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Radiation-induced cell cycle arrest compromised by p21 deficiency

Brugarolas, James, Chandrasekaran, Chitra, Gordon, Jeffrey I., Beach, David, Jacks, Tyler, Hannon, Gregory J.·1995·Nature

Abstract

The protein p21 is a dual inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases and proliferating-cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), both of which are required for passage through the cell cycle. The p21 gene is under the transcriptional control of p53 (ref. 5), suggesting that p21 might promote p53-dependent cell cycle arrest or apoptosis. p21 has also been implicated in cell senescence and in cell-cycle withdrawal upon terminal differentiation. Here we investigate the role of p21 in these processes using chimaeric mice composed partly of p21-/- and partly of p21+/+ cells. Immunohistochemical studies of the p21+/+ and p21-/- components of adult small intestine indicated that deletion of p21 has no detectable effect on the migration-associated differentiation of the four principal intestinal epithelial cell lineages or on p53-dependent apoptosis following irradiation. However, p21-/- mouse embryo fibroblasts are impaired in their ability to undergo G1 arrest following DNA damage.

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  • p21 is required for p53-mediated G1/S cell cycle arrest.

    “p21 is required for p53-mediated G1/S146, 147, 148 and also for G2/M cell cycle arrest.149”

    From Census and evaluation of p53 target genes (2017) · cites this paper as [147]

  • Developmental senescence is not required for embryogenesis because embryos lacking p21 show minimal or no developmental defects.

    “Surprisingly, developmental senescence is not required for embryogenesis because embryos lacking p21 show minimal or no developmental defects [56].”

    From Mechanisms and Regulation of Cellular Senescence (2021) · cites this paper as [56]

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Authors
Brugarolas, J., Chandrasekaran, C., Gordon, J. I., Beach, D., Jacks, T., & Hannon, G. J.
Affiliations
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Venue
Nature
Published
1995-10
Volume
377
Issue
6549
Pages
552-557
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W1969385456
Cited by
1,242
References
24
Citations by year
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FWCI
33.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Institutional Repository (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
Keywords
p21, cell cycle arrest, radiation-induced DNA damage, G1 cell cycle arrest, cyclin-dependent kinases, PCNA, p53, apoptosis, chimeric mice, intestinal epithelial differentiation, mouse embryonic fibroblasts, cellular senescence
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Cycle, Cell Differentiation, Cell Division, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Chimera, Enzyme Inhibitors, Gamma Rays, Intestine, Small, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Cyclins, Apoptosis, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Gene Targeting, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, CDC2-CDC28 Kinases, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2, Mice

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