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A novel defect in mitochondrial p53 accumulation following DNA damage confers apoptosis resistance in Ataxia Telangiectasia and Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome T-cells.
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PMID:  20947454     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have previously shown that whereas T-cells from normal individuals undergo accumulation of p53 and apoptosis when treated with the genotoxic agent Actinomycin D (ActD), those from Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT) and Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome (NBS) patients resist ActD-induced apoptosis [1]. We have now found similar resistance by the p53-null Jurkat T-cell line and by siRNA p53-knockdown normal T-cells. This evidence that ActD initiates a p53-dependent apoptotic responce prompted us to look for defective p53 accumulation by AT and NBS T-cells. Surprisingly the total p53 level was only slightly reduced compared to normal T cells but its intracellular localization was highly defective: p53 was poorly accumulated in the cytosol and nearly undetectable in mitochondria. In accordance with the dependence of ActD-induced apoptosis on a mitochondrial p53 function, in control T-cells specific inhibition of mitochondrial p53 translocation with μ pifithrin reduced apoptosis by 86%, whereas treatment with α pifithrin, which blocks p53-mediated transcription, had no effect. We also showed that nuclear export is not required for mitochondrial p53 translocation. Observation of an altered p53 ubiquitination pattern and Mdm2 accumulation in ActD-treated AT and NBS T-cells provided a mechanistic link to their defective extranuclear p53 localization. Our results disclose an undescribed defect in mitochondrial p53 accumulation in AT and NBS T-cells that makes them resistant to apoptosis following unrepairable DNA damage.
Authors:
Valentina Turinetto; Paola Porcedda; Valentina Minieri; Luca Orlando; Erica Lantelme; Lisa Accomasso; Antonio Amoroso; Mario De Marchi; Laura Zannini; Domenico Delia; Claudia Giachino
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-10-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  DNA repair     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1568-7856     ISO Abbreviation:  DNA Repair (Amst.)     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-02     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101139138     Medline TA:  DNA Repair (Amst)     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1200-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy.
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