title: Temperature-sensitive mutants of p53 homologs.
abstract: Two homologs of the p53 tumor suppressor, p63 and p73 have recently been discovered. These proteins have activities similar to p53 in cell culture but have distinct developmental functions in vivo. We found that temperature-sensitive mutants of certain p63 and p73 isoforms can be created by single amino acid substitutions of an alanine residue corresponding to alanine 135 of murine p53. The mutants (p63gamma-Pro167, p73alpha-Leu156 and p73beta-Ile156) can be controlled by temperature shift between 32 degrees C and 39 degrees C. They can be stably expressed in p53-null H1299 cells at 39 degrees C, become transcriptionally activated at 32 degrees C, and induce expression of p53-responsive genes MDM2 and p21WAF1. Activation of p73beta-Ile156 in H1299 cells inhibits cell division but induces significant increase in cell size (hypertrophy), whereas activation of p73alpha-Leu156 and p63gamma-Pro167 induces apoptosis. These mutants may be useful tools for gaining further insight to the functions of p53 homologs.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pochampally
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luftig
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010641:Phenotype; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013696:Temperature; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000072160:Tumor Protein p73; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics*; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: C081876:CKAP4 protein, human; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; C115051:TP63 protein, human; C000606460:TP73 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000072160:Tumor Protein p73; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins