DNA damage invokes mismatch repair-dependent cyclin D1 attenuation and retinoblastoma signaling pathways to inhibit CDK2

Zhengdao Lan, Zvjezdana Sever-Chroneos, Matthew W. Strobeck, Chi Hyun Park, R. Baskaran, Winfried Edelmann, Gustavo Leone, Erik S. Knudsen

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Abstract

DNA-damage evokes cell cycle checkpoints, which function to maintain genomic integrity. The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor (RB) and mismatch repair complexes are known to contribute to the appropriate cellular response to specific types of DNA damage. However, the signaling pathways through which these proteins impact the cell cycle machinery have not been explicitly determined. RB-deficient murine embryo fibroblasts continued a high degree of DNA replication following the induction of cisplatin damage, but were inhibited for G2/M progression. This damage led to RB dephosphorylation/activation and subsequent RB-dependent attenuation of cyclin A and CDK2 activity. In both Rb+/+ and Rb-/- cells, cyclin D1 expression was attenuated following DNA damage. As cyclin D1 is a critical determinant of RB phosphorylation and cell cycle progression, we probed the pathway through which cyclin D1 degradation occurs in response to DNA damage. We found that attenuation of endogenous cyclin D1 is dependent on multiple mismatch repair proteins. We demonstrate that the mismatch repair-dependent attenuation of endogenous cyclin D1 is critical for attenuation of CDK2 activity and induction of cell cycle checkpoints. Together, these studies couple the activity of the retinoblastoma and mismatch repair tumor suppressor pathways through the degradation of cyclin D1 and dual attenuation of CDK2 activity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8372-8381
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume277
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 8 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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