Quantification of cell cycle-arresting proteins

Oliver Kepp, Isabelle Martins, Laurie Menger, Mickaël Michaud, Sandy Adjemian, Abdul Qader Sukkurwala, Lorenzo Galluzzi, Guido Kroemer

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Abstract

Cellular senescence, which can be defined as a stress response preventing the propagation of cells that have accumulated potentially oncogenic alterations, is invariably associated with a permanent cell cycle arrest. Such an irreversible blockage is mainly mediated by the persistent upregulation of one or more cyclindependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs), including (though not limited to) p16INK4A and p21CIP1 and p27KIP1. CKIs operate by binding to cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), de facto inhibiting their enzymatic activity. Here, we provide an immunoblotting-based method for the detection and quantification of CKIs in vitro and ex vivo, together with a set of guidelines for the interpretation of results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCell Senescence
Subtitle of host publicationMethods and Protocols
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages121-142
Number of pages22
ISBN (Print)9781627032384
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume965
ISSN (Print)1064-3745

Keywords

  • ARF
  • Cancer
  • DNA damage
  • INK

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