Identification of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay pathway as a critical regulator of p53 isoform β
Open Access
- 13 December 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Scientific Reports
- Vol. 7 (1), 17535
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17283-4
Abstract
Human TP53 gene encodes the tumor suppressor p53 and, via alternative splicing, the p53β and γ isoforms. Numerous studies have shown that p53β/γ can modulate p53 functions and are critically involved in regulation of cellular response to stress conditions. However, it is not fully understood how the β and γ isoforms are regulated following splicing. Using gene targeting and RNAi, we showed that depletion of the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) factor SMG7 or UPF1 significantly induced p53β but had minimal effect on p53γ. Sequence analysis reveals the presence of unique features – key hallmarks of NMD targets in the p53β transcript, which was further confirmed in NMD reporter gene assays. By manipulating splicing components, we found that NMD activities are crucial to control p53β levels under conditions that favor its splicing. Our data demonstrate that the NMD and alternative splicing pathways regulate p53β in a synergistic manner, and NMD plays a critical role in the determination of the p53β following its splicing. As aberrant p53β expression and dysfunctional NMD are both implicated in cancers, our studies may provide a novel insight into the regulation of p53β in tumorigenic settings.Keywords
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