CARF Is a Vital Dual Regulator of Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis
CARF Is a Vital Dual Regulator of Cellular Senescence and Apoptosis
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m805778200
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发表时间:
2009-01-16
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Wadhwa, Renu
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作者:
Hasan, Md. Kamrul;Cheung, Caroline;Wadhwa, Renu
The tumor suppressor protein, p53, is central to the pathways that monitor the stress, DNA damage repair, cell cycle, aging, and cancer. Highly complex p53 networks involving its upstream sensors and regulators, downstream effectors and regulatory feedback loops have been identified. CARF (Collaborator of ARF) was shown to enhance ARF-dependent and -independent wild-type p53 function. Here we report that (i) CARF overexpression causes premature senescence of human fibroblasts, (ii) it is vital for replicative and stress-induced senescence, and (iii) the lack of CARF function causes aneuploidy and apoptosis. We provide evidence that CARF plays a dual role in regulating p53-mediated senescence and apoptosis, the two major tumor suppressor mechanisms.