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The LIM-only protein FHL2 mediates ras-induced transformation through cyclin D1 and p53 pathways.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Four and a half LIM-only protein 2 (FHL2) has been implicated in multiple signaling pathways that regulate cell growth and tissue homeostasis. We reported previously that FHL2 regulates cyclin D1 expression and that immortalized FHL2-null mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) display reduced levels of cyclin D1 and low proliferative activity. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here we address the contribution of FHL2 in cell transformation by investigating the effects of oncogenic Ras in FHL2-null context. We show that H-RasV12 provokes cell cycle arrest accompanied by accumulation of p53 and p16(INK4a) in immortalized FHL2(-/-) MEFs. These features contrast sharply with Ras transforming activity in wild type cell lines. We further show that establishment of FHL2-null cell lines differs from conventional immortalization scheme by retaining functional p19(ARF)/p53 checkpoint that is required for cell cycle arrest imposed by Ras. However, after serial passages of Ras-expressing FHL2(-/-) cells, dramatic increase in the levels of D-type cyclins and Rb phosphorylation correlates with the onset of cell proliferation and transformation without disrupting the p19(ARF)/p53 pathway. Interestingly, primary FHL2-null cells overexpressing cyclin D1 undergo a classical immortalization process leading to loss of the p19(ARF)/p53 checkpoint and susceptibility to Ras transformation. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Our findings uncover a novel aspect of cellular responses to mitogenic stimulation and illustrate a critical role of FHL2 in the signalling network that implicates Ras, cyclin D1 and p53.

SUBMITTER: Labalette C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2583050 | biostudies-literature | 2008

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The LIM-only protein FHL2 mediates ras-induced transformation through cyclin D1 and p53 pathways.

Labalette Charlotte C   Nouët Yann Y   Levillayer Florence F   Armengol Carolina C   Renard Claire-Angélique CA   Soubigou Guillaume G   Xia Tian T   Buendia Marie-Annick MA   Wei Yu Y  

PloS one 20081119 11


<h4>Background</h4>Four and a half LIM-only protein 2 (FHL2) has been implicated in multiple signaling pathways that regulate cell growth and tissue homeostasis. We reported previously that FHL2 regulates cyclin D1 expression and that immortalized FHL2-null mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) display reduced levels of cyclin D1 and low proliferative activity.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Here we address the contribution of FHL2 in cell transformation by investigating the effects of oncogeni  ...[more]

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