Title

CPEB regulation of human cellular senescence, energy metabolism, and p53 mRNA translation

UMMS Affiliation

Program in Molecular Medicine

Publication Date

2009-01-15

Document Type

Article

Subjects

Animals; Base Sequence; Cell Aging; Cell Line; Cells, Cultured; Energy Metabolism; *Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Gene Knockdown Techniques; Genes, p53; Humans; Mice; Mice, Knockout; Molecular Sequence Data; RNA, Messenger; Sequence Alignment; Time Factors; Transcription Factors; mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors

Disciplines

Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein (CPEB) stimulates polyadenylation and translation in germ cells and neurons. Here, we show that CPEB-regulated translation is essential for the senescence of human diploid fibroblasts. Knockdown of CPEB causes skin and lung cells to bypass the M1 crisis stage of senescence; reintroduction of CPEB into the knockdown cells restores a senescence-like phenotype. Knockdown cells that have bypassed senescence undergo little telomere erosion. Surprisingly, knockdown of exogenous CPEB that induced a senescence-like phenotype results in the resumption of cell growth. CPEB knockdown cells have fewer mitochondria than wild-type cells and resemble transformed cells by having reduced respiration and reactive oxygen species (ROS), normal ATP levels, and enhanced rates of glycolysis. p53 mRNA contains cytoplasmic polyadenylation elements in its 3' untranslated region (UTR), which promote polyadenylation. In CPEB knockdown cells, p53 mRNA has an abnormally short poly(A) tail and a reduced translational efficiency, resulting in an approximately 50% decrease in p53 protein levels. An shRNA-directed reduction in p53 protein by about 50% also results in extended cellular life span, reduced respiration and ROS, and increased glycolysis. Together, these results suggest that CPEB controls senescence and bioenergetics in human cells at least in part by modulating p53 mRNA polyadenylation-induced translation.

DOI of Published Version

10.1101/gad.1697808

Source

Genes Dev. 2008 Dec 15;22(24):3449-60. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Genes and development

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PubMed ID

19141477

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