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PEPD is a pivotal regulator of p53 tumor suppressor

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  • Lu Yang

    (Roswell Park Cancer Institute)

  • Yun Li

    (Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    Roswell Park Cancer Institute)

  • Arup Bhattacharya

    (Roswell Park Cancer Institute)

  • Yuesheng Zhang

    (Roswell Park Cancer Institute
    Roswell Park Cancer Institute)

Abstract

p53 tumor suppressor responds to various cellular stresses and regulates cell fate. Here, we show that peptidase D (PEPD) binds and suppresses over half of nuclear and cytoplasmic p53 under normal conditions, independent of its enzymatic activity. Eliminating PEPD causes cell death and tumor regression due to p53 activation. PEPD binds to the proline-rich domain in p53, which inhibits phosphorylation of nuclear p53 and MDM2-mediated mitochondrial translocation of nuclear and cytoplasmic p53. However, the PEPD-p53 complex is critical for p53 response to stress, as stress signals doxorubicin and H2O2 each must free p53 from PEPD in order to achieve robust p53 activation, which is mediated by reactive oxygen species. Thus, PEPD stores p53 for the stress response, but this also renders cells dependent on PEPD for survival, as it suppresses p53. This finding provides further understanding of p53 regulation and may have significant implications for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.

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  • Lu Yang & Yun Li & Arup Bhattacharya & Yuesheng Zhang, 2017. "PEPD is a pivotal regulator of p53 tumor suppressor," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-02097-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02097-9
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