p53 can repress transcription of cell cycle genes through a p21WAF1/CIP1-dependent switch from MMB to DREAM protein complex binding at CHR promoter elements
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The tumor suppressor p53 plays an important role in cell cycle arrest by downregulating transcription. Many genes repressed by p53 code for proteins with functions in G₂/M. A large portion of these genes is controlled by cell cycle-dependent elements (CDE) and cell cycle genes homology regions (CHR) in their promoters. Cyclin B2 is an example of such a gene, with a function at the transition from G₂ to mitosis. We find that p53-dependent downregulation of cyclin B2 promoter activity is dependent on an intact CHR element. In the presence of high levels of p53 or p21(WAF1/CIP1), protein binding to the CHR switches from MMB to DREAM complex by shifting MuvB core-associated proteins from B-Myb to E2F4/DP1/p130. The results suggest a model for p53-dependent transcriptional repression by which p53 directly activates p21(WAF1/CIP1). The inhibitor then prevents further phosphorylation of p130 by cyclin-dependent kinases. The presence of hypophosphorylated pocket proteins shifts the equilibrium for complex formation from MMB to DREAM. In the case of promoters that do not hold CDE or E2F elements, binding of DREAM and MMB solely relies on a CHR site. Thus, p53 can repress target genes indirectly through CHR elements.
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The DREAM complex is stabilized and recruited to target gene promoters when p21 is activated by p53.
“Further, the DREAM complex is stabilized and recruited to target gene promoters when p21 is activated by p53.107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114”
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- Authors
- Quaas, M., Müller, G. A., & Engeland, K.
- Affiliations
- Leipzig University (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Engeland, Kurt
- Venue
- Cell Cycle
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-12-15
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 24
- Pages
- 4661-4672
- ISSN
- 1538-4101 (ISSN-L)
- 1551-4005
- PMC
- PMC3562311
- OpenAlex
- W1993519922
- Cited by
- 107
- References
- 58
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- FWCI
- 3.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- Cell Cycle (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- GRO (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Signaling Pathways in Disease
- Keywords
- p53, transcriptional repression, p21, cell cycle genes, CCNB2, DREAM complex, B-Myb, cyclin-dependent kinases, G2/M cell cycle arrest, promoter binding
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cell Cycle, Doxorubicin, Humans, Protein Binding, Repressor Proteins, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, NIH 3T3 Cells, HCT116 Cells, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21, Mice, Kv Channel-Interacting Proteins, Cyclin B2
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