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PML is induced by oncogenic ras and promotes premature senescence

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Ferbeyre, Gerardo, de Stanchina, Elisa, Querido, Emmanuelle, Baptiste, Nicole, Prives, Carol, Lowe, Scott W.·2000·Genes & Development

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Oncogenic ras provokes a senescent-like arrest in human diploid fibroblasts involving the Rb and p53 tumor suppressor pathways. To further characterize this response, we compared gene expression patterns between ras-arrested and quiescent IMR90 fibroblasts. One of the genes up-regulated during ras-induced arrest was promyelocytic leukemia (PML) protein, a potential tumor suppressor that encodes a component of nuclear structures known as promyelocytic oncogenic domains (PODs). PML levels increased during both ras-induced arrest and replicative senescence, leading to a dramatic increase in the size and number of PODs. Forced PML expression was sufficient to promote premature senescence. Like oncogenic ras, PML increased the levels of p16, hypophosphorylated Rb, phosphoserine-15 p53, and expression of p53 transcriptional targets. The fraction of Rb and p53 that colocalized with PML markedly increased during ras-induced arrest, and expression of PML alone forced p53 to the PODs. E1A abolished PML-induced arrest and prevented PML induction and p53 phosphorylation in response to oncogenic ras. These results imply that PML acts with Rb and p53 to promote ras-induced senescence and provide new insights into PML regulation and activity.

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Authors
Ferbeyre, G., de Stanchina, E., Querido, E., Baptiste, N., Prives, C., & Lowe, S. W.
Affiliations
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (US)
Corresponding author
Lowe, Scott W.
Venue
Genes & Development
Published
2000-08-15
Volume
14
Issue
16
Pages
2015-2027
ISSN
  • 0890-9369 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-5477
OpenAlex
W2135730738
Cited by
536
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73
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posted content
Language
en
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  • Genes & Development (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Institutional Repository (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (R56AG016379, AG-16379, R01AG016379)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
Keywords
promyelocytic leukemia protein, PML, oncogenic Ras, premature senescence, replicative senescence, p53 phosphorylation, retinoblastoma protein, p16, adenovirus E1A, tumor suppressor, senescence-associated gene expression, IMR-90 fibroblasts
MeSH terms
Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein, Humans, Neoplasm Proteins, Nuclear Proteins, Genes, ras, Transcription Factors, Up-Regulation, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Retinoblastoma Protein, Cellular Senescence, Tumor Suppressor Proteins

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