title: Inhibition of stress-inducible kinase pathways by tumorigenic mutant p53.
abstract: More than 50% of human cancers contain p53 gene mutations and as a result accumulate altered forms of the full-length p53 protein. Although certain tumor types expressing mutant p53 protein have a poor prognostic process, the precise role of mutant p53 protein in highly malignant tumor cells is not well defined. Some p53 mutants, but not wild-type p53, are shown here to interact with Daxx, a Fas-binding protein that activates stress-inducible kinase pathways. Interaction of Daxx with p53 is highly dependent upon the specific mutation of p53. Tumorigenic mutants of p53 bind to Daxx and inhibit Daxx-dependent activation of the apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 stress-inducible kinases and Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase. Mutant p53 forms complexes with Daxx in cells, and consequently, mutant p53 is able to rescue cells from Daxx-dependent inhibition of proliferation. Thus, the accumulation of mutant p53 in tumor cells may contribute to tumorigenesis by inhibiting stress-inducible kinase pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohiro
authors.forename: Anny
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Usheva
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Shannon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: Regan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nantz
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gius
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horikoshi
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D001665:Binding Sites; D015197:Carcinogenicity Tests; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D056970:Co-Repressor Proteins; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048848:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D056970:Co-Repressor Proteins; C106985:DAXX protein, human; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D019014:fas Receptor; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048848:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; C482858:MAP3K5 protein, human