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A planarian p53 homolog regulates proliferation and self-renewal in adult stem cell lineages

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Pearson, Bret J., Alvarado, Alejandro Sánchez·2010·Development

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The functions of adult stem cells and tumor suppressor genes are known to intersect. However, when and how tumor suppressors function in the lineages produced by adult stem cells is unknown. With a large population of stem cells that can be manipulated and studied in vivo, the freshwater planarian is an ideal system with which to investigate these questions. Here, we focus on the tumor suppressor p53, homologs of which have no known role in stem cell biology in any invertebrate examined thus far. Planaria have a single p53 family member, Smed-p53, which is predominantly expressed in newly made stem cell progeny. When Smed-p53 is targeted by RNAi, the stem cell population increases at the expense of progeny, resulting in hyper-proliferation. However, ultimately the stem cell population fails to self-renew. Our results suggest that prior to the vertebrates, an ancestral p53-like molecule already had functions in stem cell proliferation control and self-renewal.

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  • p53 may take part in other essential physiological processes, such as stem cell homeostasis and fertility.

    “There is increasing evidence that in addition to the ‘classical’ function of p53 in the DNA damage response, this versatile protein might be involved in other essential physiological processes, including stem cell homeostasis and fertility [106–108].”

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Authors
Pearson, B. J., & Alvarado, A. S.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Alvarado, Alejandro Sánchez
Venue
Development
Published
2010-01-15
Volume
137
Issue
2
Pages
213-221
ISSN
  • 0950-1991 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-9129
OpenAlex
W2093616637
Cited by
188
References
50
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
Keywords
p53 homolog, Tricladida, adult stem cells, stem cell self-renewal, cell proliferation, tumor suppressor, RNAi knockdown, stem cell lineage
MeSH terms
Animals, Flow Cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, Planarians, Helminth Proteins, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, In Situ Hybridization, Cell Lineage, RNA Interference, Adult Stem Cells

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