scholarly journals p16INK4A – Connecting Cell Cycle Control to Cell Death Regulation in Human Leukemia

10.5772/25284 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Obexer ◽  
Judith Hagenbuchner Markus Holzner ◽  
Michael J.
2009 ◽  
Vol 1171 (1) ◽  
pp. 264-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmela Fimognari ◽  
Monia Lenzi ◽  
Giorgio Cantelli-Forti ◽  
Patrizia Hrelia

Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Camilleri-Robles ◽  
Florenci Serras ◽  
Montserrat Corominas

The GADD45 proteins are induced in response to stress and have been implicated in the regulation of several cellular functions, including DNA repair, cell cycle control, senescence, and apoptosis. In this study, we investigate the role of D-GADD45 during Drosophila development and regeneration of the wing imaginal discs. We find that higher expression of D-GADD45 results in JNK-dependent apoptosis, while its temporary expression does not have harmful effects. Moreover, D-GADD45 is required for proper regeneration of wing imaginal discs. Our findings demonstrate that a tight regulation of D-GADD45 levels is required for its correct function both, in development and during the stress response after cell death.


2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 845-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Rocha de Oliveira Lima ◽  
Rogério Elias Rabelo ◽  
Valcinir Aloísio Scalla Vulcani ◽  
Lorena Damasio Cardoso ◽  
Nicaelle Luan de Moura Sousa ◽  
...  

The p53 gene encodes a protein that has molecular weight of 53kD and is also called p53 protein, being constantly studied for its classic concept of "genome guardian". This gene plays a range of essential functions to ensure the cell cycle control, in addition to playing a central role in carcinogenesis. With respect to neoplasias, it prevents the neoplastic transformation through three intricate mechanisms. Depending on the extent of the mutation, different responses may be sent by p53 and those range since the disruption of the cell cycle, the correction of the mutation through the activation of repair proteins or still, the induction of senescence or cell death by apoptosis. This review aims to address the structural and functional aspects of the p53 gene and protein, and also reaffirm their participation in the carcinogenesis control, approaching their major mutations and the anticancer gene therapy involving this gene.


Cell Cycle ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
pp. 4052-4051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Didac Carmona-Gutierrez ◽  
Helmut Jungwirth ◽  
Tobias Eisenberg ◽  
Frank Madeo

1998 ◽  
Vol 187 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Jeong Kwak ◽  
Chang-Duk Jun ◽  
Hyun-Ock Pae ◽  
Ji-Chang Yoo ◽  
Young-Chul Park ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1415-1423 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Yonish-Rouach ◽  
D Grunwald ◽  
S Wilder ◽  
A Kimchi ◽  
E May ◽  
...  

M1 clone S6 myeloid leukemic cells do not express detectable p53 protein. When stably transfected with a temperature-sensitive mutant of p53, these cells undergo rapid cell death upon induction of wild-type (wt) p53 activity at the permissive temperature. This process has features of apoptosis. In a number of other cell systems, wt p53 activation has been shown to induce a growth arrest. Yet, wt 53 fails to induce a measurable growth arrest in M1 cells, and cell cycle progression proceeds while viability is being lost. There exists, however, a relationship between the cell cycle and p53-mediated death, and cells in G1 appear to be preferentially susceptible to the death-inducing activity of wt p53. In addition, p53-mediated M1 cell death can be inhibited by interleukin-6. The effect of the cytokine is specific to p53-mediated death, since apoptosis elicited by serum deprivation is refractory to interleukin-6. Our data imply that p53-mediated cell death is not dependent on the induction of a growth arrest but rather may result from mutually incompatible growth-regulatory signals.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 469
Author(s):  
Pedro H. Scarpelli ◽  
Mateus F. Pecenin ◽  
Celia R. S. Garcia

Ca2+ signaling has been involved in controling critical cellular functions such as activation of proteases, cell death, and cell cycle control. The endoplasmatic reticulum plays a significant role in Ca2+ storage inside the cell, but mitochondria have long been recognized as a fundamental Ca2+ pool. Protozoan parasites such as Plasmodium falciparum, Toxoplasma gondii, and Trypanosoma cruzi display a Ca2+ signaling toolkit with similarities to higher eukaryotes, including the participation of mitochondria in Ca2+-dependent signaling events. This review summarizes the most recent knowledge in mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling in protozoan parasites, focusing on the mechanism involved in mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake by pathogenic protists.


2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (12) ◽  
pp. e2011876118
Author(s):  
Stefania Ippati ◽  
Yuanyuan Deng ◽  
Julia van der Hoven ◽  
Celine Heu ◽  
Annika van Hummel ◽  
...  

Neurons are postmitotic cells. Reactivation of the cell cycle by neurons has been reported in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brains and models. This gave rise to the hypothesis that reentering the cell cycle renders neurons vulnerable and thus contributes to AD pathogenesis. Here, we use the fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator (FUCCI) technology to monitor the cell cycle in live neurons. We found transient, self-limited cell cycle reentry activity in naive neurons, suggesting that their postmitotic state is a dynamic process. Furthermore, we observed a diverse response to oligomeric amyloid-β (oAβ) challenge; neurons without cell cycle reentry activity would undergo cell death without activating the FUCCI reporter, while neurons undergoing cell cycle reentry activity at the time of the oAβ challenge could maintain and increase FUCCI reporter signal and evade cell death. Accordingly, we observed marked neuronal FUCCI positivity in the brains of human mutant Aβ precursor protein transgenic (APP23) mice together with increased neuronal expression of the endogenous cell cycle control protein geminin in the brains of 3-mo-old APP23 mice and human AD brains. Taken together, our data challenge the current view on cell cycle in neurons and AD, suggesting that pathways active during early cell cycle reentry in neurons protect from Aβ toxicity.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan T. Bell ◽  
Yuri I. Wolf ◽  
Eugene V. Koonin

AbstractBackgroundDNA and RNA of most cellular life forms and many viruses contain an expansive repertoire of modified bases. The modified bases play diverse biological roles that include both regulation of transcription and translation, and protection against restriction endonucleases and antibiotics. Modified bases are often recognized by dedicated protein domains. However, the elaborate networks of interactions and processes mediated by modified bases are far from being completely understood.ResultsWe present a comprehensive census and classification of EVE domains that belong to the PUA/ASCH domain superfamily and bind various modified bases in DNA and RNA. Prokaryotes encode two classes of EVE domain proteins, slow-evolving and fast-evolving. The slow-evolving EVE domains in α-proteobacteria are embedded in a conserved operonic context that implies involvement in coupling between translation and respiration, in particular, cytochrome c biogenesis, potentially, via binding 5-methylcytosine in tRNAs. In β and γ-proteobacteria, the conserved associations implicate the EVE domains in the coordination of cell division, biofilm formation, and global transcriptional regulation by non-coding 6S small RNAs, which are potentially modified and bound by the EVE domains. Down-regulation of the EVE-encoding operons might cause dormancy or programmed cell death (PCD). In eukaryotes, the EVE-domain-containing THYN1-like proteins appear to inhibit PCD and regulate the cell cycle, likely, via binding 5-methylcytosine and its derivatives in DNA and/or RNA. Thus, the link between PCD and cytochrome c that appears to be universal in eukaryotes might have been inherited from the α-proteobacterial, proto-mitochondrial endosymbiont and, unexpectedly, could involve modified base recognition by EVE domains. In numerous prokaryotic genomes, fast-evolving EVE domains are embedded in defense contexts, including toxin-antitoxin modules and Type IV restriction systems, all of which can also induce PCD. These EVE domains likely recognize modified bases in invading DNA molecules and target them for restriction. We additionally identified EVE-like prokaryotic Development and Cell Death (DCD) domains that are also implicated in defense functions including PCD. This function was inherited by eukaryotes but, in animals, the DCD proteins apparently were displaced by the extended Tudor family, whose partnership with Piwi-related Argonautes became the centerpiece of the piRNA system.ConclusionsRecognition of modified bases in DNA and RNA by EVE-like domains appears to be an important, but until now, under-appreciated, common denominator in a variety of processes including PCD, cell cycle control, antivirus immunity, stress response and germline development in animals.


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