title: c-Rel arrests the proliferation of HeLa cells and affects critical regulators of the G1/S-phase transition.
abstract: A tetracycline-regulated system was used to characterize the effects of c-Rel on cell proliferation. The expression of c-Rel in HeLa cells led to growth arrest at the G1/S-phase transition, which correlated with its nuclear localization and the induction of endogenous IkappaB alpha expression. These changes were accompanied by a decrease in E2F DNA binding and the accumulation of the hypophosphorylated form of Rb. In vitro kinase assays showed a reduction in Cdk2 kinase activity that correlated with elevated levels of p21WAF1 Cdk inhibitor and p53 tumor suppressor protein. While the steady-state levels of WAF1 transcripts were increased, pulse-chase analysis revealed a sharp increase in p53 protein stability. Importantly, the deletion of the C-terminal transactivation domains of c-Rel abolished these effects. Together, these studies demonstrate that c-Rel can affect cell cycle control and suggest the involvement of the p21WAF1 and p53 cell cycle regulators.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, and Graduate Program in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bash
authors.forename: W X
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gélinas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002645:Chickens; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D016213:Cyclins / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D016193:G1 Phase / Q000502:physiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D011485:Protein Binding; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020569:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-rel; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D056465:Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1; D016196:S Phase / Q000502:physiology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D050680:Transcription Factor DP1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C493956:CDKN1A protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D016213:Cyclins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; C000606204:NFKBIA protein, human; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D020569:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-rel; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein; D056465:Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1; D050680:Transcription Factor DP1; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; C495894:CDK2 protein, human; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D013752:Tetracycline