Downregulation of protein kinase CKII is associated with cellular senescence
- 19 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 580 (3), 988-994
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2006.01.028
Abstract
Protein kinase CKII (CKII) plays a critical role in cell growth and proliferation. In this study, we examine how CKII activity is regulated during cellular senescence. Our results demonstrate that CKII activity apparently decreases during both replicative and H2O2-induced senescence in human diploid fibroblast IMR-90 cells. The mRNA and protein levels of CKIIalpha decreases significantly during replicative and H2O2-induced senescence, while only slight reduction in those of CKIIbeta is observed during replicative senescence. Treatment of IMR-90 cells with CKII inhibitors 5,6-dichloro-1-beta-D-ribofuranosylbenzimidazole and apigenin led cells to acquire a senescent phenotype as judged by the senescence-associated beta-galactosidase marker and overexpression of p53 and p21(Waf-1). Knockdown of CKIIalpha in IMR-90 cells by RNA interference also dramatically induced the senescent phenotype. In parallel, CKII activity was transcriptional downregulated in rat liver and testis with advancing age. Taken together, these results suggest that downregulation of CKII activity is tightly associated not only with cellular senescence but also with organism aging.Keywords
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