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Mol. Cell. Biol., 12 1995, 6864-6874, Vol 15, No. 12
SW Hiebert, G Packham, DK Strom, R Haffner, M Oren, G Zambetti and JL Cleveland
The E2F DNA binding activity consists of a heterodimer between E2F and DP
family proteins, and these interactions are required for association of E2F
proteins with pRb and the pRb-related proteins p107 and p130, which
modulate E2F transcriptional activities. E2F-1 expression is sufficient to
release fibroblasts from G0 and induce entry into S phase, yet it also
initiates apoptosis. To investigate the mechanisms of E2F-induced
apoptosis, we utilized interleukin-3 (IL-3)-dependent 32D.3 myeloid cells,
a model of hematopoietic progenitor programmed cell death. In the absence
of IL-3, E2F-1 alone was sufficient to induce apoptosis, and p53 levels
were diminished. DP-1 alone was not sufficient to induce cell cycle
progression or alter rates of death following IL-3 withdrawal. However,
overexpression of both E2F-1 and DP- 1 led to the rapid death of cells even
in the presence of survival factors. In the presence of IL-3, levels of
endogenous wild-type p53 increased in response to E2F-1, and coexpression
of DP-1 further augmented p53 levels. These results provide evidence that
E2F is a functional link between the tumor suppressors p53 and pRb.
However, induction of p53 alone was not sufficient to trigger apoptosis,
suggesting that the ability of E2F to override survival factors involves
additional effectors.
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E2F-1:DP-1 induces p53 and overrides survival factors to trigger apoptosis
Department of Tumor Cell Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
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