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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2013

C/EBPγ suppresses senescence and inflammatory gene expression by heterodimerizing with C/EBPβ.

Christopher J Huggins, Radek Malik, Sook Lee, Jacqueline Salotti, Sara Thomas, Nancy Martin, Octavio A Quiñones, W Gregory Alvord, Mary E Olanich, Jonathan R Keller and 1 more

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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74citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher J HugginsLaboratory of Cancer Prevention, Center for Cancer Research, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Radek Malik
Sook Lee
Jacqueline Salotti
Sara Thomas
Nancy Martin
Octavio A Quiñones
W Gregory Alvord
Mary E Olanich
Jonathan R Keller
Peter F Johnson
Center for Cancer Research · USFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · US

Funding

Role of CEBP transcription factors in regulating cell growth and tumorigenesisZIABC010328 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI JOHNSON, PETER F · 2009 to 2021
$17.5M
Intramural NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

C/EBPβ is an important regulator of oncogene-induced senescence (OIS). Here, we show that C/EBPγ, a heterodimeric partner of C/EBPβ whose biological functions are not well understood, inhibits cellular senescence. Cebpg(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) proliferated poorly, entered senescence prematurely, and expressed a proinflammatory gene signature, including elevated levels of senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) genes whose induction by oncogenic stress requires C/EBPβ. The senescence-suppressing activity of C/EBPγ required its ability to heterodimerize with C/EBPβ. Covalently linked C/EBPβ homodimers (β∼β) inhibited the proliferation and tumorigenicity of Ras(V12)-transformed NIH 3T3 cells, activated SASP gene expression, and recruited the CBP coactivator in a Ras-dependent manner, whereas γ∼β heterodimers lacked these capabilities and efficiently rescued proliferation of Cebpg(-/-) MEFs. C/EBPβ depletion partially restored growth of C/EBPγ-deficient cells, indicating that the increased levels of C/EBPβ homodimers in Cebpg(-/-) MEFs inhibit proliferation. The proliferative functions of C/EBPγ are not restricted to fibroblasts, as hematopoietic progenitors from Cebpg(-/-) bone marrow also displayed impaired growth. Furthermore, high CEBPG expression correlated with poorer clinical prognoses in several human cancers, and C/EBPγ depletion decreased proliferation and induced senescence in lung tumor cells. Our findings demonstrate that C/EBPγ neutralizes the cytostatic activity of C/EBPβ through heterodimerization, which prevents senescence and suppresses basal transcription of SASP genes.

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Cellular SenescenceGene Expression RegulationAnimalsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCell CycleCell LineCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCells, CulturedFibroblastsGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHematopoiesisHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCCAAT-enhancer-binding protein-gammaCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins

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PMID23775115
PMCPMC3753923
OpenAlexW2161206704

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