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CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 117-129Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2012.102
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p53; reactive oxygen species; catalase; PIG3; p53R2
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- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
- Korea Government [2012-0001122]
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The tumor suppressor p53 is an important regulator of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, although downstream mediators of p53 remain to be elucidated. Here, we show that p53 and its downstream targets, p53-inducible ribonucleotide reductase (p53R2) and p53-inducible gene 3 (PIG3), physically and functionally interact with catalase for efficient regulation of intracellular ROS, depending on stress intensity. Under physiological conditions, the antioxidant functions of p53 are mediated by p53R2, which maintains increased catalase activity and thereby protects against endogenous ROS. After genotoxic stress, high levels of p53 and PIG3 cooperate to inhibit catalase activity, leading to a shift in the oxidant/antioxidant balance toward an oxidative status, which could augment apoptotic cell death. These results highlight the essential role of catalase in p53-mediated ROS regulation and suggest that the p53/p53R2-catalase and p53/PIG3-catalase pathways are critically involved in intracellular ROS regulation under physiological conditions and during the response to DNA damage, respectively. Cell Death and Differentiation (2013) 20, 117-129; doi:10.1038/cdd.2012.102; published online 24 August 2012
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