Three independent mechanisms for arrest in G2 after ionizing radiation
Three independent mechanisms for arrest in G2 after ionizing radiation
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DOI:
10.4161/cc.10.5.14968
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发表时间:
2011-03-01
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影响因子:
4.3
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Stokke, Trond
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作者:
Landsverk, Kirsti Solberg;Patzke, Sebastian;Stokke, Trond
Cell cycle checkpoints ensure that eukaryotic cells do not enter mitosis after ionizing irradiation (IR). The G(2)-arrest after IR is the result of activation of multiple signalling pathways, the contributions of which vary with time after irradiation. We have studied the time evolution of the IR-induced G(2)-arrest in human B-lymphocyte cancer cell lines, as well as the molecular mechanisms responsible for the arrest. Cells that were in G(2) phase at the time of irradiation experienced a transient arrest that blocked entry into mitosis at 0-2 hours after IR (0.5 or 4 Gy). Activation of ATM and CHEK2 occurred at the same time as this early arrest and was, like the arrest, abrogated by the ATM-inhibitor KU-55933. A late, permanent and ATM-independent arrest (>= 6 hours after IR) of cells that were in G(2)/S/G(1) at the time of irradiation (4 Gy) was inactivated by caffeine. This late G(2)-arrest could not be explained by downregulation of genes with functions in G(2)/mitosis (e.g., PLK1, CCNB1/2), since the downregulation was transient and not accompanied by reduced protein levels. However, the persistent phosphorylation of CHEK1 after 4 Gy suggested a role for CHEK1 in the late arrest, consistent with the abrogation of the arrest in CHEK1-depleted cells. TP 53 was not necessary for the late G(2)-arrest, but mediated an intermediate arrest (2-10 hours after IR) independently of ATM and CHEK1. In conclusion, the IR-induced arrest in G(2) is mediated by ATM immediately after irradiation, with TP 53 for independent and transient back-up, while CHEK1 is necessary for the late arrest.