PMID- 10542199 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19991213 LR - 20211203 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 274 IP - 45 DP - 1999 Nov 5 TI - Cdc2 and Cdk2 kinase activated by transforming growth factor-beta1 trigger apoptosis through the phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein in FaO hepatoma cells. PG - 31775-83 AB - The signaling pathway leading to TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis was investigated using a TGF-beta1-sensitive hepatoma cell line, FaO. Cell cycle analysis demonstrated that the accumulation of apoptotic cells was preceded by a progressive decrease of the cell population in the G(1) phase concomitant with a slight increase of the cell population in the G(2)/M phase in response to TGF-beta1. TGF-beta1 induced a transient increase in the expression of Cdc2, cyclin A, cyclin B, and cyclin D1 at an early phase of apoptosis. During TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis, the transient increase in cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) activities coincides with a dramatic increase in the hyperphosphorylated forms of RB. Treatment with roscovitine or olomoucine, inhibitors of Cdc2 and Cdk2, blocked TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis by inhibiting RB phosphorylation. Overexpression of Bcl-2 or adenovirus E1B 19K suppressed TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis by blocking the induction of Cdc2 mRNA and the subsequent activation of Cdc2 kinase, whereas activation of Cdk2 was not affected, suggesting that Cdc2 plays a more critical role in TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis. In conclusion, we present the evidence that Cdc2 and Cdk2 kinase activity transiently induced by TGF-beta1 phosphorylates RB as a physiological target in FaO cells and that RB hyperphosphorylation may trigger abrupt cell cycle progression, leading to irreversible cell death. FAU - Choi, K S AU - Choi KS AD - Laboratory of Endocrinology, Institute for Medical Sciences, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Paldal-Gu, Suwon 442-749, Korea. kschoi@madang.ajou.ac.kr FAU - Eom, Y W AU - Eom YW FAU - Kang, Y AU - Kang Y FAU - Ha, M J AU - Ha MJ FAU - Rhee, H AU - Rhee H FAU - Yoon, J W AU - Yoon JW FAU - Kim, S J AU - Kim SJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (Purines) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Retinoblastoma Protein) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta) RN - 0ES1C2KQ94 (Roscovitine) RN - 6A839B2HYS (olomoucine) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (CDC2 Protein Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (CDC2-CDC28 Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cdk2 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinases) RN - P39Y9652YJ (Kinetin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Apoptosis/drug effects MH - CDC2 Protein Kinase/*metabolism MH - *CDC2-CDC28 Kinases MH - Cell Cycle MH - Cell Death MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinases/*metabolism MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Kinetin MH - Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism MH - Purines/pharmacology MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Retinoblastoma Protein/*metabolism MH - Roscovitine MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta/*pharmacology MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 1999/11/05 00:00 MHDA- 1999/11/05 00:01 CRDT- 1999/11/05 00:00 PHST- 1999/11/05 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/11/05 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/11/05 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1074/jbc.274.45.31775 [doi] AID - S0021-9258(19)51487-9 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 1999 Nov 5;274(45):31775-83. doi: 10.1074/jbc.274.45.31775.