Cloning and characterization of the Xenopus cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27XIC1.

We have isolated a gene encoding Xic-1, a 27-kDa cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) inhibitor from Xenopus ovary that shares significant homology with both mammalian CIP1 and Kip1/Kip2. The N- and C-terminal halves of Xic-1 are sufficient for interacting with Cdks and proliferating cell nuclear antigen, respectively. Recombinant Xic-1 inhibits Xenopus cyclin E/Cdk2, cyclin A/Cdk2 and cyclin B/Cdc2 activities, although with quite different IC50 values. Truncation of the N terminus of Xic-1 increases the IC50 value for cyclin A/Cdk2 50-fold with no effect on the inhibition of cyclin E/Cdk2 or cyclin B/Cdc2.Xic-1 inhibits both single-stranded and nuclear DNA synthesis in egg extracts, an effect reversed by proliferating cell nuclear antigen or cyclin E/Cdk2, respectively. These results suggest a function for Xic-1 in the control of DNA synthesis by cyclin E/Cdk2.     

Cyclin B1、CDK1在食管鳞癌组织中的表达及临床意义

目的: 探讨食管鳞癌组织中细胞周期蛋白Cyclin B1和细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶CDK1表达及其临床病理学意义.方法: 应用免疫组织化学SP法对52例食管鳞癌(组织学Ⅰ级8例, Ⅱ级20例, Ⅲ级24例;有淋巴结转移20例, 无淋巴结转移32例;原位癌16例, 侵袭性癌36例包括浸润至黏膜下层、肌层、全层)及其配对的癌旁正常组织进行Cyclin B1、CDK1的检测, 分析其阳性表达与食管鳞癌患者临床病理因素的关系.结果: 食管鳞癌组织中Cyclin B1、CDK1的阳性表达高于癌旁正常食管黏膜组织, 2组差异都有统计学意义(71.2% vs 2.0%, 65.4%vs 3.9%, 均P <0.05). 食管鳞癌组织中CyclinB1、CDK1的表达都与性别、年龄无关;与组织学分级、浸润深度及淋巴结转移有关(均P <0.05). Cyclin B1阳性表达强度与CDK1的阳性表达强度之间呈正相关(r = 0.697, P <0.05) .结论: Cyclin B1、CDK1的高表达会促进食管鳞癌的发生与发展. 而且食管鳞癌中CyclinB1与CDK1的表达密切相关, 可作为食管鳞癌生物学行为预测的参考指标.     

Regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 and casein kinase 1 by metabotropic glutamate receptors

Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) is a multifunctional neuronal protein kinase that is required for neurite outgrowth and cortical lamination and that plays an important role in dopaminergic signaling in the neostriatum through phosphorylation of Thr-75 of DARPP-32 (dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein, molecular mass 32 kDa). Casein kinase 1 (CK1) has been implicated in a variety of cellular functions such as DNA repair, circadian rhythm, and intracellular trafficking. In the neostriatum, CK1 has been found to phosphorylate Ser-137 of DARPP-32. However, first messengers for the regulation of Cdk5 or CK1 have remained unknown. Here we report that both Cdk5 and CK1 are regulated by metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) in neostriatal neurons. (S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG), an agonist for group I mGluRs, increased Cdk5 and CK1 activities in neostriatal slices, leading to the enhanced phosphorylation of Thr-75 and Ser-137 of DARPP-32, respectively. The effect of DHPG on Thr-75, but not on Ser-137, was blocked by a Cdk5-specific inhibitor, butyrolactone. In contrast, the effects of DHPG on both Thr-75 and Ser-137 were blocked by CK1-7 and IC261, specific inhibitors of CK1, suggesting that activation of Cdk5 by mGluRs requires CK1 activity. In support of this possibility, the DHPG-induced increase in Cdk5 activity, measured in extracts of neostriatal slices, was abolished by CK1-7 and IC261. Treatment of acutely dissociated neurons with DHPG enhanced voltage-dependent Ca(2+) currents. This enhancement was eliminated by either butyrolactone or CK1-7 and was absent in DARPP-32 knockout mice. Together these results indicate that a CK1-Cdk5-DARPP-32 cascade may be involved in the regulation by mGluR agonists of Ca(2+) channels.     

Regulation of synaptojanin 1 by cyclin-dependent kinase 5 at synapses

Synaptojanin 1 is a polyphosphoinositide phosphatase concentrated in presynaptic nerve terminals, where it dephosphorylates a pool of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate implicated in synaptic vesicle recycling. Like other proteins with a role in endocytosis, synaptojanin 1 undergoes constitutive phosphorylation in resting synapses and stimulation-dependent dephosphorylation by calcineurin. Here, we show that cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) phosphorylates synaptojanin 1 and regulates its function both in vitro and in intact synaptosomes. Cdk5 phosphorylation inhibited the inositol 5-phosphatase activity of synaptojanin 1, whereas dephosphorylation by calcineurin stimulated such activity. The activity of synaptojanin 1 was also stimulated by its interaction with endophilin 1, its major binding partner at the synapse. Notably, Cdk5 phosphorylated serine 1144, which is adjacent to the endophilin binding site. Mutation of serine 1144 to aspartic acid to mimic phosphorylation by Cdk5 inhibited the interaction of synaptojanin 1 with endophilin 1. These results suggest that Cdk5 and calcineurin may have an antagonistic role in the regulation of synaptojanin 1 recruitment and activity, and therefore in the regulation of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate turnover at synapses.     

Bcr-Abl kinase down-regulates cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 in human and murine cell lines

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a malignant stem cell disease characterized by an expansion of myeloid progenitor cells expressing the constitutively activated Bcr-Abl kinase. This oncogenic event causes a deregulation of apoptosis and cell cycle progression. Although the molecular mechanisms protecting from apoptosis in CML cells are well characterized, the cell cycle regulatory event is poorly understood. An inhibitor of the cyclin-dependent kinases, p27, plays a central role in the regulation of growth factor dependent proliferation of hematopoietic cells. Therefore, we have analyzed the influence of Bcr-Abl in the regulation of p27 expression in various hematopoietic cell systems. An active Bcr-Abl kinase causes down-regulation of p27 expression in murine Ba/F3 cells and human M07 cells. Bcr-Abl blocks up-regulation of p27 after growth factor withdrawal and serum reduction. In addition, p27 induction by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is completely blocked in Bcr-Abl positive M07/p210 cells. This deregulation is directly mediated by the activity of the Bcr-Abl kinase. A Bcr-Abl kinase inhibitor completely abolishes p27 down-regulation by Bcr-Abl in both Ba/F3 cells transfected either with a constitutively active Bcr-Abl or with a temperature sensitive mutant. The down-regulation of p27 by Bcr-Abl depends on proteasomal degradation and can be blocked by lactacystin. Overexpression of wild-type p27 partially antagonizes Bcr-Abl-induced proliferation in Ba/F3 cells. We conclude that Bcr-Abl promotes cell cycle progression and activation of cyclin-dependent kinases by interfering with the regulation of the cell cycle inhibitory protein p27. (Blood. 2000;96:1933-1939)     

复方甘草甜素下调细胞周期素依赖性激酶1启动子表达

目的:了解复方甘草甜素调节细胞周期素依赖性激酶 1(CDK1)基因启动子的活性,为甘草甜素的作用机制提供理论依据． pCAT3-basic空载体的12．4倍,是甘草甜素刺激转染pCAT3- CDK1-P的HepG2细胞的9．3倍．结论:复方甘草甜素可以下调CDK1基因启动子的活性,进而下调CDK1基因的表达,为深入了解甘草甜素在肝纤维化和肝癌中的作用机制提供新的分子生物学依据．     

Cell division cycle 6, a mitotic substrate of polo-like kinase 1, regulates chromosomal segregation mediated by cyclin-dependent kinase 1 and separase

Defining the links between cell division and DNA replication is essential for understanding normal cell cycle progression and tumorigenesis. In this report we explore the effect of phosphorylation of cell division cycle 6 (Cdc6), a DNA replication initiation factor, by polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) on the regulation of chromosomal segregation. In mitosis, the phosphorylation of Cdc6 was highly increased, in correlation with the level of Plk1, and conversely, Cdc6 is hypophosphorylated in Plk1-depleted cells, although cyclin A- and cyclin B1-dependent kinases are active. Binding between Cdc6 and Plk1 occurs through the polo-box domain of Plk1, and Cdc6 is phosphorylated by Plk1 on T37. Immunohistochemistry studies reveal that Cdc6 and Plk1 colocalize to the central spindle in anaphase. Expression of T37V mutant of Cdc6 (Cdc6-TV) induces binucleated cells and incompletely separated nuclei. Wild-type Cdc6 but not Cdc6-TV binds cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1). Expression of wild-type Plk1 but not kinase-defective mutant promotes the binding of Cdc6 to Cdk1. Cells expressing wild-type Cdc6 display lower Cdk1 activity and higher separase activity than cells expressing Cdc6-TV. These results suggest that Plk1-mediated phosphorylation of Cdc6 promotes the interaction of Cdc6 and Cdk1, leading to the attenuation of Cdk1 activity, release of separase, and subsequent anaphase progression.     

肝再生增强因子对细胞周期素依赖性激酶1基因表达的影响

目的研究人肝再生增强因子(ALR)对细胞周期素依赖性激酶1启动子(CDK1p)转录调节的作用,探讨ALR的生物学作用机制。方法根据GenBank中CDK1p序列的分析设计引物,应用聚合酶链反应(PCR)扩增人CDK1基因启动子基因序列,并克隆至真核报告载体pCAT3-Basic中,构建CDK1启动子报告基因表达载体pCAT3-CDK1p,以该质粒转染HepG2细胞系,并同时与pcDNA3.1(-)-ALR共转染HepG2细胞系,用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)检测报告基因氯霉素乙酰转移酶(CAT)的表达活性。结果 pCAT3-CDK1p组CAT表达活性明显高于pCAT3-basic组,差异有统计学意义,pCAT3-CDK1p与pcDNA3.1(-)-ALR共转染组的CAT表达活性明显低于pCAT3-CDK1p组,差异有统计学意义。结论 CDK1启动子有顺式激活下游基因的活性,ALR对CDK1基因有下调作用。     

Functional and structural differences in human and rat-derived insulin receptors: characterization of the beta-subunit kinase activity

We studied the kinase activity of partially purified insulin receptor preparations from various rat and human tissues. Time courses for in vitro autophosphorylation were determined, and times to reach half-maximal (t1/2 max) and maximal (tmax) 32P incorporation were compared. Insulin receptors from rat muscle, liver, and fat had a t1/2 max of 7-10 min and a tmax of 60 min; human-derived insulin receptors had a t1/2 max in excess of 30 min and a tmax of 120 min. A spectrum of autophosphorylation time courses was present in human tissues; placenta-derived receptors exhibited a t1/2 max of 13 min while receptors from monocytes and fibroblasts had t1/2 max values of 60 and 80 min, respectively. The ATP Km for autophosphorylation of human-derived receptors was 5-fold greater than that of rat-derived receptors (266 +/- 27 vs. 48 +/- 8 microM, respectively). In contrast, when the receptors were first maximally prephosphorylated, the ATP Km values for substrate phosphorylation of human- and rat-derived receptors were equivalent (12.5 and 11.4 microM). Kact values for Mn were comparable in both human- and rat-derived adipocyte receptors. In addition to the functional differences between species, the apparent mol wt of the beta-subunit of rat-derived receptors (96,000) was consistently greater than that of human-derived receptor beta-subunits (93,000). In contrast to these in vitro findings, the ability of insulin to stimulate receptor kinase activity in isolated adipocytes was rapid, with a maximal effect by seconds. This was comparable for both rat and human tissues, suggesting that the in vitro autophosphorylation differences may not govern kinase activity in vivo.     

Loss-of-SIRT1 function during vascular ageing: Hyperphosphorylation mediated by cyclin-dependent kinase 5

The longevity regulator SIRT1 is an enzyme catalyzing the deacetylation of protein substrates, in turn modulating their biological functions. In endothelial cells, downregulation of SIRT1 evokes cellular senescence. In aged arteries, SIRT1 expression and activity is blunted, which contributes to the development of atherosclerosis and abnormal vascular responses. A recent study suggests that cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) is responsible for the phosphorylation of SIRT1 at the serine 47 residue. This modification blocks the anti-senescence activity of SIRT1 and plays a critical role in the loss-of-SIRT1 function during vascular ageing. Thus, by inhibiting CDK5, SIRT1 function can be improved, in turn preventing the development of atherosclerosis and slowing down the process of vascular ageing.