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  • Title: Inhibition of cell growth by transforming growth factor beta 1 is associated with p53-independent induction of p21 in gastric carcinoma cells.
    Author: Akagi M, Yasui W, Akama Y, Yokozaki H, Tahara H, Haruma K, Kajiyama G, Tahara E.
    Journal: Jpn J Cancer Res; 1996 Apr; 87(4):377-84. PubMed ID: 8641969.
    Abstract:
    Cell cycle regulators such as cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks) and their inhibitors control the growth of cells. SDI1/CIP1/WAF1/p21 is a potent inhibitor of G1 cdks, whose expression is induced by wild-type p53. To elucidate the mechanism of growth inhibition by transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFbeta 1), we examined the effect of TGFbeta 1 on the expression of p21, G1 cyclins and cdks by human gastric cancer cell lines. TGFbeta 1 induced p21 expression and subsequently suppressed cdk2 kinase activity, followed by a reduction in phosphorylation of the product of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene in TMK-1 cells, which are responsive to TGFbeta 1. Coimmunoprecipitation analysis demonstrated that TGFbeta 1 increased the level of p21 protein present in complexes with cdk2. In contrast, TGFbeta 1 did not induce p21 in TGFbeta 1-resistant MKN-28 cells. TGFbeta 1 did not affect the levels of p53 mRNA and protein in TMK-1 and MKN-28 cells, which contain mutated p53 genes. These mutated p53 complementary DNAs, when overexpressed, failed to activate transcription from the p21 promoter. Furthermore, TGFbeta 1 caused a reduction in the steady-state level of cyclin A protein concomitantly with inhibition of cdk2 kinase activity in TMK-1 cells. These results suggest that the growth inhibition of tumor cells by TGFbeta 1 is associated with p53-independent induction of p21, subsequent suppression of cdk activity and a decrease in cyclin A protein in TMK-1 cells.
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