Abstract
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I receptor activation leads to enhanced proliferation and cell survival via the MAP kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-signaling pathways. Upon stimulation by IGF-I, the Hdm2 oncoprotein is phosphorylated by AKT, leading to its rapid nuclear translocation and subsequent inhibition of p53. We now show that IGF-I stimulation regulates the nuclear export of Hdm2 and p53 via the MAP kinase pathway. Inhibition of p38 MAPK or MEK via pharmacological means or expression of dominant negative proteins inhibited the cytoplasmic accumulation of Hdm2 and increased Hdm2 and p53 protein levels, whereas constitutively active p90Rsk promoted the nuclear export of Hdm2. Expression of constitutively active p90Rsk with E1A, oncogenic H-Ras, and hTERT resulted in the anchorage-independent growth of normal human fibroblasts. Our findings link p90Rsk-mediated modulation of Hdm2 nuclear to cytoplasmic shuttling with the diminished ability of p53 to regulate cell cycle checkpoints that ultimately leads to transformation.
Highlights
It is well accepted that loss of the p53 signaling pathway, either by mutation or loss of upstream or downstream signaling components, occurs in the vast majority of human cancers
insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I Stimulation Promotes Hdm2-mediated p53 Export and Degradation, Dependent upon the MAP Kinase Pathway— recent studies have demonstrated that PI3K-Akt signaling promotes the phosphorylation and movement of Hdm2 into the nucleus, leading to the down-regulation of p53, little is known about the mechanisms that may regulate the export of Hdm2
When Hdm2 was examined 30 min after IGF-I stimulation, cytoplasmic accumulation was observed in ϳ20% of the cells (Fig. 1a)
Summary
It is well accepted that loss of the p53 signaling pathway, either by mutation or loss of upstream or downstream signaling components, occurs in the vast majority of human cancers. Expression of constitutively active p90Rsk with E1A, oncogenic H-Ras, and hTERT resulted in the anchorage-independent growth of normal human fibroblasts.
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