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P50 (NF-?B1) is an effector protein in the cytotoxic response to DNA methylation damage.

ABSTRACT: The functional significance of the signaling pathway induced by O(6)-methylguanine (O(6)-MeG) lesions is poorly understood. Here, we identify the p50 subunit of NF-?B as a central target in the response to O(6)-MeG and demonstrate that p50 is required for S(N)1-methylator-induced cytotoxicity. In response to S(N)1-methylation, p50 facilitates the inhibition of NF-?B-regulated antiapoptotic gene expression. Inhibition of NF-?B activity is noted to be an S phase-specific phenomenon that requires the formation of O(6)-MeG:T mismatches. Chk1 associates with p50 following S(N)1-methylation, and phosphorylation of p50 by Chk1 results in the inhibition of NF-?B DNA binding. Expression of an unphosphorylatable p50 mutant blocks inhibition of NF-?B-regulated antiapoptotic gene expression and attenuates S(N)1-methylator-induced cytotoxicity. While O(6)-MeG:T-induced, p50-dependent signaling is not sufficient to induce cell death, this pathway sensitizes cells to the cytotoxic effects of DNA breaks.

SUBMITTER: Schmitt AM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3240852 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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p50 (NF-κB1) is an effector protein in the cytotoxic response to DNA methylation damage.

Schmitt Adam M AM Crawley Clayton D CD Kang Shijune S Raleigh David R DR Yu Xiaohong X Wahlstrom Joshua S JS Voce David J DJ Darga Thomas E TE Weichselbaum Ralph R RR Yamini Bakhtiar B

Molecular cell 20111201 5

The functional significance of the signaling pathway induced by O(6)-methylguanine (O(6)-MeG) lesions is poorly understood. Here, we identify the p50 subunit of NF-κB as a central target in the response to O(6)-MeG and demonstrate that p50 is required for S(N)1-methylator-induced cytotoxicity. In response to S(N)1-methylation, p50 facilitates the inhibition of NF-κB-regulated antiapoptotic gene expression. Inhibition of NF-κB activity is noted to be an S phase-specific phenomenon that requires t ...[more]

PMID: 22152481

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p50 (NF-κB1) is an effector protein in the cytotoxic response to DNA methylation damage.

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