PMID- 27642049 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170829 LR - 20180628 IS - 1097-4164 (Electronic) IS - 1097-2765 (Linking) VI - 64 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Oct 6 TI - The N-Terminal Phosphorylation of RB by p38 Bypasses Its Inactivation by CDKs and Prevents Proliferation in Cancer Cells. PG - 25-36 LID - S1097-2765(16)30429-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.08.015 [doi] AB - Control of the G1/S phase transition by the Retinoblastoma (RB) tumor suppressor is critical for the proliferation of normal cells in tissues, and its inactivation is one of the most fundamental events leading to cancer. Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) phosphorylation inactivates RB to promote cell cycle-regulated gene expression. Here we show that, upon stress, the p38 stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK) maximizes cell survival by downregulating E2F gene expression through the targeting of RB. RB undergoes selective phosphorylation by p38 in its N terminus; these phosphorylations render RB insensitive to the inactivation by CDKs. p38 phosphorylation of RB increases its affinity toward the E2F transcription factor, represses gene expression, and delays cell-cycle progression. Remarkably, introduction of a RB phosphomimetic mutant in cancer cells reduces colony formation and decreases their proliferative and tumorigenic potential in mice. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Gubern, Albert AU - Gubern A AD - Cell Signaling Research Group, Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Joaquin, Manel AU - Joaquin M AD - Cell Signaling Research Group, Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Marques, Miriam AU - Marques M AD - Epithelial Carcinogenesis Group, Cancer Cell Biology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), 28029 Madrid, Spain; Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, UPF, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Maseres, Pedro AU - Maseres P AD - Cell Signaling Research Group, Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Garcia-Garcia, Javier AU - Garcia-Garcia J AD - Structural Bioinformatics Group (GRIB), Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Amat, Ramon AU - Amat R AD - Cell Signaling Research Group, Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Gonzalez-Nunez, Daniel AU - Gonzalez-Nunez D AD - Cell Signaling Research Group, Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Oliva, Baldo AU - Oliva B AD - Structural Bioinformatics Group (GRIB), Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Real, Francisco X AU - Real FX AD - Epithelial Carcinogenesis Group, Cancer Cell Biology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), 28029 Madrid, Spain; Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, UPF, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - de Nadal, Eulalia AU - de Nadal E AD - Cell Signaling Research Group, Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: eulalia.nadal@upf.edu. FAU - Posas, Francesc AU - Posas F AD - Cell Signaling Research Group, Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: francesc.posas@upf.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160915 PL - United States TA - Mol Cell JT - Molecular cell JID - 9802571 RN - 0 (E2F Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Retinoblastoma Protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (MAP Kinase Kinase 4) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Breast Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinases/*genetics/metabolism MH - E2F Transcription Factors/*genetics/metabolism MH - Epithelial Cells/metabolism/pathology MH - Female MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - MAP Kinase Kinase 4/genetics/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Molecular Mimicry MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs MH - Protein Structure, Secondary MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Retinoblastoma Protein/chemistry/*genetics/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2016/09/20 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/30 06:00 CRDT- 2016/09/20 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/08/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/09/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/09/20 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1097-2765(16)30429-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.08.015 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell. 2016 Oct 6;64(1):25-36. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.08.015. Epub 2016 Sep 15.