[PDF][PDF] AMP-activated protein kinase induces a p53-dependent metabolic checkpoint

RG Jones, DR Plas, S Kubek, M Buzzai, J Mu, Y Xu… - Molecular cell, 2005 - cell.com
RG Jones, DR Plas, S Kubek, M Buzzai, J Mu, Y Xu, MJ Birnbaum, CB Thompson
Molecular cell, 2005cell.com
Replicative cell division is an energetically demanding process that can be executed only if
cells have sufficient metabolic resources to support a doubling of cell mass. Here we show
that proliferating mammalian cells have a cell-cycle checkpoint that responds to glucose
availability. The glucose-dependent checkpoint occurs at the G 1/S boundary and is
regulated by AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). This cell-cycle arrest occurs despite
continued amino acid availability and active mTOR. AMPK activation induces …
Summary
Replicative cell division is an energetically demanding process that can be executed only if cells have sufficient metabolic resources to support a doubling of cell mass. Here we show that proliferating mammalian cells have a cell-cycle checkpoint that responds to glucose availability. The glucose-dependent checkpoint occurs at the G1/S boundary and is regulated by AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). This cell-cycle arrest occurs despite continued amino acid availability and active mTOR. AMPK activation induces phosphorylation of p53 on serine 15, and this phosphorylation is required to initiate AMPK-dependent cell-cycle arrest. AMPK-induced p53 activation promotes cellular survival in response to glucose deprivation, and cells that have undergone a p53-dependent metabolic arrest can rapidly reenter the cell cycle upon glucose restoration. However, persistent activation of AMPK leads to accelerated p53-dependent cellular senescence. Thus, AMPK is a cell-intrinsic regulator of the cell cycle that coordinates cellular proliferation with carbon source availability.
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