title: Regulation of p53 activity in nuclear bodies by a specific PML isoform.
abstract: Covalent modification of the promyelocytic leukaemia protein (PML) by SUMO-1 is a prerequisite for the assembly of nuclear bodies (NBs), subnuclear structures disrupted in various human diseases and linked to transcriptional and growth control. Here we demonstrate that p53 is recruited into NBs by a specific PML isoform (PML3) or by coexpression of SUMO-1 and hUbc9. NB targeting depends on the direct association of p53, through its core domain, with a C-terminal region of PML3. The relocalization of p53 into NBs enhances p53 transactivation in a promoter-specific manner and affects cell survival. Our results indicate the existence of a cross-talk between PML- and p53-dependent growth suppression pathways, implying an important role for NBs and their resident proteins as modulators of p53 functions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Nazionale CIB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, 34012 Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fogal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gostissa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sandy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zacchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sternsdorf
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Pandolfi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Will
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Del Sal
mesh_terms: D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival; D006801:Humans; D008025:Ligases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000071156:Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein; D011485:Protein Binding; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D025842:SUMO-1 Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D044763:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes; D014452:Ubiquitins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000098843:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme UBC9
chemical_list: D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000071156:Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D025842:SUMO-1 Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D014452:Ubiquitins; C070576:PML protein, human; D044763:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes; D008025:Ligases; D000098843:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme UBC9