Affiliation:
1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260,1and
2. American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, Virginia 201102
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Serum-free mouse embryo (SFME) cells are a neural stem cell line that is dependent upon epidermal growth factor (EGF) for survival. Removal of EGF results in the G
1
arrest and apoptosis of SFME cells. We have shown that the expression of simian virus 40 large T antigen in SFME cells blocks apoptosis and allows cell survival and division in the absence of EGF. Therefore the presence of T antigen abrogates the EGF requirement. The steady-state levels of p53, p21, and mdm-2 do not increase as SFME cells undergo apoptosis upon EGF withdrawal. Furthermore, the amino-terminal 136 amino acids (N136) of T antigen are sufficient to block death and to promote proliferation in the absence of EGF, while the carboxy-terminal fragment (C251–708), which contains the p53 binding site, is unable to block death. Taken together, these data suggest that SFME cells deprived of EGF undergo p53-independent apoptosis. Mutations that disrupt either the J domain or Rb family binding abolish the ability of T antigen to block SFME cell apoptosis and to promote cell growth. We conclude that T antigen must act on one or more members of the Rb family to inhibit SFME cell apoptosis.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Virology,Insect Science,Immunology,Microbiology
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