TNFSF10 (TRAIL), a p53 target gene that mediates p53-dependent cell death
TNFSF10 (TRAIL), a p53 target gene that mediates p53-dependent cell death
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DOI:
10.4161/cbt.7.12.7460
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发表时间:
2008-12-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
El-Deiry, Wafik S.
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作者:
Kuribayashi, Kageaki;Krigsfeld, Gabriel;El-Deiry, Wafik S.
We have identified TNFSF10 (TRAIL) as a p53-transcriptional target gene. There are two p53 DNA-binding sites in the human TNFSF10 promoter region, at 346 and 625 bp upstream of the transcription start site. A human p53-expressing adenovirus (Ad-p53) induced TRAIL mRNA and protein expression in HCT116 p53(-/-) human colon cancer cells. A human TRAIL-promoter reporter assay showed increased luciferase activity with the promoter vector that contains two p53 DNA-binding motifs, following Ad-p53 infection, compared to the control adenovirus infection. Using HCT116 cells, gene silencing of TNFSF10 by siRNA suppressed caspase 3 and 7 activity, even after treatment with the DNA-damaging chemotherapeutic agent adriamycin. TRAIL protein expression was elevated in adriamycin-treated breast cancer cells. In vivo, TRAIL expression was induced in mouse natural killer cells at 24 hours after systemic treatment with 5-Fluorouracil. p53-dependent TRAIL induction in natural killer cells after chemotherapy exposure provides a link between the tumor suppressor p53 and the host immune response during cancer therapy as well as a paracrine-mediated cell-extrinsic death response. Our findings provide new mechanistic insights into the signaling of p53-dependent cell death and tumor suppression, including the involvement of the host immune system and natural killer cells in vivo in the anti-tumor efficacy of chemotherapy.