Protein kinase C δ plays a key role in cellular senescence programs of human normal diploid cells

Yoshinori Katakura, Miyako Udono, Kazuyuki Katsuki, Hisaya Nishide, Yukiko Tabira, Takahiro Ikei, Makiko Yamashita, Tsukasa Fujiki, Sanetaka Shirahata

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Abstract

In the present study, we clarified that transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) induces cellular senescence in human normal diploid cells, TIG-1, and identified protein kinase Cs (PKCs) as downstream mediators of TGF-β-induced cellular senescence. Among PKCs, we showed that PKC-δ induced cellular senescence in TIG-1 cells and was activated in replicatively and prematurely senescent TIG-1 cells. The causative role of PKC-δ in cellular senescence programs was demonstrated using a kinase negative PKC-δ and small interfering RNA against PKC-δ. Furthermore, PKC-δ was shown to function in human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) gene repression. These results indicate that PKC-δ plays a key role in cellular senescence programs, and suggest that the induction of senescence and hTERT repression are coordinately regulated by PKC-δ.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-93
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of biochemistry
Volume146
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2009

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

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