Requirement for phosphorylation of P53 at Ser312 in suppression of chemical carcinogenesis

The p53 tumour suppressor is activated in response to a wide variety of genotoxic stresses, frequently via post-translational modification. Using a knock in mouse model with a Ser312 to Ala mutation, we show here that phosphorylation of p53 on Ser312 helps to prevent tumour induction by the alkylati...

Mô tả đầy đủ

Chi tiết về thư mục
Những tác giả chính: Slee, E, Lu, X
Định dạng: Journal article
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Springer Nature 2013
Miêu tả
Tóm tắt:The p53 tumour suppressor is activated in response to a wide variety of genotoxic stresses, frequently via post-translational modification. Using a knock in mouse model with a Ser312 to Ala mutation, we show here that phosphorylation of p53 on Ser312 helps to prevent tumour induction by the alkylating agent MNU, which predominantly caused T cell lymphomas. This is consistent with our previous observation that p53312A/A mice are more susceptible to X-ray induced tumourigenesis. Phosphorylation on Ser312 aids p53's interaction with E2F1 and enhances p53-mediated apoptosis. Loss of E2F1 alone does not affect tumour susceptibility to MNU, but its absence partially rescues tumour formation in p53312A/A mice, thus reflecting the oncogenic properties of E2F1. Our data confirms the participation of Ser312 phosphorylation in tumour suppression by p53.