primary rat AM. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments reveal that SP-A induces aPKC/p65 binding under constitutive conditions. Together the data indicate that anti-inflammatory macrophage activation via IkappaB-alpha by SP-A critically depends on PKCzeta activity, and thus attribute a novel, stimulus-specific signaling function to PKCzeta in SP-A-modulated pulmonary immune response.
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- Christina Moulakakis
- Department of Immunochemistry and Biochemical Microbiology, Division of Cellular Pneumology, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Center for Medicine and Bioscience, Borstel, Germany
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Zhang Y, Wang Z, Magnuson NS. Pim-1 kinase-dependent phosphorylation of p21Cip1/WAF1 regulates its stability and cellular localization in H1299 cells. Mol Cancer Res 2007; 5:909-22. [PMID: 17855660 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-06-0388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Previous studies from our laboratory showed that p21Cip1/WAF1 can be phosphorylated by Pim-1 kinase in vitro, implying that part of the function of Pim-1 might involve influencing the cell cycle. In the present study, site-directed mutagenesis and phosphorylated-specific antibodies were used as tools to identify the sites phosphorylated by Pim-1 and the consequences of this phosphorylation. What we found was that Pim-1 can efficiently phosphorylate p21 on Thr145 in vitro using recombinant protein and in vivo in intact cells. Unexpectedly, we found that Ser146 is a second site that is phosphorylated in vivo, but this phosphorylation event seems to be an indirect result of Pim-1 expression. More importantly, the consequences of phosphorylation of either Thr145 or Ser146 are distinct. When p21 is phosphorylated on Thr145, it localizes to the nucleus and results in the disruption of the association between proliferating cell nuclear antigen and p21. Furthermore, phosphorylation of Thr145 promotes stabilization of p21. On the other hand, when p21 is phosphorylated on Ser146, it localizes primarily in the cytoplasm and the effect of phosphorylation on stability is minimal. Cotransfection of wild-type Pim-1 with p21 increases the rate of proliferation compared with cotransfection of p21 with kinase-dead Pim-1. Knocking down Pim-1 expression greatly decreases the rate of proliferation of H1299 cells and their ability to grow in soft agar. These data suggest that Pim-1 overexpression may contribute to tumorigenesis in part by influencing the cellular localization and stability of p21 and by promoting cell proliferation.
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- Yandong Zhang
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA
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Pan Z, Wang J, Yin X, Xie P, Yang J, Jiang J, Zhang L, He F. The function study on the interaction between Grb2 and AMPK. Mol Cell Biochem 2007; 307:121-7. [PMID: 17849173 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-007-9591-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2007] [Accepted: 08/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (Grb2) is an extensively studied adaptor protein involved in cell signaling. Grb2 is a highly flexible protein composed of a single SH2 domain flanked by two SH3 domains. The evolutionarily conserved serine/threonine kinase, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), functions as a cellular fuel gauge that regulates metabolic pathways in glucose and fatty acid metabolism and protein synthesis. AMPK regulates the activation of TSC2 by phosphorylating TSC2. Here we report for the first time on the interaction of Grb2 with AMPK. SH2 domain of Grb2 and KIS domain of AMPK are both required for the combination of Grb2 and AMPK. Furthermore, Grb2 function as a factor which mediates phosphorylation of AMPK at Thr172, and potentially involves in metabolism pathways and AMPK-TSC2-mTOR cell growth pathway through regulating the activation of AMPK.
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- Zhi Pan
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteomics Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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Fraser JA, Hupp TR. Chemical Genetics Approach to Identify Peptide Ligands that Selectively Stimulate DAPK-1 Kinase Activity. Biochemistry 2007; 46:2655-73. [PMID: 17297916 DOI: 10.1021/bi061562j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dissection of signal transduction pathways has been advanced by classic genetic approaches including targeted gene deletion and siRNA-based inhibition of gene product synthesis. Chemical genetics is a biochemical approach to develop small peptide-mimetic ligands to alter, post-translationally, how an enzyme functions. DAPK-1 was used as a model enzyme to develop selective peptide ligands that modulate its specific activity. The tumor modifier p21 has the most highly conserved elements of a DAPK consensus substrate, including a basic core followed by a hydrophobic core. Therefore, the p21 protein was synthesized in overlapping fragments to acquire a panel of peptide ligands for testing in DAPK binding and phosphorylation assays. Three distinct p21 derived peptide fragments were found to bind to DAPK; however, these had no stimulatory effect on its activity toward in vivo substrates, p21 and MLC. The p21 peptide ligands did, however, strikingly stimulate DAPK activity toward p53, a substrate that shows conservation in the hydrophobic part of its DAPK-1 consensus site. DAPK-1 stimulatory peptides attenuate tryptic cleavage of DAPK-1, suggesting that ligand binding can alter DAPK-1 conformation and lock the enzyme onto its substrate. We, therefore, generated an artificial p53, containing arginine residues N-terminal to the phospho-acceptor site, creating a better DAPK-1 peptide consensus and demonstrated that the Km for p531-66[ET-->RR] and ATP is elevated. The full-length p53E17T18-->R17R18 also functioned as a better Ser20 kinase substrate in vivo. These data suggest that DAPK-1 binding ligands can be generated to elevate its specific activity toward weak substrates and provide an approach to develop genetic assays to alter DAPK-1-specific activity in vivo.
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- Jennifer A Fraser
- Cancer Research UK p53 Signal Transduction Group, University of Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, UK
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Pivoriūnas A, Savickiene J, Treigyte G, Tunaitis V, Navakauskiene R, Magnusson KE. PI 3-K signaling pathway suppresses PMA-induced expression of p21WAF1/Cip1 in human leukemia cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2007; 302:9-18. [PMID: 17286201 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-007-9419-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2006] [Accepted: 01/19/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Despite the understanding of the importance of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-K) signaling pathway in the regulation of cellular proliferation, little is known about its role during phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-induced differentiation in human leukemia cells. Here, we report a novel finding that PI 3-K inhibition by LY294002 significantly increases p21WAF1/Cip1 expression in PMA-stimulated human leukemia cells NB4 and THP1. LY294002 potentiated expression of p21WAF1/Cip1 via a p53-independent mechanism and did not affect mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation. Electrophoretic mobility shift (EMSA) experiments revealed that blocking of PI 3-K was associated with increased binding of transcription factor Sp1 to the PMA-responsive sites on the p21WAF1/Cip1 promoter. Pretreatment with rapamycin, an inhibitor of mTOR kinase, decreased the expression of p21WAF1/Cip1 protein in PMA-stimulated NB4 cells. The level of PMA-induced p21WAF1/Cip1 protein expression was lower in NB4 cells overexpressing wild type protein kinase C zeta (PKC zeta) compared to those transfected with empty vector or with kinase inactive PKC zeta. Sp1 binding to the p21WAF1/Cip1 promoter was completely lost in a wild type PKC zeta overexpressing and PMA-stimulated NB4 cells. We demonstrate that PI 3-K signaling pathway suppresses PMA-induced expression of p21WAF1/Cip1 in human leukemia cells, and that this effect is partly mediated by PKC zeta.
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- Augustas Pivoriūnas
- Department of Experimental Research, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Zygimantu 9, 01102, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Kalfon L, Youdim MBH, Mandel SA. Green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate promotes the rapid protein kinase C- and proteasome-mediated degradation of Bad: implications for neuroprotection. J Neurochem 2007; 100:992-1002. [PMID: 17156130 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04265.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to gain a deeper insight into the cell signaling pathways involved in the neuroprotection/neurorescue activity of the major green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). EGCG (1 micro m) caused an immediate (30 min) down-regulation (approximately 40%) of Bad protein levels, and a more pronounced reduction after 24 h (55%) in the human neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5Y. Co-treatment with EGCG and the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide prominently shortened Bad half-life, with as little as 30% of the Bad protein content remaining after 2 h, suggesting an effect of EGCG on Bad protein degradation. Accordingly, the proteasome inhibitors MG-132 and lactacystin damped Bad down-regulation by EGCG. The general protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor GF109203X, or the down-regulation of conventional and novel PKC isoforms, abolished EGCG-induced Bad decline. However, no inhibition was seen with the cell-permeable myristoylated pseudosubstrate inhibitor of the atypical PKCzeta isoform. The enforced expression of Bad for up to 72 h rendered the cells more susceptible to serum deprivation-induced cell death, whereas EGCG treatment significantly improved cell viability (up to 1.6-fold). The present study reveals a novel pathway in the neuroprotective mechanism of the action of EGCG, which involves a rapid PKC-mediated degradation of Bad by the proteasome.
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- Limor Kalfon
- Eve Topf Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Schauen M, Spitkovsky D, Schubert J, Fischer JH, Hayashi JI, Wiesner RJ. Respiratory chain deficiency slows down cell-cycle progression via reduced ROS generation and is associated with a reduction of p21CIP1/WAF1. J Cell Physiol 2006; 209:103-12. [PMID: 16775840 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We have used HeLa cells without mitochondrial DNA (rho0-cells) and transient rho0-phenocopies, obtained from wild-type cells by short-term treatment with ethidium bromide, to analyze how the absence of a functional mitochondrial respiratory chain slows down proliferation. We ruled out an energetic problem (ATP/ADP content) as well as defective synthesis of pyrimidine, iron-sulfur clusters or heme as important causes for the proliferative defect. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that reactive oxygen species were reduced in rho0-cells and in rho0-phenocopies, and that, quite unusually, all stages of the cell cycle were slowed down. Specific quenching of mitochondrial ROS with the ubiquinone analog MitoQ also resulted in slower growth. Some important cell-cycle regulators were reduced in rho0-cells: cyclin D3, cdk6, p18INK4C, p27KIP1, and p21CIP1/WAF1. In the rho0-phenocopies, the expression pattern did not fully duplicate the complex response observed in rho0-cells, and mainly p21CIP1/WAF1 was downregulated. Activities of the growth regulatory PKB/Akt and MAPK/ERK-signaling pathways did not correlate with proliferation rates of rho0-cells and rho0-phenocopies. Our study demonstrates that loss of a functional mitochondrial electron transport chain inhibits cell-cycle progression, and we postulate that this occurs through the decreased concentration of reactive oxygen species, leading to downregulation of p21CIP1/WAF1.
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- Matthias Schauen
- Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Köln, Köln, Germany.
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Walker JL, Castagnino P, Chung BM, Kazanietz MG, Assoian RK. Post-transcriptional destabilization of p21cip1 by protein kinase C in fibroblasts. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:38127-32. [PMID: 17043352 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m609622200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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p21(cip1) inhibits S phase entry by binding to cyclin-cdk2 (cyclin-dependent kinase-2) complexes. The levels of p21(cip1) are rapidly induced after mitogenic stimulation of quiescent fibroblasts and then down-regulate as the cells reach late G(1) phase and activate cyclin E-cdk2. In this study, we have shown that pharmacological inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC), expression of dominant negative PKCdelta, or knockdown of PKCdelta with small interfering RNA elevates p21(cip1) protein levels in mouse embryo fibroblasts. This effect is selective, post-transcriptional, and proteasome-dependent but distinct from previously identified post-transcriptional control mechanisms involving cyclin D1 and Skp2. PKCdelta inhibition results in a reduced entry into S phase, and this effect is not detected in p21(cip1)-null cells. Thus, post-transcriptional destabilization of p21(cip1) appears to be a major mitogenic effect of PKCdelta in fibroblasts.
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- Janice L Walker
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6084, USA
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Inoue T, Yoshida T, Shimizu Y, Kobayashi T, Yamasaki T, Toda Y, Segawa T, Kamoto T, Nakamura E, Ogawa O. Requirement of androgen-dependent activation of protein kinase Czeta for androgen-dependent cell proliferation in LNCaP Cells and its roles in transition to androgen-independent cells. Mol Endocrinol 2006; 20:3053-69. [PMID: 16931574 DOI: 10.1210/me.2006-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A cell line that we designed, AILNCaP, proliferated in androgen-depleted medium after emerging from long-term androgen-depleted cultures of an androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cell line, LNCaP. Using this cell line as a model of progression to androgen independence, we demonstrated that the activity of the mammalian target of rapamycin/p70 S6 kinase transduction pathway is down-regulated after androgen depletion in LNCaP, whereas its activation is related to transition of this cell line to androgen-independent proliferation. Kinase activity of protein kinase Czeta is regulated by androgen stimulation in LNCaP cells, whereas it is activated constitutively in AILNCaP cells under androgen-depleted conditions. Treatment with a protein kinase Czeta pseudosubstrate inhibitor reduced p70 S6 kinase activity and cell proliferation in both cell lines. We identified that both protein kinase Czeta and p70 S6 kinase were associated in LNCaP cells and this association was enhanced by the androgen stimulation. We examined the expression of phospho-protein kinase Czeta and phospho-p70 S6 kinase in hormone-naive prostate cancer specimens and found that the expression of both kinases was correlated with each other in those specimens. Significant correlation was observed between the expression of both kinases and Ki67 expression. Most of the prostate cancer cells that survived after prior hormonal treatment also expressed both kinases. This is the first report that shows the significance of this pathway for both androgen-dependent and -independent cell proliferation in prostate cancer. Our data suggest that protein kinase Czeta/mammalian target of rapamycin/S6 kinase pathway plays an important role for the transition of androgen-dependent to androgen-independent prostate cancer cells.
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- Takahiro Inoue
- Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Ma ZC, Gao Y, Wang YG, Tan HL, Xiao CR, Wang SQ. Ginsenoside Rg1 inhibits proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells stimulated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2006; 27:1000-6. [PMID: 16867250 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2006.00331.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) affected by ginsenoside Rg1 and further explore the molecular mechanism of ginsenoside Rg1 using proteomics. METHODS The proliferation of VSMC was measured by MTS assay kit and flow cytometry. Proteomic alterations were analyzed using two-dimensional electrophoresis and peptide mass fingerprinting. Differential proteins found in proteomics were confirmed by RT-PCR. RESULTS The proliferation of VSMC was enhanced significantly after tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) treatment, and ginsenoside Rg1 treatment inhibited proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Proteomic analysis showed 24 protein spots were changed, including 17 spots that were increased and 7 spots that were decreased. Ginsenoside Rg1 could restore the expression levels of these proteins, at least partly, to basic levels of untreated cells. The expression of G-protein coupled receptor kinase, protein kinase C (PKC)-zeta, N-ras protein were decreased, while cycle related protein p21 was increased by ginsenoside Rg1 in TNF-alpha treated VSMC. CONCLUSION PKC-zeta and p21 pathway might be the mechanism for inhibitory effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on proliferation of VSMC.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta/cytology
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/isolation & purification
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- G1 Phase/drug effects
- Ginsenosides/administration & dosage
- Ginsenosides/isolation & purification
- Ginsenosides/pharmacology
- Male
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/cytology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Panax/chemistry
- Plants, Medicinal/chemistry
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/biosynthesis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology
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- Zeng-Chun Ma
- Institute of Radiation Medicine Sciences, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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Finlan LE, Kernohan NM, Thomson G, Beattie PE, Hupp TR, Ibbotson SH. Differential effects of 5-aminolaevulinic acid photodynamic therapy and psoralen + ultraviolet A therapy on p53 phosphorylation in normal human skin in vivo. Br J Dermatol 2005; 153:1001-10. [PMID: 16225614 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06922.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Phosphorylation of the tumour suppressor p53 by the CK2/FACT pathway plays a central role in suppressing ultraviolet (UV)-induced skin cancer in animal models. Although p53 protein stabilization is induced after solar-simulated irradiation of human skin in vivo, p53 phosphorylation has not been defined. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of clinically effective treatments for skin diseases including psoralen + UVA (PUVA) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) on p53 phosphorylation to determine whether the tumour-suppressing p53 kinase pathways are activated upon use of these therapies. METHODS We used antibodies to the ATM/ATR and CK2/FACT phosphorylation sites on p53. RESULTS We found that p53 activation was induced selectively by PUVA treatment, while 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine DNA damage was induced selectively by 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA)-PDT treatment. Importantly, PUVA treatment resulted in p53 kinase activation, as defined by p53 modification at AT (serine-15) and CK2/FACT (serine-392) sites within the proliferative compartment. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that PUVA provokes accumulation and phosphorylation of p53 by AT and CK2/FACT within critical proliferative focal points (as determined by p63 colocalization studies) where DNA damage may lead to tumorigenesis. PDT is mechanistically distinct in that there is a lower level of induction of p53 expression with no evidence of AT- or CK2/FACT-mediated phosphorylation. This suggests that the type of DNA damage created by the reactive oxygen species generated by ALA-PDT does not induce the p53 pathway classically required for the repair of DNA photoadducts induced by UV.
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- L E Finlan
- University of Edinburgh, Divisin of Oncology, Cancer Research UK Cell Signalling Unit, South Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK.
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Rodríguez-Vilarrupla A, Jaumot M, Abella N, Canela N, Brun S, Díaz C, Estanyol JM, Bachs O, Agell N. Binding of calmodulin to the carboxy-terminal region of p21 induces nuclear accumulation via inhibition of protein kinase C-mediated phosphorylation of Ser153. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:7364-74. [PMID: 16055744 PMCID: PMC1190259 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.16.7364-7374.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Intracellular localization plays an important role in the functional regulation of the cell cycle inhibitor p21. We have previously shown that calmodulin binds to p21 and that calmodulin is essential for the nuclear accumulation of p21. Here, we analyze the mechanism of this regulation. We show that calmodulin inhibits in vitro phosphorylation of p21 by protein kinase C (PKC) and that this inhibition is dependent upon calmodulin binding to p21. Two-dimensional electrophoresis analysis of cells expressing the p21 wild type or p21S153A, a nonphosphorylatable mutant of p21 at position 153, indicates that Ser153 of p21 is a phosphorylable residue in vivo. Furthermore, Western blot analysis using phospho-Ser153-specific antibodies indicates that Ser153 phosphorylation in vivo is induced when PKC is activated and calmodulin is inhibited. The mutation of Ser153 to aspartate, a pseudophosphorylated residue, inhibits the nuclear accumulation of p21. Finally, whereas wild-type p21 translocates to the cytoplasm after PKC activation in the presence of calmodulin inhibitors, p21 carrying a nonphosphorylatable residue at position 153 remains in the nucleus. We propose that calmodulin binding to p21 prevents its phosphorylation by PKC at Ser153 and consequently allows its nuclear localization. When phosphorylated at Ser153, p21 is located at the cytoplasm and disrupts stress fibers.
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Mercer SE, Ewton DZ, Deng X, Lim S, Mazur TR, Friedman E. Mirk/Dyrk1B mediates survival during the differentiation of C2C12 myoblasts. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:25788-801. [PMID: 15851482 PMCID: PMC1201501 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413594200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The kinase Mirk/dyrk1B is essential for the differentiation of C2C12 myoblasts. Mirk reinforces the G0/G1 arrest state in which differentiation occurs by directly phosphorylating and stabilizing p27(Kip1) and destabilizing cyclin D1. We now demonstrate that Mirk is anti-apoptotic in myoblasts. Knockdown of endogenous Mirk by RNA interference activated caspase 3 and decreased myoblast survival by 75%, whereas transient overexpression of Mirk increased cell survival. Mirk exerts its anti-apoptotic effects during muscle differentiation at least in part through effects on the cell cycle inhibitor and pro-survival molecule p21(Cip1). Overexpression and RNA interference experiments demonstrated that Mirk phosphorylates p21 within its nuclear localization domain at Ser-153 causing a portion of the typically nuclear p21 to localize in the cytoplasm. Phosphomimetic GFP-p21-S153D was pancellular in both cycling C2C12 myoblasts and NIH3T3 cells. Endogenous Mirk in myotubes and overexpressed Mirk in NIH3T3 cells were able to cause the pancellular localization of wild-type GFP-p21 but not the nonphosphorylatable mutant GFP-p21-S153A. Translocation to the cytoplasm enables p21 to block apoptosis through inhibitory interaction with pro-apoptotic molecules. Phosphomimetic p21-S153D was more effective than wild-type p21 in blocking the activation of caspase 3. Transient expression of p21-S153D also increased myoblast viability in colony forming assays, whereas the p21-S153A mutant had no effect. This Mirk-dependent change in p21 intracellular localization is a natural part of myoblast differentiation. Endogenous p21 localized exclusively to the nuclei of proliferating myoblasts but was also found in the cytoplasm of post-mitotic multinucleated myotubes and adult human skeletal myofibers.
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- Department of Pathology, Upstate Medical University, SUNY, Syracuse, New York 13210
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Hernandez-Pigeon H, Quillet-Mary A, Louat T, Schambourg A, Humbert O, Selves J, Salles B, Laurent G, Lautier D. hMutSα is Protected from Ubiquitin-proteasome-dependent Degradation by Atypical Protein Kinase Cζ Phosphorylation. J Mol Biol 2005; 348:63-74. [PMID: 15808853 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2004] [Revised: 01/17/2005] [Accepted: 02/01/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The hMutS alpha (hMSH2-hMSH6) protein heterodimer plays a critical role in the detection of DNA mispairs in the mismatch repair (MMR) process. We recently reported that hMutS alpha proteins were degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in a cell-type-dependent manner, indicating that one or several regulator(s) may interfere with hMutS alpha protein ubiquitination and degradation. On the other hand, we and others have shown that protein kinase C (PKC) is involved as a positive regulator of MMR activity. Here, we provide evidence that the atypical PKC zeta regulates ubiquitination, degradation, and levels of hMutS alpha proteins. Using both PKC zeta-transfected U937 and PKC zeta siRNA-transfected MRC-5 cell lines, we found that PKC zeta protein expression was correlated with that of hMutS alpha as well as with MMR activity, but was inversely correlated with hMutS alpha protein ubiquitination and degradation. Interestingly, PKC zeta interacts with hMSH2 and hMSH6 proteins and phosphorylates both. Moreover, in an in vitro assay PKCzeta mediates phosphorylation events decreasing hMutS alpha protein degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Altogether, our results indicate that PKC zeta modulates hMutS alpha stability and protein levels, and suggest a role for PKC zeta in genome stability by regulating MMR activity.
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- Hélène Hernandez-Pigeon
- INSERM U563, CPTP, Bat B, Pavillon Lefebvre, Place du Dr Baylac, CHU PURPAN, BP 3028, 31024 Toulouse cedex 3, France
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Jascur T, Brickner H, Salles-Passador I, Barbier V, El Khissiin A, Smith B, Fotedar R, Fotedar A. Regulation of p21(WAF1/CIP1) stability by WISp39, a Hsp90 binding TPR protein. Mol Cell 2005; 17:237-49. [PMID: 15664193 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.11.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2004] [Revised: 10/22/2004] [Accepted: 11/23/2004] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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p21(WAF1/CIP1), a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor and a critical regulator of cell cycle, is controlled transcriptionally by p53-dependent and -independent mechanisms and posttranslationally by the proteasome. We have identified WISp39, a tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) protein that binds p21. WISp39 stabilizes newly synthesized p21 protein by preventing its proteasomal degradation. WISp39, p21, and hsp90 form a trimeric complex in vivo. The interaction of WISp39 with Hsp90 is abolished by point mutations within the C-terminal TPR domain of WISp39. Although this WISp39 TPR mutant binds p21 in vivo, it fails to stabilize p21. Our results suggest that WISp39 recruits Hsp90 to regulate p21 protein stability. WISp39 downregulation by siRNA prevents the accumulation of p21 and cell cycle arrest after ionizing radiation. The results demonstrate the importance of posttranslational stabilization of p21 protein by WISp39 in regulating cellular p21 activity.
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- Thomas Jascur
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 10835 Altman Road, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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