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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 20, Pages 8884-8894Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.20.8884-8894.2004
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- NIEHS NIH HHS [U01 ES011044, 1U01 ES11044-02] Funding Source: Medline
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Phosphorylation is important for p53 protein stabilization and activation after DNA damage. Serine 389 of p53 is specifically phosphorylated after UV irradiation, whereas gamma radiation activates p53 through a different pathway. To study the in vivo significance of p53 phosphorylation at serine 389, we generated a physiological mouse model in which p53 phosphorylation at serine 389 is abolished by alanine substitution. Homozygous mutant p53.S389A mice are viable and have an apparently normal phenotype., However, cells isolated from these mice are partly compromised in transcriptional activation of p53 target genes and apoptosis after UV irradiation, whereas gamma radiation-induced responses are not affected. Moreover, p53.S389A mice show increased sensitivity to UV-induced skin tumor development, signifying the importance of serine 389 phosphorylation for the tumor-suppressive function of p53.
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