title: Prevention of p53 degradation in human MCF-7 cells by proteasome inhibitors does not mimic the action of roscovitine.
abstract: We have recently observed activation of wild-type (wt) p53 protein in human MCF-7 breast cancer cells upon treatment with roscovitine (ROSC), a potent cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor. It has been previously suggested that ROSC repressed transcription of Mdm-2, a negative p53 regulator, and that the lack of Mdm-2 contributes to the ROSC-induced upregulation of p53 protein. Therefore, we decided to see whether the prevention of p53 degradation by proteasome inhibitors will mimic the effects generated by ROSC. Exposure of human MCF-7 cells to different proteasome inhibitors resulted in a time-dependent increase of p53. However, unlike ROSC, they failed to modify p53 protein at Ser46 and to induce p53AIP1 protein. Moreover, whereas ROSC arrested MCF-7 cells in the G2-phase of the cell cycle, proteasome inhibitors blocked cells primarily in the S-phase, presumably because of the prevention of cyclin degradation. Our results indicate that prevention of p53 degradation by proteasome inhibitors does not mimic the action of ROSC.
authors: Division: Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Borschkegasse 8 a, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Ranftler
authors: Marieta
authors: M
authors: Gueorguieva
authors: Jòzefa
authors: J
authors: Wesierska-Gadek
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors; D011687:Purines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077546:Roscovitine; D012694:Serine / Q000378:metabolism; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors; D011687:Purines; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D000077546:Roscovitine; D012694:Serine