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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-93 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of biochemistry |
Volume | 146 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology