[HTML][HTML] p19 Arf Suppresses Growth, Progression, and Metastasis of Hras-Driven Carcinomas through p53-Dependent and -Independent Pathways

KS Kelly-Spratt, KE Gurley, Y Yasui, CJ Kemp - PLoS biology, 2004 - journals.plos.org
KS Kelly-Spratt, KE Gurley, Y Yasui, CJ Kemp
PLoS biology, 2004journals.plos.org
Ectopic expression of oncogenes such as Ras induces expression of p19Arf, which, in turn,
activates p53 and growth arrest. Here, we used a multistage model of squamous cell
carcinoma development to investigate the functional interactions between Ras, p19Arf, and
p53 during tumor progression in the mouse. Skin tumors were induced in wild-type, p19Arf-
deficient, and p53-deficient mice using the DMBA/TPA two-step protocol. Activating
mutations in Hras were detected in all papillomas and carcinomas examined, regardless of …
Ectopic expression of oncogenes such as Ras induces expression of p19Arf, which, in turn, activates p53 and growth arrest. Here, we used a multistage model of squamous cell carcinoma development to investigate the functional interactions between Ras, p19Arf, and p53 during tumor progression in the mouse. Skin tumors were induced in wild-type, p19Arf-deficient, and p53-deficient mice using the DMBA/TPA two-step protocol. Activating mutations in Hras were detected in all papillomas and carcinomas examined, regardless of genotype. Relative to wild-type mice, the growth rate of papillomas was greater in p19Arf-deficient mice, and reduced in p53-deficient mice. Malignant conversion of papillomas to squamous cell carcinomas, as well as metastasis to lymph nodes and lungs, was markedly accelerated in both p19 Arf- and p53-deficient mice. Thus, p19Arf inhibits the growth rate of tumors in a p53-independent manner. Through its regulation of p53, p19Arf also suppresses malignant conversion and metastasis. p53 expression was upregulated in papillomas from wild-type but not p19 Arf-null mice, and p53 mutations were more frequently seen in wild-type than in p19 Arf-null carcinomas. This indicates that selection for p53 mutations is a direct result of signaling from the initiating oncogenic lesion, Hras, acting through p19Arf.
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