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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 280, Issue 18, Pages 18033-18041Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M501939200
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- NCI NIH HHS [5P01 CA66081] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS34736] Funding Source: Medline
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We tested the hypothesis that manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), an antioxidant enzyme, regulates the proliferative potential of confluent human fibroblasts. Normal human skin ( AG01522) and lung (WI38, CCL-75) fibroblasts kept in confluence (> 95% G(0)/G(1)) showed a significant decrease in their capacity to reenter the proliferation cycle after 40 - 60 days. The inhibition of re-entry was accompanied with the age-dependent increase of p16 protein levels in the confluent culture. Adenoviral mediated overexpression of MnSOD during confluent growth suppressed p16, enhanced p21 protein accumulation, and protected fibroblasts against the loss of proliferation potential. Increases in p21 protein levels in MnSOD overexpressing confluent fibroblasts were independent of p53 protein levels. p53 protein levels did not change in control, replication-defective adenovirus containing an insertless vector (AdBgl II), or AdMnSOD-infected confluent cells cultured for 20 and 60 days. In addition, MnSOD-induced protection of the proliferation capacity of confluent fibroblasts was independent of their telomerase activity. However, telomerase-transformed fibroblasts showed increased MnSOD expression in confluent growth, maintaining their capacity to re-enter the proliferation cycle. Although inactivation of the retinoblastoma protein in cells subcultured from the 60-day confluent control, AdBgl II-, and AdMnSOD-infected fibroblasts was identical, only MnSOD-overexpressing cells showed a higher percentage of S-phase. These results support the hypothesis that a redox-sensitive checkpoint regulated the progression of fibroblasts from G(0)/G(1) to S-phase.
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