DISSECTING ROLES OF MTBP IN OSTEOSARCOMA METASTASIS

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 我们的长期目标是阐明体内MDM2-P53通路对肿瘤发展的影响，作为开发减轻癌症治疗方案的必要前提。P53作为一种肿瘤抑制因子，通过激活p21、Bax、PUMA、GADD45等下游靶基因作为转录因子发挥作用。MDM2通过物理结合和诱导P53降解，是P53的主要抑制因子。P53基因在超过50%的肿瘤中发生突变，MDM2在各种肿瘤中高度表达，强调了MDM2-p53通路在肿瘤发生发展中的重要性3-6。应该注意的是，相当多的肿瘤具有野生型p53和MDM2的过度表达。有趣的是，一些p53基因突变和MDM2过度表达的肿瘤患者与肿瘤中仅有突变型p53的患者相比，预后更差。这些结果表明，MDM2在肿瘤的发展中也具有P53非依赖的作用。最近，MDM2被发现与其他肿瘤抑制因子如Rb、PML和p73相互作用，这可能有助于MDM2在肿瘤发展中不依赖于p53的作用9-15。人们可以假设，任何影响MDM2功能的蛋白质都可能对肿瘤的发展产生影响。 MDM2结合蛋白(MTBP)是由Boyd MT等人用以MDM2为诱饵的酵母双杂交系统分离得到的。MTBP过表达导致细胞周期G1期停滞，但其作用被MDM2过表达所抵消。我们的工作假设是MTBP在肿瘤的发展和转移中起着关键作用。这一假设是基于我们使用传统mtBP基因敲除小鼠的初步结果，在该小鼠中，我们观察到(1)30%的mtBP杂合小鼠在22个月内自发发生肿瘤，(2)mtBP和p53双重杂合敲除小鼠发展为转移性骨肉瘤。基于这些观察，这项建议的重点是MTBP在骨肉瘤转移中的作用以及该蛋白的功能特征。这些特定的目的是为了全面评估MTBP的新功能，特别是在骨肉瘤转移中。 目的1.研究线粒体结合蛋白缺失所致骨肉瘤的特征。 目的2.建立和鉴定具有条件mtBP和/或p53基因敲除等位基因的小鼠，尤其是成骨细胞。 目的3.分离MTBP相互作用蛋白。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Our long-term goal is to elucidate the impact of the Mdm2-p53 pathway in vivo on tumor development as a necessary prerequisite to the development of therapeutic protocols for attenuating cancer. p53 functions as a tumor suppressor and exerts this function by activating numerous downstream targets such as p21, BAX, PUMA, GADD45 as a transcription factor1. Mdm2 is a major inhibitor of p53 through physical binding and induction of p53 degradation2. The p53 gene is mutated in more than 50% of tumors, and Mdm2 is highly expressed in a variety of tumors, stressing the importance of the Mdm2-p53 pathway in tumor development 3-6. It should be noted that a significant number of tumors have wild-type p53 with Mdm2 over-expression. Interestingly, some patients with tumors in which p53 gene is mutated and Mdm2 is over-expressed are known to have a poorer prognosis, compared to patients with mutant p53 alone in tumors7, 8. These results suggest that Mdm2 also has p53-independent roles in tumor development. Recently, Mdm2 is found to inhibitory interact with other tumor suppressors such as Rb, PML, and p73, which may contribute to p53-independent roles of Mdm2 in tumor development9-15. One can assume that any proteins that affect Mdm2 function may have an impact on tumor development. Mdm2 Binding Protein (MTBP) was isolated by Boyd MT et al.16 using the yeast two hybrid system with Mdm2 as bait. Over-expression of MTBP causes G1 arrest of cell cycle, but the effect is nullified by simultaneous over-expression of Mdm2. Our working hypothesis is that MTBP plays a critical role in tumor development and metastasis. This hypothesis is based on our preliminary results using a conventional mtbp knockout mouse in which we observed that (1) 30% of mtbp heterozygous mice spontaneously developed tumors within 22 months, and (2) doubly heterozygous knockout mice for mtbp and p53 developed metastatic osteosarcomas. Based on these observations, the focus of this proposal is on the roles of MTBP in osteosarcoma metastasis and the functional characterization of this protein. The specific aims are designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of novel functions of MTBP, especially in osteosarcoma metastasis. Aim 1. To characterize osteosarcomas induced by loss of mtbp. Aim 2. To generate and characterize mice with conditional mtbp and/or p53 knockout alleles, specifically in osteoblasts. Aim 3. To isolate MTBP interacting proteins.