GSBS Student Publications
Title
E2F1 induces MRN foci formation and a cell cycle checkpoint response in human fibroblasts
GSBS Program
Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Date
1-26-2006
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Apoptosis; Cell Cycle; Cell Cycle Proteins; Cell Line; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; DNA Damage; DNA Repair; DNA Repair Enzymes; DNA-Binding Proteins; E2F1 Transcription Factor; Fibroblasts; Humans; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Nuclear Proteins; Phosphoproteins; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Deregulation of the Rb/E2F pathway in human fibroblasts results in an E2F1-mediated apoptosis dependent on Atm, Nbs1, Chk2 and p53. Here, we show that E2F1 expression results in MRN foci formation, which is independent of the Nbs1 interacting region and the DNA-binding domain of E2F1. E2F1-induced MRN foci are similar to irradiation-induced foci (IRIF) that result from double-strand DNA breaks because they correlate with 53BP1 and gammaH2AX foci, do not form in NBS cells, do form in AT cells and do not correlate with cell cycle entry. In fact, we find that in human fibroblasts deregulated E2F1 causes a G1 arrest, blocking serum-induced cell cycle progression, in part through an Nbs1/53BP1/p53/p21(WAF1/CIP1) checkpoint pathway. This checkpoint protects against apoptosis because depletion of 53BP1 or p21(WAF1/CIP1) increases both the rate and extent of apoptosis. Nbs1 and p53 contribute to both checkpoint and apoptosis pathways. These results suggest that E2F1-induced foci generate a cell cycle checkpoint that, with sustained E2F1 activity, eventually yields to apoptosis. Uncontrolled proliferation due to Rb/E2F deregulation as well as inactivation of both checkpoint and apoptosis programs would then be required for transformation of normal cells to tumor cells.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Oncogene. 2006 Jun 1;25(23):3258-66. Epub 2006 Jan 23. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI of Published Version
10.1038/sj.onc.1209352
Related Resources
Journal Title
Oncogene
PubMed ID
16434972
Repository Citation
Frame, Fiona M.; Rogoff, Harry A.; Pickering, Mary Theresa; Cress, W. Douglas; and Kowalik, Timothy F., "E2F1 induces MRN foci formation and a cell cycle checkpoint response in human fibroblasts" (2006). GSBS Student Publications. 354.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/354