PMID- 10656682 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000210 LR - 20131121 IS - 0950-9232 (Print) IS - 0950-9232 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 3 DP - 2000 Jan 20 TI - Cooperative phosphorylation at multiple sites is required to activate p53 in response to UV radiation. PG - 358-64 AB - The activity of the tumor suppressor p53 is induced in response to DNA-damaging agents such as UV and gamma radiation. Phosphorylation is one of the key regulatory steps for activating p53 function. Recent reports have shown that p53 is phosphorylated at both serines 15 and 392 in response to UV radiation. Phosphorylation at serine 15 prevents the binding of HDM2, a negative regulator of p53. Phosphorylation at serine 392 induces the DNA-binding function of p53. We examined the requirement for phosphorylation at both serines and show that both these modifications occur on the same molecule of p53. In vitro assays demonstrate that phosphorylation at either one of these sites is not sufficient to yield an active p53. Phosphorylation by DNA-PK, that modifies serines 15 and 37, inhibits HDM2 binding to p53 but does not induce the DNA-binding activity of p53. Phosphorylation at serine 392, on the other hand, stimulates the DNA-binding ability of p53 but does not make it immune to binding and inhibition by HDM2. Thus, our results demonstrate that multiple sites need to be modified to yield a functional p53. FAU - Kapoor, M AU - Kapoor M AD - Department of Molecular Genetics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. FAU - Hamm, R AU - Hamm R FAU - Yan, W AU - Yan W FAU - Taya, Y AU - Taya Y FAU - Lozano, G AU - Lozano G LA - eng GR - CA47296/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - England TA - Oncogene JT - Oncogene JID - 8711562 RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) RN - 452VLY9402 (Serine) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Casein Kinase II) 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 - Casein Kinase II MH - Cell Line MH - DNA/metabolism MH - DNA-Activated Protein Kinase MH - *DNA-Binding Proteins MH - Humans MH - Nuclear Proteins MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology MH - Serine/metabolism MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/*metabolism/radiation effects MH - *Ultraviolet Rays EDAT- 2000/02/03 00:00 MHDA- 2000/02/03 00:01 CRDT- 2000/02/03 00:00 PHST- 2000/02/03 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/02/03 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2000/02/03 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1038/sj.onc.1203300 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncogene. 2000 Jan 20;19(3):358-64. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203300.