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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-8
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The ARF tumor suppressor signals through p53 and other poorly defined anti-proliferative pathways to block carcinogenesis. In a search for new regulators of ARF signaling, we discovered a novel nuclear protein that we named NIAM (nuclear interactor of ARF and MDM2) for its ability to bind both ARF and the p53 antagonist MDM2. NIAM protein is normally expressed at low to undetectable levels in cells because of, at least in part, MDM2-mediated ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. When reintroduced into cells, NIAM activated p53, caused a G1 phase cell cycle arrest, and collaborated with ARF in an additive fashion to suppress proliferation. Notably, NIAM retains growth inhibitory activity in cells lacking ARF and/or p53, and knockdown experiments revealed that it is not essential for ARF-mediated growth inhibition. Thus, NIAM and ARF act in separate anti-proliferative pathways that intersect mechanistically and suppress growth more effectively when jointly activated. Intriguingly, silencing of NIAM accelerated chromosomal instability, and microarray analyses showed reduced NIAM mRNA expression in numerous primary human tumors. This study identifies a novel protein with tumor suppressor-like behaviors and functional links to ARF-MDM2-p53 signaling.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ancrod, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intracellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/MDM2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mdm2 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nuclear Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Suppressor Protein p14ARF, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ubiquitin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
282
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1322-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Ancrod, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Chromosomes, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Osteosarcoma, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Tumor Suppressor Protein p14ARF, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, pubmed-meshheading:17110379-Ubiquitin
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel nuclear interactor of ARF and MDM2 (NIAM) that maintains chromosomal stability.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242-1109, USA, and the Laboratoire de Genetique Cellulaire et Moleculaire, UPRES EA2622, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural