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ArticleCancer research2011

p53-dependent regulation of mitochondrial energy production by the RelA subunit of NF-κB.

Renée F Johnson, Ini-Isabée Witzel, Neil D Perkins

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Article in Cancer research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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72citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Renée F JohnsonInstitute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Medical School, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Ini-Isabée Witzel
Neil D Perkins
Newcastle University · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 12750Cancer Research UK A12750Cancer Research UK A5435Cancer Research UK A6721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant activity of the nuclear factor kappaB (NF-κB) transcription factor family, which regulates cellular responses to stress and infection, is associated with many human cancers. In this study, we define a function of NF-κB in regulation of cellular respiration that is dependent upon the tumor suppressor p53. Translocation of the NF-κB family member RelA to mitochondria was inhibited by p53 by blocking an essential interaction with the HSP Mortalin. However, in the absence of p53, RelA was transported into the mitochondria and recruited to the mitochondrial genome where it repressed mitochondrial gene expression, oxygen consumption, and cellular ATP levels. We found mitochondrial RelA function to be dependent on its conserved C-terminal transactivation domain and independent of its sequence-specific DNA-binding ability, suggesting that its function in this setting was mediated by direct interaction with mitochondrial transcription factors. Taken together, our findings uncover a new mechanism through which RelA can regulate mitochondrial function, with important implications for how NF-κB activity and loss of p53 can contribute to changes in tumor cell metabolism and energy production.

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphateDNA, MitochondrialEnergy MetabolismHumansMitochondriaOxygen ConsumptionProtein BindingTranscription Factor RelATranscription, GeneticAdenosine TriphosphateDNA, MitochondrialRELA protein, humanTranscription Factor RelA

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PMID21742773
PMCPMC3379538
OpenAlexW2101799172

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