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12842876

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
37
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
The Rho family GTPase Cdc42 is recognized for its role in cellular proliferation and transformation. However, the mechanism by which it promotes cell cycle progression has remained undefined. Using an inducible expression system, we show that constitutively active Cdc42 (Cdc42V12) is sufficient by itself to induce anchorage-independent but not mitogen-independent growth in NIH3T3 cells. However, Cdc42V12 markedly accelerates activation of cyclin E-Cdk2 in response to mitogen. These effects were highly specific, as the kinetics of cyclin D-Cdk4 activation was unaltered. Cdc42V12 promotes Cdk2 activation by selectively inducing cyclin E expression without affecting other regulatory proteins such as the p27 Cdk inhibitor or Cdc25A. Furthermore, Cdc42V12 was able to activate a reporter gene driven by the cyclin E promoter in the absence of exogenous mitogen or adhesion. Cyclin E induction was sensitive to rapamycin but not inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinases, implicating p70 S6 kinase (p70S6k) as the relevant mediator. Consistent with this notion, wild type and constitutively active alleles of p70S6k were sufficient to activate the cyclin E promoter. In sum, these studies provide novel insights into the mechanism by which Cdc42 promotes G1 progression.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
278
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35241-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Cdc42 promotes G1 progression through p70 S6 kinase-mediated induction of cyclin E expression.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. mmc@mail.med.upenn.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't