Reduced stability of regularly spliced but not alternatively spliced p53 protein in PARP-deficient mouse fibroblasts.
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The interaction between poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and the product of the tumor suppressor gene p53 has been described previously. Here, we have investigated whether PARP deficiency may affect the expression and regulation of wild-type (wt) p53. For this purpose, we have used immortalized cells derived from wt and PARP knockout mice. We have found a clearly reduced basal level of PAb421 immunoreactive wt p53 protein in PARP-deficient cells. The monoclonal antibody PAb421 is known to recognize an epitope in the COOH terminus of normally spliced p53 protein. Under indirect immunofluorescence, this antibody stained nuclei in normal but not in PARP-deficient cells. Despite marked reduction of wt p53 protein in PARP knockout cells, no significant difference of the p53 transcription rate was observed between wt and PARP-deficient cells. Interestingly, in both cell types, an additional p53 transcript representing the alternatively spliced (AS) p53 form was detected. Because of its reactivity with different specific anti-p53 antibodies, we have determined that the p53 protein present in PARP knockout mouse cells possesses characteristic features of AS p53. Our results clearly show that PARP-deficient cells constitutively express the AS form of wt p53 and indicate that the regularly spliced p53 is extremely unstable in the absence of PARP. Moreover, PARP-/- cells fail to transactivate p53-responsive genes. Treatment of PARP-/- cells with genotoxic agents primarily leads to the activation of AS p53 protein.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cancer research
دوره 59 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999