The viral protein Apoptin associates with the anaphase-promoting complex to induce G2/M arrest and apoptosis in the absence of p53

AUTOR(ES)

Teodoro, Jose G.

FONTE

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

RESUMO

The chicken anemia virus protein Apoptin induces apoptosis in the absence of p53 by a mechanism that remains to be elucidated. Here we show that in transformed cells, Apoptin is associated with APC1, a subunit of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). We demonstrate that Apoptin expression, or depletion of APC1 by RNA interference, inhibits APC/C function in p53 null cells, resulting in G2/M arrest and apoptosis. Our results explain the ability of Apoptin to induce apoptosis in the absence of p53 and suggest that the APC/C is an attractive target for anticancer drug development.

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