Overexpression of ErbB2 blocks taxol-induced apoptosis by upregulation of p21Cip1, which inhibits p34Cdc2 kinase
Overexpression of ErbB2 blocks taxol-induced apoptosis by upregulation of p21Cip1, which inhibits p34Cdc2 kinase
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DOI:
10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80157-4
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发表时间:
1998-11-01
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16
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Hung, MC
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作者:
Yu, DH;Tian, J;Hung, MC
Overexpression of the receptor tyrosine kinase p185(ErbB2) confers Taxol resistance in breast cancers. Here, we investigated the underlying mechanisms and found that overexpression of p185(ErbB2) inhibits Taxol-induced apoptosis. Taxol activates p34(Cdc2) kinase in MDA-MB-435 breast cancer cells, leading to cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and, subsequently, apoptosis. A chemical inhibitor of p34(Cdc2) and a dominant-negative mutant of p34(Cdc2) blocked Taxol-induced apoptosis in these cells. Overexpression of p185(ErbB2) in MDA-MB-435 cells by transfection transcriptionally upregulates p21(Cip1), which associates with p34(Cdc2), inhibits Taxol-mediated p34(Cdc2) activation, delays cell entrance to G2/M phase, and thereby inhibits Taxol-induced apoptosis. In p21(Cip1) antisense-transfected MDA-MB-435 cells or in p21(-/-) MEF cells, p185(ErbB2) was unable to inhibit Taxol-induced apoptosis. Therefore, p21(Cip1) participates in the regulation of a G2/M checkpoint that contributes to resistance to Taxol-induced apoptosis in p185(ErbB2)-overexpressing breast cancer cells.