title: Cell cycle profiles and expressions of p21CIP1 AND P27KIP1 during myocyte development.
abstract: The ability of the cardiac myocyte to divide ceases shortly after birth. Thus, following severe injury, e.g., during myocardial infarction, the mature heart is unable to regenerate new tissue to replace the dead or damaged tissue. The identification of the molecules controlling the cessation of myocyte cell division may lead to therapeutic strategies which aim to re-populate the damaged myocardial area. Hence, we have determined the cell cycle profile, expressions and activities of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKIs), p21CIP1 and p27KIP1, during rat ventricular myocyte development. Fluorescent activated cell sorting (FACS) analyses showed the percentage of S phase myocytes to be decreased significantly throughout development, concomitant with a significant increase in the percentage of G0/G1 and G2/M phase cells. The expression of p21CIP1 and p27KIP1 increased significantly throughout cardiac development and complexed differentially with a number of cyclins and CDKs. Furthermore, an adult myocyte extract reduced neonatal myocyte CDK2 kinase activity significantly (>30%, p<0.05) whereas immunodepletion of p21CIP1 from adult lysates restored CDK2 kinase activity. Thus, p21CIP1 and p27KIP1 may be important for the withdrawal of cardiac myocytes from the cell cycle and for maintaining the G0/G1 and G2/M phase blockades.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Poolman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D016213:Cyclins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006321:Heart / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development*; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; C493958:Cdkn1a protein, rat; C493962:Cdkn1b protein, rat; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D016213:Cyclins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D050760:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; C495892:Cdk2 protein, rat; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases