| First Author | Gambino V | Year | 2013 |
| Journal | Aging Cell | Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 | Pages | 435-45 |
| PubMed ID | 23448364 | Mgi Jnum | J:216110 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5607708 | Doi | 10.1111/acel.12060 |
| Citation | Gambino V, et al. (2013) Oxidative stress activates a specific p53 transcriptional response that regulates cellular senescence and aging. Aging Cell 12(3):435-45 |
| abstractText | Oxidative stress is a determining factor of cellular senescence and aging and a potent inducer of the tumour-suppressor p53. Resistance to oxidative stress correlates with delayed aging in mammals, in the absence of accelerated tumorigenesis, suggesting inactivation of selected p53-downstream pathways. We investigated p53 regulation in mice carrying deletion of p66, a mutation that retards aging and confers cellular resistance and systemic resistance to oxidative stress. We identified a transcriptional network of ~200 genes that are repressed by p53 and encode for determinants of progression through mitosis or suppression of senescence. They are selectively down-regulated in cultured fibroblasts after oxidative stress, and, in vivo, in proliferating tissues and during physiological aging. Selectivity is imposed by p66 expression and activation of p44/p53 (also named Delta40p53), a p53 isoform that accelerates aging and prevents mitosis after protein damage. p66 deletion retards aging and increases longevity of p44/p53 transgenic mice. Thus, oxidative stress activates a specific p53 transcriptional response, mediated by p44/p53 and p66, which regulates cellular senescence and aging. |
