γ-radiation-induced growth arrest and apoptosis in p53-null lymphoma cells is accompanied by modest transcriptional changes in many genes

Rivka Ofir, Li Chen Zhang, Anthony P. Kyne, Vicky Houtzager, Liam O'Connor, Jerry M. Adams

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Abstract

Damage to DNA produces cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, or both. The response in cells with p53 tumor suppressor function involves transcriptional changes, but whether that holds for cells lacking active p53, as in most tumors, is not known. Better characterization of the DNA damage response in tumors lacking p53 function is relevant to cytotoxic therapy. We have explored whether γ-irradiated p53-null mouse T lymphoma cells undergo marked changes in transcription. Their arrest in G2/M prior to apoptosis required transcription. Transcripts whose abundance altered on irradiation were sought by subtractive hybridization, and 1010 candidate clones from two oppositely enriched cDNA populations were sequenced. Hybridization revealed small (<3- fold) increases or decreases in the transcripts of more than 15 genes, including some implicated in cell cycle control (e.g., BTG, Bap1) or apoptosis (e.g., STAT1, calpain), but no marked changes like those associated with other forms of T-cell death. Moreover, the expression of some critical apoptosis regulators, such as Bcl-2 family members, did not change. Hence, the G2/M arrest and apoptosis in the irradiated p53-null lymphoma appears to involve modest expression changes for many genes, but post-transcriptional alterations may be more critical.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29-37
Number of pages9
JournalDNA and Cell Biology
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Feb 2000
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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