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p53-dependent induction of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) expression.

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Gao, C; Zou, Z; Xu, L; Moul, J; Seth, P; Srivastava, S
Published in: Int J Cancer
October 15, 2000

Transcriptional activation of the p53 target genes plays a critical role in the cellular response to DNA damage, hypoxia, cellular stress and other signals regulating the cell cycle and apoptosis. The discovery of new p53 target genes continues to reveal novel mechanisms of action of this multifaceted protein. We used cDNA arrays to search for p53-regulated genes in prostate cancer cells. In this report, we describe robust induction of heat shock protein 27 (hsp27) in prostate cancer cells (DU145, LNCaP, PC3) following wild-type p53 expression from an adenoviral p53 expression vector (AdWTp53). A mutant p53 (R175H)-containing adenoviral expression vector did not induce hsp27. hsp27 expression was not altered in prostate cancer cells following expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors: p21(waf1/cip1) and p27(kip1) from adenoviral expression vectors. Treatment of cells with staurosporine, an apoptosis-inducing agent, did no affect hsp27 expression. These observations provide evidence that induction of hsp27 expression was wild-type p53-specific and was not due to non-specific effects of cell growth arrest and/or apoptosis. Previous studies and the experiment reported here show induction of hsp27 expression in response to androgen ablation, a physiological state that induces apoptosis in prostatic epithelial cells. The nature of p53 and hsp27 interactions in the regulation of apoptosis and/or cell growth needs to be further defined.

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Published In

Int J Cancer

ISSN

0020-7136

Publication Date

October 15, 2000

Volume

88

Issue

2

Start / End Page

191 / 194

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Transcriptional Activation
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Muscle Proteins
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Microfilament Proteins
 

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Gao, C., Zou, Z., Xu, L., Moul, J., Seth, P., & Srivastava, S. (2000). p53-dependent induction of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) expression. Int J Cancer, 88(2), 191–194.
Gao, C., Z. Zou, L. Xu, J. Moul, P. Seth, and S. Srivastava. “p53-dependent induction of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) expression.Int J Cancer 88, no. 2 (October 15, 2000): 191–94.
Gao C, Zou Z, Xu L, Moul J, Seth P, Srivastava S. p53-dependent induction of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) expression. Int J Cancer. 2000 Oct 15;88(2):191–4.
Gao, C., et al. “p53-dependent induction of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) expression.Int J Cancer, vol. 88, no. 2, Oct. 2000, pp. 191–94.
Gao C, Zou Z, Xu L, Moul J, Seth P, Srivastava S. p53-dependent induction of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) expression. Int J Cancer. 2000 Oct 15;88(2):191–194.
Journal cover image

Published In

Int J Cancer

ISSN

0020-7136

Publication Date

October 15, 2000

Volume

88

Issue

2

Start / End Page

191 / 194

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Transcriptional Activation
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Muscle Proteins
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Microfilament Proteins