title: The regulation of INK4/ARF in cancer and aging.
abstract: Loss of the INK4a/ARF/INK4b locus on chromosome 9p21 is among the most frequent cytogenetic events in human cancer. The products of the locus--p15(INK4b), p16(INK4a), and ARF--play widespread and independent roles in tumor suppression. Recent data also suggest that expression of p16(INK4a) induces an age-dependent decrease in the proliferative capacity of certain tissue-specific stem cells and unipotent progenitors. Here, we discuss the regulation and role of p16(INK4a), ARF, and p15(INK4b) in cancer and aging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA.
authors.forename: William Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Norman E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Sharpless
mesh_terms: D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000378:metabolism*; D016922:Cellular Senescence; D050756:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050762:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15 / Q000378:metabolism; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 / Q000378:metabolism; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D020868:Gene Silencing; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D050756:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor Proteins; D050762:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors