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Lack of p21 expression links cell cycle control and appendage regeneration in mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20231440     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Animals capable of regenerating multiple tissue types, organs, and appendages after injury are common yet sporadic and include some sponge, hydra, planarian, and salamander (i.e., newt and axolotl) species, but notably such regenerative capacity is rare in mammals. The adult MRL mouse strain is a rare exception to the rule that mammals do not regenerate appendage tissue. Certain commonalities, such as blastema formation and basement membrane breakdown at the wound site, suggest that MRL mice may share other features with classical regenerators. As reported here, MRL fibroblast-like cells have a distinct cell-cycle (G2/M accumulation) phenotype and a heightened basal and wound site DNA damage/repair response that is also common to classical regenerators and mammalian embryonic stem cells. Additionally, a neutral and alkaline comet assay displayed a persistent level of intrinsic DNA damage in cells derived from the MRL mouse. Similar to mouse ES cells, the p53-target p21 was not expressed in MRL ear fibroblasts. Because the p53/p21 axis plays a central role in the DNA damage response and cell cycle control, we directly tested the hypothesis that p21 down-regulation could functionally induce a regenerative response in an appendage of an otherwise nonregenerating mouse strain. Using the ear hole closure phenotype, a genetically mapped and reliable quantitative indicator of regeneration in the MRL mouse, we show that the unrelated Cdkn1a(tmi/Tyj)/J p21(-/-) mouse (unlike the B6129SF2/J WT control) closes ear holes similar to MRL mice, providing a firm link between cell cycle checkpoint control and tissue regeneration.
Authors:
Khamilia Bedelbaeva; Andrew Snyder; Dmitri Gourevitch; Lise Clark; Xiang-Ming Zhang; John Leferovich; James M Cheverud; Paul Lieberman; Ellen Heber-Katz
Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-03-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  107     ISSN:  1091-6490     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-01     Completed Date:  2010-04-28     Revised Date:  2010-10-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5845-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cellular and Molecular Oncogenesis and Gene Expression, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis
Cell Cycle / genetics,  physiology*
Cell Division
Cell Proliferation
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 / deficiency*,  genetics,  physiology
DNA Damage
DNA Repair
Extremities / physiology
Female
G2 Phase
Mice
Mice, Congenic
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Protein Stability
Rad51 Recombinase / metabolism
Regeneration / genetics,  physiology*
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM073226/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; P30 CA10815/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cdkn1a protein, mouse; 0/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; 0/Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; EC 2.7.7.-/Rad51 Recombinase; EC 2.7.7.-/Rad51 protein, mouse
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Nat Rev Genet. 2010 May;11(5):314   [PMID:  20414985 ]

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