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El producto del oncogén mdm-2 forma un complejo con la proteína p53 e inhibe la transactivación mediada por p53
J Momand1, G P Zambetti, D C Olson
1Department of Molecular Biology, Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Princeton University, New Jersey 08544-1014.
Cell
|June 26, 1992
Resumen
El producto oncogénico del doble minuto 2 (mdm-2) murino se une a la proteína p53. Esta interacción inhibe la actividad supresora tumoral de p53, lo que afecta el potencial tumorigénico de las células.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Oncología Oncología.
- Biología celular Biología celular.
Sus antecedentes:
- La proteína p53 es un supresor tumoral crítico.
- El gen murino de doble minuto 2 (mdm-2) codifica una proteína que puede mejorar el potencial tumorigénico cuando se sobreexpresa.
- El mdm-2 es un supuesto factor de transcripción.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Caracterizar e identificar una fosfoproteína celular que tiene complejos con p53.
- Para investigar si el mdm-2 puede modular la transactivación de p53.
- Para determinar la consecuencia funcional de la interacción mdm-2/p53.
Principales métodos:
- Purificación y caracterización de una fosfoproteína de 90 kd (p90) que tiene complejos con p53.
- Identificación de p90 como producto del gen mdm-2.
- Los ensayos de co-transfección utilizan un elemento p53-responsivo del gen de la creatina quinasa muscular y plásmidos que expresan p53 de tipo salvaje y mdm-2.
Principales resultados:
- Se purificó una fosfoproteína de 90 kd e identificó como un producto del gen mdm-2.
- El producto mdm-2 forma un complejo estrecho tanto con el tipo mutante como con el tipo salvaje p53.
- La sobreexpresión de mdm-2 inhibió la transactivación mediada por p53 de un elemento sensible a p53.
Conclusiones:
- El producto del oncogén mdm-2 interactúa directamente con la proteína p53.
- mdm-2 inhibe la actividad transcripcional de p53.
- Esta interacción sugiere un mecanismo por el cual el mdm-2 contribuye a la tumorigénesis inactivando el p53.
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