YB-1 is important for late-stage embryonic development, optimal cellular stress responses, and the prevention of premature senescence
YB-1 is important for late-stage embryonic development, optimal cellular stress responses, and the prevention of premature senescence
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DOI:
10.1128/mcb.25.11.4625-4637.2005
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发表时间:
2005-06-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Ley, TJ
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作者:
Lu, ZH;Books, JT;Ley, TJ
Proteins containing "cold shock" domains belong to the most evolutionarily conserved family of nucleic acid-binding proteins known among bacteria, plants, and animals. One of these proteins, YB-1, is widely expressed throughout development and has been implicated as a cell survival factor that regulates the transcription and/or translation of many cellular growth and death-related genes. For these reasons, YB-1 deficiency has been predicted to be incompatible with cell survival. However, the majority of YB-1(-/-) embryos develop normally up to embryonic day 13.5 (E13.5). After E13.5, YB-1(-/-) embryos exhibit severe growth retardation and progressive mortality, revealing a nonredundant role of YB-1 in late embryonic development. Fibroblasts derived from YB-1(-/-) embryos displayed a normal rate of protein synthesis and minimal alterations in the transcriptome and proteome but demonstrated reduced abilities to respond to oxidative, genotoxic, and oncogene-induced stresses. YB-1(-/-) cells under oxidative stress expressed high levels of the G,specific CDK inhibitors p16Ink4a and p21Cip1 and senesced prematurely; this defect was corrected by knocking down CDK inhibitor levels with specific small interfering RNAs. These data suggest that YB-1 normally represses the transcription of CDK inhibitors, making it an important component of the cellular stress response signaling pathway.