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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 222-232Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.11.022
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- EC (INFLACARE) [223151]
- National Cancer Institute [R37 CA40099]
- Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson Medical Research Foundation
- Center of Excellence from the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI)
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Members of the beta-karyopherin family mediate nuclear import of ribosomal proteins and export of ribosomal subunits, both required for ribosome biogenesis. We report that transcription of the beta-karyopherin genes importin 7 (IPO7) and exportin 1 (XPO1), and several additional nuclear import receptors, is regulated positively by c-Myc and negatively by p53. Partial IPO7 depletion triggers p53 activation and p53-dependent growth arrest. Activation of p53 by IPO7 knockdown has distinct features of ribosomal biogenesis stress, with increased binding of Mdm2 to ribosomal proteins L5 and L11 (RPL5 and RPL11). Furthermore, p53 activation is dependent on RPL5 and RPL11. Of note, IPO7 and XPO1 are frequently overexpressed in cancer. Altogether, we propose that c-Myc and p53 counter each other in the regulation of elements within the nuclear transport machinery, thereby exerting opposing effects on the rate of ribosome biogenesis. Perturbation of this balance may play a significant role in promoting cancer.
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