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ArticleNucleic acids research2016

The p53-p21-DREAM-CDE/CHR pathway regulates G2/M cell cycle genes.

Martin Fischer, Marianne Quaas, Lydia Steiner, Kurt Engeland

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 226 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

226 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 320 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Martin FischerMolecular Oncology, Medical School, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Marianne QuaasMolecular Oncology, Medical School, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Lydia SteinerCentre for Complexity & Collective Computation, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Madison, WI, USA Computational EvoDevo Group & Bioinformatics Group, Department of Computer Science, and Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Kurt EngelandMolecular Oncology, Medical School, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany engeland@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
Leipzig University · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor suppressor p53 functions predominantly as a transcription factor by activating and downregulating gene expression, leading to cell cycle arrest or apoptosis. p53 was shown to indirectly repress transcription of the CCNB2, KIF23 and PLK4 cell cycle genes through the recently discovered p53-p21-DREAM-CDE/CHR pathway. However, it remained unclear whether this pathway is commonly used. Here, we identify genes regulated by p53 through this pathway in a genome-wide computational approach. The bioinformatic analysis is based on genome-wide DREAM complex binding data, p53-depedent mRNA expression data and a genome-wide definition of phylogenetically conserved CHR promoter elements. We find 210 target genes that are expected to be regulated by the p53-p21-DREAM-CDE/CHR pathway. The target gene list was verified by detailed analysis of p53-dependent repression of the cell cycle genes B-MYB (MYBL2), BUB1, CCNA2, CCNB1, CHEK2, MELK, POLD1, RAD18 and RAD54L. Most of the 210 target genes are essential regulators of G2 phase and mitosis. Thus, downregulation of these genes through the p53-p21-DREAM-CDE/CHR pathway appears to be a principal mechanism for G2/M cell cycle arrest by p53.

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Gene Expression RegulationResponse ElementsSignal TransductionAnimalsBinding SitesCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21G2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsHumansKv Channel-Interacting ProteinsMiceMitosisPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingRepressor ProteinsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21KCNIP3 protein, humanKv Channel-Interacting ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID26384566
PMCPMC4705690
OpenAlexW1442157793

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