PMID- 10601022 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000127 LR - 20161124 IS - 0261-4189 (Print) IS - 0261-4189 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 24 DP - 1999 Dec 15 TI - Serine15 phosphorylation stimulates p53 transactivation but does not directly influence interaction with HDM2. PG - 7002-10 AB - The p53 tumour suppressor protein is a labile transcription factor that is activated and stabilized in response to a wide range of cellular stresses, through a mechanism involving disruption of its interaction with MDM2, a negative regulatory partner. Induction of p53 by DNA damage additionally involves a series of phosphorylation and acetylation modifications, some of which are thought to regulate MDM2 binding. Here we report the effects of introducing mutations at several known or putative N-terminal phosphorylation sites on the transactivation function of p53. These studies highlight phosphorylation of Ser15, a key phosphorylation target during the p53 activation process, as being critical for p53-dependent transactivation. Biochemical data indicate that the mechanism by which phosphorylation of Ser15 stimulates p53-dependent transactivation occurs through increased binding to the p300 coactivator protein. The data also indicate that Ser15-dependent regulation of transactivation is independent of any involvement in modulating MDM2 binding, and that Ser15 phosphorylation alone is not sufficient to block the p53-MDM2 interaction. FAU - Dumaz, N AU - Dumaz N AD - Biomedical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK. FAU - Meek, D W AU - Meek DW LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - EMBO J JT - The EMBO journal JID - 8208664 RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) RN - 17885-08-4 (Phosphoserine) RN - 452VLY9402 (Serine) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (MDM2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (DNA-Activated Protein Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (PRKDC protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Substitution MH - Cell Line MH - DNA-Activated Protein Kinase MH - *DNA-Binding Proteins MH - Genes, Reporter MH - Humans MH - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed MH - *Nuclear Proteins MH - Phosphoserine/metabolism MH - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2 MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - Recombinant Proteins/metabolism MH - *Serine MH - Transcriptional Activation MH - Transfection MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/*chemistry/*metabolism PMC - PMC1171763 EDAT- 1999/12/22 00:00 MHDA- 1999/12/22 00:01 CRDT- 1999/12/22 00:00 PHST- 1999/12/22 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/12/22 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/12/22 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1093/emboj/18.24.7002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - EMBO J. 1999 Dec 15;18(24):7002-10. doi: 10.1093/emboj/18.24.7002.