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  • Title: A p53-independent pathway for induction of p21waf1cip1 and concomitant G1 arrest in UV-irradiated human skin fibroblasts.
    Author: Loignon M, Fetni R, Gordon AJ, Drobetsky EA.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 1997 Aug 15; 57(16):3390-4. PubMed ID: 9270002.
    Abstract:
    Largely on the basis of studies using the potent clastogen ionizing radiation, it has been widely assumed that up-regulation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21(waf1cip1) in cultured cells exposed to DNA-damaging agents is contingent upon the presence of functional p53 tumor suppressor protein. Nevertheless, we demonstrate here that the model mutagen 254-nm UV light induces p21(waf1cip1) protein and concomitant G1 arrest in normal human skin fibroblasts, as well as in p53-deficient fibroblasts derived from cancer-prone Li-Fraumeni syndrome patients. However, as expected, following exposure to ionizing radiation, elevated p21(waf1cip1) protein levels and G1 arrest were observed only in normal fibroblasts. These data provide a prominent and clinically relevant example in which p21(waf1cip1)-mediated growth arrest occurs independently of p53 in human cells treated with a model DNA-damaging agent.
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