scholarly journals Murine Double Minute-2 Links Cell Cycle Control and Inflammation in Homeostasis and Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 188 (9) ◽  
pp. 1953-1955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martrez Ebrahim ◽  
Hans-Joachim Anders
2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 746-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.J. Mayer ◽  
J. Fujita

The known molecular players in cell-cycle control are much studied, not only to learn more about this intricate system, but also to understand the molecular features of oncogenic transformation. Infrequently, new players are discovered that change the interpretation of cell-cycle control. Gankyrin is one such player and was discovered in yeast two-hybrid screens as a new proteasomal subunit that interacts specifically with the S6b (rpt3) AAA (ATPase associated with various cellular activities) ATPase, which, with five other AAAs, are present in the so-called base of the 19 S regulator of the 26 S proteasome. Gankyrin is also the first liver oncogene. Gankyrin is found in other complexes that contain Rb (retinoblastoma protein) and the ubiquitin protein ligase Mdm2 (murine double minute 2). Gankyrin increases the hyperphosphorylation of Rb and therefore activates E2F-dependent transcription of DNA synthesis genes. Additionally, gankyrin, by binding to Mdm2, increases the ubiquitylation and degradation of p53 and prevents apoptosis. Gankyrin controls the functions of two major tumour suppressors and, when overexpressed, causes hepatocellular carcinoma.


2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 9137-9142
Author(s):  
Long Liu ◽  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Hua Guo ◽  
Xinyu Tang ◽  
Lianqin Liu ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (44) ◽  
pp. e2102420118
Author(s):  
Alyssa M. Klein ◽  
Lynn Biderman ◽  
David Tong ◽  
Bita Alaghebandan ◽  
Sakina A. Plumber ◽  
...  

The p53 tumor suppressor protein, known to be critically important in several processes including cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis, is highly regulated by multiple mechanisms, most certifiably the Murine Double Minute 2–Murine Double Minute X (MDM2–MDMX) heterodimer. The role of MDM2–MDMX in cell-cycle regulation through inhibition of p53 has been well established. Here we report that in cells either lacking p53 or expressing certain tumor-derived mutant forms of p53, loss of endogenous MDM2 or MDMX, or inhibition of E3 ligase activity of the heterocomplex, causes cell-cycle arrest. This arrest is correlated with a reduction in E2F1, E2F3, and p73 levels. Remarkably, direct ablation of endogenous p73 produces a similar effect on the cell cycle and the expression of certain E2F family members at both protein and messenger RNA levels. These data suggest that MDM2 and MDMX, working at least in part as a heterocomplex, may play a p53-independent role in maintaining cell-cycle progression by promoting the activity of E2F family members as well as p73, making them a potential target of interest in cancers lacking wild-type p53.


2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 3380-3387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias Drakos ◽  
Athanasios Thomaides ◽  
L. Jeffrey Medeiros ◽  
Jiang Li ◽  
Vasiliki Leventaki ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A322-A322
Author(s):  
M STALLS ◽  
J SUN ◽  
K THOMPSON ◽  
N VANHOUTEN

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 317-317
Author(s):  
Xifeng Wu ◽  
Jian Gu ◽  
H. Barton Grossman ◽  
Christopher I. Amos ◽  
Carol Etzel ◽  
...  

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