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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-22
pubmed:abstractText
The importance of p53 in carcinogenesis stems from its central role in inducing cell cycle arrest or apoptosis in response to cellular stresses. We have identified a Drosophila homolog of p53 ("Dmp53"). Like mammalian p53, Dmp53 binds specifically to human p53 binding sites, and overexpression of Dmp53 induces apoptosis. Importantly, inhibition of Dmp53 function renders cells resistant to X ray-induced apoptosis, suggesting that Dmp53 is required for the apoptotic response to DNA damage. Unlike mammalian p53, Dmp53 appears unable to induce a G1 cell cycle block when overexpressed, and inhibition of Dmp53 activity does not affect X ray-induced cell cycle arrest. These data reveal an ancestral proapoptotic function for p53 and identify Drosophila as an ideal model system for elucidating the p53 apoptotic pathway(s) induced by DNA damage.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
91-101
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Cyclins, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Drosophila melanogaster, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-G1 Phase, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Genes, Tumor Suppressor, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Insect Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10778859-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Drosophila p53 is a structural and functional homolog of the tumor suppressor p53.
pubmed:affiliation
Exelixis, Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't