TY - JOUR
T1 - Cdk2-dependent phosphorylation and functional inactivation of the pRB-related p130 protein in pRB(-), p16(INK4A)(+) tumor cells
AU - Cheng, Lengya
AU - Rossi, Ferdinando
AU - Fang, Weizhao
AU - Mori, Takahiro
AU - Cobrinik, David
PY - 2000/9/29
Y1 - 2000/9/29
N2 - The retinoblastoma family proteins pRB, p107, and p130 are phosphorylated and released from E2Fs in the late G1 phase of the cell cycle. This phosphorylation is thought to contribute to the derepression of E2F-responsive genes and to be mediated, in part, by Cdk4 and Cdk6. Evidence that Cdk4/6 activity is inhibited by p16(INK4A) in most pRB(-) cells suggests that p107 and p130 may be underphosphorylated and remain associated with E2Fs during G1-S progression in cells that lack pRB. To examine this, we evaluated the cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation and E2F binding abilities of p107 and p130 in pRB(-), p16(+) Saos-2 osteosarcoma cells. p130, but not p107, was phosphorylated and released from E2F-4 in late G1 and S phase cells, although p130 phosphorylation differed qualitatively in these and other pRB(-), p16(+) cells as compared with pRB(+), p16(-) cell types. p130 phosphorylation occurred in the absence of cyclin D-Cdk4/6 complexes, coincided with cyclin E- and Cdk2-associated kinase activity, and was prevented by expression of dominant negative Cdk2. Moreover, dominant negative Cdk2 prevented the dissociation of endogenous p130-E2F-4 complexes and inhibited E2F-4-dependent transcription. These findings show that p130 can be phosphorylated and functionally inactivated in a Cdk2-dependent process, and they highlight the involvement of distinct Cdks in the regulation of different pRB family proteins.
AB - The retinoblastoma family proteins pRB, p107, and p130 are phosphorylated and released from E2Fs in the late G1 phase of the cell cycle. This phosphorylation is thought to contribute to the derepression of E2F-responsive genes and to be mediated, in part, by Cdk4 and Cdk6. Evidence that Cdk4/6 activity is inhibited by p16(INK4A) in most pRB(-) cells suggests that p107 and p130 may be underphosphorylated and remain associated with E2Fs during G1-S progression in cells that lack pRB. To examine this, we evaluated the cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation and E2F binding abilities of p107 and p130 in pRB(-), p16(+) Saos-2 osteosarcoma cells. p130, but not p107, was phosphorylated and released from E2F-4 in late G1 and S phase cells, although p130 phosphorylation differed qualitatively in these and other pRB(-), p16(+) cells as compared with pRB(+), p16(-) cell types. p130 phosphorylation occurred in the absence of cyclin D-Cdk4/6 complexes, coincided with cyclin E- and Cdk2-associated kinase activity, and was prevented by expression of dominant negative Cdk2. Moreover, dominant negative Cdk2 prevented the dissociation of endogenous p130-E2F-4 complexes and inhibited E2F-4-dependent transcription. These findings show that p130 can be phosphorylated and functionally inactivated in a Cdk2-dependent process, and they highlight the involvement of distinct Cdks in the regulation of different pRB family proteins.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M005707200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M005707200
M3 - Article
C2 - 10906146
AN - SCOPUS:0034730749
VL - 275
SP - 30317
EP - 30325
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
SN - 0021-9258
IS - 39
ER -