scholarly journals The AMPK/p27Kip1 Pathway as a Novel Target to Promote Autophagy and Resilience in Aged Cells

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1430
Author(s):  
Lauren K. McKay ◽  
James P. White

Once believed to solely function as a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p27Kip1 is now emerging as a critical mediator of autophagy, cytoskeletal dynamics, cell migration and apoptosis. During periods of metabolic stress, the subcellular location of p27Kip1 largely dictates its function. Cytoplasmic p27Kip1 has been found to be promote cellular resilience through autophagy and anti-apoptotic mechanisms. Nuclear p27Kip1, however, inhibits cell cycle progression and makes the cell susceptible to quiescence, apoptosis, and/or senescence. Cellular location of p27Kip1 is regulated, in part, by phosphorylation by various kinases, including Akt and AMPK. Aging promotes nuclear localization of p27Kip1 and a predisposition to senescence or apoptosis. Here, we will review the role of p27Kip1 in healthy and aging cells with a particular emphasis on the interplay between autophagy and apoptosis.

Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Al Bitar ◽  
Gali-Muhtasib

p21cip1/waf1 mediates various biological activities by sensing and responding to multiple stimuli, via p53-dependent and independent pathways. p21 is known to act as a tumor suppressor mainly by inhibiting cell cycle progression and allowing DNA repair. Significant advances have been made in elucidating the potential role of p21 in promoting tumorigenesis. Here, we discuss the involvement of p21 in multiple signaling pathways, its dual role in cancer, and the importance of understanding its paradoxical functions for effectively designing therapeutic strategies that could selectively inhibit its oncogenic activities, override resistance to therapy and yet preserve its tumor suppressive functions.


2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (24) ◽  
pp. 12671-12679 ◽  
Author(s):  
David N. Everly ◽  
Bernardo A. Mainou ◽  
Nancy Raab-Traub

ABSTRACT LMP1 induces the phenotypic transformation of fibroblasts and affects regulators of the cell cycle during this process. LMP1 decreases expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 and increases the levels and phosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinase 2 and the retinoblastoma protein. In the present study, the effects of LMP1 on cell cycle progression and the mechanism of p27 downregulation by LMP1 were determined. Although p27 is frequently regulated at the posttranscriptional level during cell cycle progression and in cancer, LMP1 did not decrease ectopically expressed p27. However, LMP1 did decrease p27 RNA levels and inhibited the activity of p27 promoter reporters. The LMP1-regulated promoter element was mapped to a region containing two E2F sites. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays determined that the regulated cis element bound an inhibitory E2F complex containing E2F4 and p130. These findings indicate that LMP1 decreases p27 transcription through effects on E2F family transcription factors. This property likely contributes to the ability of LMP1 to stimulate cell cycle progression.


2015 ◽  
Vol 469 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E.A. Kloet ◽  
Paulien E. Polderman ◽  
Astrid Eijkelenboom ◽  
Lydia M. Smits ◽  
Miranda H. van Triest ◽  
...  

Growth factor controlled activity of forkhead box O transcription factors results in altered gene expression, including expression of CTDSP2 (C-terminal domain small phosphatase 2). CTDSP2 can regulate cell cycle progression through Ras and the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21Cip1/Waf1.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunying Cui ◽  
Yuji Wang ◽  
Yaonan Wang ◽  
Ming Zhao ◽  
Shiqi Peng

Alsterpaullone, a small molecule cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor, regulates the cell cycle progression. Beyond death-inducing properties, we identified the effect of alsterpaullone on cycle procedure and apoptosis of HeLa cell. It was found that alsterpaullone inhibited HeLa cells in a time-dependent (0–72 h) and dose-dependent (0–30 μM) manner. In the presence of alsterpaullone, HeLa cells were arrested in G2/M prior to undergoing apoptosis via a mechanism that is involved in the regulation of various antiapoptotic genes, DNA-repair, transcription, and cell cycle progression. Compared to controls, alsterpaullone effectively prevented HeLa cells from entering S-phase. These potential therapeutic efficacies could be correlated with the activation of caspase-3.


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