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p21WAF/CIP1/SDI1 is upregulated due to increased mRNA stability during hydroxyurea-induced senescence of human fibroblasts

  • Hyun Seok Kim
  • , Eui Ju Yeo
  • , Seong Hoon Park
  • , Joo In Park
  • , Sang Chul Park
  • , Jong Yeon Shin
  • , Min Ju Kim
  • , Soo Jin Oh
  • , Moo Ho Won
  • , Tae Chun Kang
  • , Jae Bong Park
  • , Jaebong Kim
  • , Jong Il Kim
  • , Hyun Yong Lee
  • , Jae Yong Lee

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Abstract

Hydoxyurea induces senescence-like growth arrest in normal human fibroblasts. p21WAF/CIP1/SDI1, a cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor, was found to be upregulated during this growth arrest. Levels of p21 WAF/CIP1/SDI1 protein and mRNA were increased nine-fold by hydroxyurea in these cells. In order to determine whether p21 WAF/CIP1/SDI1 mRNA is increased by hydroxyurea at the transcriptional level, human fibroblast cells were transfected with reporter constructs containing a p21WAF/CIP1/SDI1 promoter fragment and then treated with hydroxyurea. The luciferase activities in the reporter-transfected fibroblast cells were not increased by hydroxyurea, indicating that p21 WAF/CIP1/SDI1 transcription was not elevated by hydroxyurea. The half-life of the p21WAF/CIP1/SDI1 mRNA was increased by 2.5-fold but that of p21WAF/CIP1/SDI1 protein was not. Our results suggest that increased mRNA stability is the major mechanism of p21WAF/CIP1/SDI1 elevation in the hydroxyurea-induced growth arrest of human fibroblasts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1255-1261
Number of pages7
JournalMechanisms of Ageing and Development
Volume126
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2005

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported by a Research Grant from Department of Welfare and Health of Korean Government (Molecular Ageing Research Center) and a grant from Korea Ministry of Science and Technology (Contract #0101029-1-2(2002325)) and Gangwon Province.

Keywords

  • Human fibroblasts
  • Hydroxyurea
  • Senescence
  • mRNA stability
  • p21
  • p53

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