ISSN:
0730-2312
Keywords:
differentiation
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osteoblasts
;
cyclin E-associated kinase
;
cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors
;
RB related proteins
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Spontaneous differentiation of normal diploid osteoblasts in culture is accompanied by increased cyclin E associated kinase activity on (1) the retinoblastoma susceptibility protein pRB, (2) the p107 RB related protein, and (3) two endogenous cyclin E-associated substrates of 78 and 105 kD. Activity of the differentiation-related cyclin E complexes (diff.ECx) is not recovered in cdc2 or cdk2 immunoprecipitates. Phosphorylation of both the 105 kD endogenous substrate and the p107 exogenous substrate is sensitive to inhibitory activity (diff.ECx-i) present in proliferating osteoblasts. This inhibitory activity is readily recruited by the cyclin E complexes of differentiated osteoblasts but is not found in cyclin E immunoprecipitates of the proliferating cells themselves. Strong inhibitory activity on diff.ECx kinase activity is excerted by proliferating ROS 17/2.8 osteosarcoma cells. However, unlike the normal diploid cells, the diff.ECx-i activity of proliferating ROS 17/2.8 cells is recovered by cyclin E immunoprecipitation. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21CIP1/WAF1 inhibits diff.ECx kinase activity. Thus, our results suggest the existence of a unique regulatory system, possibly involving p21CIP1/WAF1, in which inhibitory activity residing in proliferating cells is preferentially targeted towards differentiation-related cyclin E-associated kinase activity. J. Cell. Biochem. 66:141-152, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
