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Expression of p16INK4A variants in senescent human fibroblasts independent of protein phosphorylation

✍ Scribed by Wineeta K.C. Weebadda; Tonya J. Jackson; Athena W. Lin

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 305 KB
Volume: 94
Category: Article
ISSN: 0730-2312
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20372

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Abstract

Upregulation of the p16 tumor suppressor is a hallmark of senescence in human fibroblasts. In this study, we investigated potential protein modification of p16 in senescent human fibroblasts using 2D SDS–PAGE analysis. Three distinct p16 variants with isoelectric points of 5.2, 5.4, and 5.6, were consistently detected in normal human IMR90 fibroblasts that had undergone senescence due to forced expression of oncogenic H‐ras or culture passage. Moreover, in contrast to short‐term serum starvation, which induces quiescence, IMR90 fibroblasts cultured in low serum for a prolonged period exhibited senescent phenotypes and expression of the three p16 variants. All three p16 variants are unlikely phosphoproteins since they failed to react with antibodies against phospho‐serine, and were resistant to the treatment with phosphatases. Functionally, co‐immunoprecipitation assays using antibodies against cdk4 and/or cdk6 revealed that only the two most acidic p16 variants associated with cdk4/6. Moreover, senescence induced by the forced expression of p16 in early passage IMR90 fibroblasts or osteosarcoma U2OS cells was accompanied by expression of the two most acidic p16 variants, which also associated with cdk4/6. In summary, we report that prolonged serum starvation‐induced senescence may provide an additional model for studying biochemical changes in senescence, including p16 regulation. Furthermore, induction of endogenous p16 in senescent human fibroblasts correlates with the expression of three distinct p16 variants independent of protein phosphorylation. Lastly, expression of the two cdk‐bound variants is sufficient to induce senescence in human cells. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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