Abstract
Cdc7 expression repressor (CR)/periphilin has been originally cloned as an interactor with periplakin, a precursor of the cornified cell envelope, and suggested to constitute a new type of nuclear matrix. We here show that CR/periphilin is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear protein with speckled distribution. Overexpression of CR/periphilin induces S-phase arrest. Analysis of expression of regulators involved in DNA replication has revealed that both mRNA and protein expression of Cdc7, a regulator of the initiation and continuation of DNA replication, are markedly downregulated by overexpression of CR/periphilin. However, co-expression of Cdc7 only marginally rescues S-phase arrest induced by CR, indicating that CR retards S-phase progression by modifying expression of some genes including Cdc7, which are involved in progression of DNA replication or coordination of DNA replication and S-phase progression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 554-561 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 324 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Nov 12 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CR
- Cdc7
- Cell cycle
- Periphilin
- S-phase arrest
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology