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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
Adult stem cells (SCs) are at high risk of accumulating deleterious mutations because they reside and self-renew in adult tissues for extended periods. Little is known about how adult SCs sense and respond to DNA damage within their natural niche. Here, using mouse epidermis as a model, we define the functional consequences and the molecular mechanisms by which adult SCs respond to DNA damage. We show that multipotent hair-follicle-bulge SCs have two important mechanisms for increasing their resistance to DNA-damage-induced cell death: higher expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2 and transient stabilization of p53 after DNA damage in bulge SCs. The attenuated p53 activation is the consequence of a faster DNA repair activity, mediated by a higher non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) activity, induced by the key protein DNA-PK. Because NHEJ is an error-prone mechanism, this novel characteristic of adult SCs may have important implications in cancer development and ageing.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1476-4679
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
572-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Biochemical Processes, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Cell Death, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-DNA Damage, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-DNA Repair, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Epidermis, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Hair Follicle, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Mice, SCID, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Multipotent Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20473297-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Bcl-2 and accelerated DNA repair mediates resistance of hair follicle bulge stem cells to DNA-damage-induced cell death.
pubmed:affiliation
Interdisciplinary Research Institute (IRIBHM), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 808, route de Lennik, BatC, C6-130, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't