Activity and nature of p21WAF1 complexes during the cell cycle
AUTOR(ES)
Cai, Kang
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
Elevated levels of the p21WAF1 (p21) cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor induce growth arrest. We have characterized a panel of monoclonal antibodies against human p21 in an effort to understand the dynamic regulatory interactions between this and other cellular proteins during the cell cycle. The use of these reagents has allowed us to address several important, yet unresolved, issues concerning the biological activity of p21, including the potential kinase activity of complexes that associate with this cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor. We have found that the kinase activity of cyclin A/Cdk2 associated with p21 is significantly lower than that of cyclin A/Cdk2 free of p21, suggesting that p21 abolishes its activity in vivo, and the use of multiple antibodies has enabled us to begin the study of the molecular architecture of p21 complexes in vivo. In addition, we found that human fibroblasts released from a quiescent state display abundant amounts of p21 devoid of associated proteins (“free” p21), the levels of which decrease as cells approach S phase. Cyclin A levels increase as the amount of monomeric p21 decreases, resulting in an excess of cyclin A/Cdk2 complexes that are not bound to, or inactivated by, p21. Our data strengthen the notion that the G1-to-S phase transition in human fibroblasts occurs when the concentration of cyclin A/Cdk2 surpasses that of p21.
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