scholarly journals Role of Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger (PLZF) in Cell Proliferation and Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1A (p21WAF/CDKN1A) Gene Repression

2014 ◽  
Vol 289 (27) ◽  
pp. 18625-18640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Won-Il Choi ◽  
Min-Young Kim ◽  
Bu-Nam Jeon ◽  
Dong-In Koh ◽  
Chae-Ok Yun ◽  
...  
Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 2618-2618
Author(s):  
Ulrich Keller ◽  
Jennifer B. Old ◽  
Jonas Nilsson ◽  
Lisa Nilsson ◽  
Kirsteen Maclean ◽  
...  

Abstract Reduced levels of the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 connote poor prognosis in cancer. In human Burkitt lymphoma, and in pre-cancerous B cells and lymphomas arising in Eμ-Myc transgenic mice, p27Kip1 expression is markedly reduced. Furthermore, the Cks1 component of the SCFSkp2 complex that is necessary for p27Kip1 ubiquitylation and degradation, and to a lesser extent Skp2, are induced by Myc ex vivo and in Eμ-Myc B-cells and lymphomas, and up-regulation of CKS1 and SKP2 are hallmarks of Burkitt lymphoma. While loss of Skp2 has rather modest effects, the deletion of Cks1 in Eμ-Myc B-cells elevates p27Kip1 levels, reduces proliferation and delays lymphoma development. In contrast, Myc-induced apoptosis and transcriptional activity are not affected by Cks1 (or Skp2) loss. Therefore, Myc accelerates cell proliferation and promotes tumorigenesis through its ability to selectively induce Cks1.


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