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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6948
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
Swift elimination of undesirable cells is an important feature in tumour suppression and immunity. The tumour suppressor p53 and interferon-alpha and -beta (IFN-alpha/beta) are essential for the induction of apoptosis in cancerous cells and in antiviral immune responses, respectively, but little is known about their interrelationship. Here we show that transcription of the p53 gene is induced by IFN-alpha/beta, accompanied by an increase in p53 protein level. IFN-alpha/beta signalling itself does not activate p53; rather, it contributes to boosting p53 responses to stress signals. We show examples in which p53 gene induction by IFN-alpha/beta contributes to tumour suppression. Furthermore, we show that p53 is activated in virally infected cells to evoke an apoptotic response and that p53 is critical for antiviral defence of the host. Our study reveals a hitherto unrecognized link between p53 and IFN-alpha/beta in tumour suppression and antiviral immunity, which may have therapeutic implications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1476-4687
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
424
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
516-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Interferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3, gamma Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Interferon-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Interferon-beta, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Response Elements, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, pubmed-meshheading:12872134-Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Integration of interferon-alpha/beta signalling to p53 responses in tumour suppression and antiviral defence.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't