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Che-1 promotes tumor cell survival by sustaining mutant p53 transcription and inhibiting DNA damage response activation

  • Tiziana Bruno
  • , Agata Desantis
  • , Gianluca Bossi
  • , Silvia Di Agostino
  • , Cristina Sorino
  • , Francesca De Nicola
  • , Simona Iezzi
  • , Annapaola Franchitto
  • , Barbara Benassi
  • , Sergio Galanti
  • , Francesca La Rosa
  • , Aristide Floridi
  • , Alfonso Bellacosa
  • , Claudio Passananti
  • , Giovanni Blandino
  • , Maurizio Fanciulli
  • IRCCS Istituti fisioterapici ospitalieri - Istituto Regina Elena
  • University of L'Aquila
  • Istituto Superiore di Sanita
  • National Research Council of Italy

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Abstract

Che-1 is a RNA polymerase II binding protein involved in the regulation of gene transcription and, in response to DNA damage, promotes p53 transcription. In this study, we investigated whether Che-1 regulates mutant p53 expression. We found that Che-1 is required for sustaining mutant p53 expression in several cancer cell lines, and that Che-1 depletion by siRNA induces apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo. Notably, loss of Che-1 activates DNA damage checkpoint response and induces transactivation of p73. Therefore, these findings underline the important role that Che-1 has in survival of cells expressing mutant p53.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)122-134
Number of pages13
JournalCancer Cell
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2010

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/genetics
  • Breast Neoplasms/genetics
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival/physiology
  • DNA Damage
  • DNA Repair/physiology
  • DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Nuclear Proteins/genetics
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Repressor Proteins/genetics
  • Transcription, Genetic/physiology
  • Transplantation, Heterologous
  • Tumor Protein p73
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins/genetics

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