Abstract
In response to G2 DNA damage, the p53 pathway is activated to lead to cell-cycle arrest, but how p53 is eliminated during the subsequent recovery process is poorly understood. It has been established that Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) controls G2 DNA-damage recovery. However, whether Plk1 activity contributes to p53 inactivation during this process is unknown. In this study, we show that G2 and S-phase-expressed 1 (GTSE1) protein, a negative regulator of p53, is required for G2 checkpoint recovery and that Plk1 phosphorylation of GTSE1 at Ser 435 promotes its nuclear localization, and thus shuttles p53 out of the nucleus to lead to its degradation during the recovery.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics
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Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism*
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Cell Line
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DNA Damage
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G2 Phase / physiology*
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Humans
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Microtubule-Associated Proteins / genetics
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Microtubule-Associated Proteins / metabolism*
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Phosphorylation
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Polo-Like Kinase 1
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins / metabolism*
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RNA Interference
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
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Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / genetics
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Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / metabolism*
Substances
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Cell Cycle Proteins
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GTSE1 protein, human
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Microtubule-Associated Proteins
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases