Title |
Cardiac transcription factor Nkx2.5 interacts with p53 and modulates its activity
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Published in |
Molecular Cell Biology Research Communications, February 2015
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DOI | 10.1016/j.abb.2015.02.001 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Snezana Kojic, Aleksandra Nestorovic, Ljiljana Rakicevic, Olga Protic, Jovana Jasnic-Savovic, Georgine Faulkner, Dragica Radojkovic |
Abstract |
Transcription factor Nkx2.5, essential for heart development, regulates cardiomyocyte-specific gene expression through combinatorial interactions with other cardiac-restricted (GATA4 and dHAND) or ubiquitous (p300) transcription regulators. Here we demonstrate that Nkx2.5 and p53 synergistically activate the promoter of the striated muscle stress responsive transcriptional cofactor Ankrd2, involved in coordination of proliferation and apoptosis during myogenic differentiation. Moreover, the p53 protein is able to interact with both wild type Nkx2.5 and its mutant ΔNkx2.5 (aa 1-198) found in patients with diverse cardiac malformations. Nkx2.5 interaction site of p53 maps to the C terminal region, while p53 binding site on Nkx2.5 lies outside its C terminus. In addition, overexpression of Nkx2.5 has a modulatory, promoter dependent effect on p53 transactivation, while the mutant significantly abolished p53 activity on the Mdm2, p21(WAF1/CIP1) and Bax promoters. Their physical interaction contributes to the observed behavior in the case of the Mdm2 promoter. Our data provide a new evidence for the role of p53 in cardiac function through interaction with Nkx2.5. |
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