Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1935199 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In response to DNA damage, NFBD1/MDC1 induces the accumulation of DNA repair machinery such as MRN complex at the sites of damaged DNA to form nuclear foci. In this study, we found that NFBD1 directly interacts with MDM2 and increases its stability. During adriamycin (ADR)-mediated apoptosis, expression levels of NFBD1 reduced in association with the down-regulation of MDM2. Enforced expression of NFBD1 resulted in a significant stabilization of MDM2. Consistent with these observations, siRNA-mediated knockdown of the endogenous NFBD1 decreased the amounts of the endogenous MDM2. Immunoprecipitation and in vitro pull-down assays demonstrated that NFBD1 interacts with MDM2 through its COOH-terminal BRCT domains. In accordance with our recent results, enforced expression of NFBD1 rendered cells resistant to DNA damage. Similar results were also obtained in cells expressing exogenous MDM2. Taken together, our present findings suggest that NFBD1-mediated stabilization contributes to cell survival in response to DNA damage.
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Authors
Ken-ichi Inoue, Mitsuru Nakanjishi, Hironobu Kikuchi, Hideki Yamamoto, Satoru Todo, Akira Nakagawara, Toshinori Ozaki,