MKK7 couples stress signalling to G2/M cell-cycle progression and cellular senescence

During the development of multicellular organisms, concerted actions of molecular signalling networks determine whether cells undergo proliferation, differentiation, death or ageing. Here we show that genetic inactivation of the stress signalling kinase, MKK7, a direct activator of JNKs in mice, res...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature cell biology 2004-03, Vol.6 (3), p.215-226
Hauptverfasser: Penninger, Josef M, Wada, Teiji, Joza, Nicholas, Cheng, Hai-ying M, Sasaki, Takehiko, Kozieradzki, Ivona, Bachmaier, Kurt, Katada, Toshiaki, Schreiber, Martin, Wagner, Erwin F, Nishina, Hiroshi
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Zusammenfassung:During the development of multicellular organisms, concerted actions of molecular signalling networks determine whether cells undergo proliferation, differentiation, death or ageing. Here we show that genetic inactivation of the stress signalling kinase, MKK7, a direct activator of JNKs in mice, results in embryonic lethality and impaired proliferation of hepatocytes. Beginning at passage 4–5, mkk7 −/− mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) display impaired proliferation, premature senescence and G2/M cell cycle arrest. Similarly, loss of c-Jun or expression of a c-JunAA mutant in which the JNK phosphorylation sites were replaced with alanine results in a G2/M cell-cycle block. The G2/M cell-cycle kinase CDC2 was identified as a target for the MKK7–JNK–c-Jun pathway. These data show that the MKK7–JNK–c-Jun signalling pathway couples developmental and environmental cues to CDC2 expression, G2/M cell cycle progression and cellular senescence in fibroblasts.
ISSN:1465-7392
1476-4679
1476-4679
DOI:10.1038/ncb1098