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Regulation of the INK4b–ARF–INK4a tumour suppressor locus: all for one or one for all

Gil, Jesús, Peters, Gordon·2006·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Abstract

The INK4b-ARF-INK4a locus encodes two members of the INK4 family of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, p15(INK4b) and p16(INK4a), and a completely unrelated protein, known as ARF. All three products participate in major tumour suppressor networks that are disabled in human cancer and influence key physiological processes such as replicative senescence, apoptosis and stem-cell self-renewal. Transcription from the locus is therefore kept under strict control. Mounting evidence suggests that although the individual genes can respond independently to positive and negative signals in different contexts, the entire locus might be coordinately suppressed by a cis-acting regulatory domain or by the action of Polycomb group repressor complexes.

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Authors
Gil, J., & Peters, G.
Affiliations
  • Imperial College London (GB)
  • Cancer Research UK (GB)
Corresponding author
Peters, Gordon
Venue
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2006-09-01
Volume
7
Issue
9
Pages
667-677
ISSN
  • 1471-0072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0080
OpenAlex
W2056495027
Cited by
843
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153
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FWCI
4.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
Keywords
tumor suppressor, CDKN2B, p16INK4a, Arf proteins, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, cis-regulatory elements, replicative senescence, apoptosis, stem cell self-renewal, transcriptional regulation, cancer
MeSH terms
Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Repressor Proteins, Stem Cells, Signal Transduction, Cellular Senescence, Apoptosis, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, ADP-Ribosylation Factors, Quantitative Trait Loci, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15, Polycomb-Group Proteins

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