期刊
BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
卷 405, 期 -, 页码 617-623出版社
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20061778
关键词
apoptosis; c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK); mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK); p73; phosphorylation; signal transduction
资金
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [C18835] Funding Source: researchfish
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/E036252/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G0400620] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/E036252/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- MRC [G0400620] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [C18835] Funding Source: Medline
- Medical Research Council [G0400620] Funding Source: Medline
- Wellcome Trust Funding Source: Medline
The JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase)/mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling pathway is a major mediator of stress responses in cells, including the response to DNA damage. DNA damage also causes the stabilization and activation of p73, a member of the p53 family of transcription factors. p73, like p53, can mediate apoptosis by up-regulating the expression of pro-apoptotic genes, including Bax (Bcl2-associated X protein) and PUMA (p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis). Changes in p73 expression have been linked to tumour progression, particularly in neuroblastomas, whereas in tumours that feature inactivated p53 there is evidence that p73 may mediate the apoptotic response to chemotherapeutic agents. In the present study, we demonstrate a novel link between the JNK signalling pathway and p73. We use pharmacological and genetic approaches to show that JNK is required for p73-mediated apoptosis induced by the DNA damaging agent cisplatin. JNK forms a complex with p73 and phosphorylates it at several serine and threonine residues. The mutation of JNK phosphorylation sites in p73 abrogates cisplatin-induced stabilization of p73 protein, leading to a reduction in p73 transcriptional activity and reduced p73-mediated apoptosis. Our results demonstrate that the JNK pathway is an important regulator of DNA damage-induced apoptosis mediated by p73.
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