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Checking in on hypoxia/reoxygenation

  • Rachel A. Freiberg
  • , Adam J. Krieg
  • , Amato J. Giaccia
  • , Ester M. Hammond

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Abstract

Hypoxia/reoxygenation is a physiological stress that activates the DNA damage pathway. Significantly, this pathway is initiated during hypoxia, in the absence of detectable DNA damage. Our most recent study determined that during hypoxia, Chk 2 is phosphorylated in an ATM-dependent manner. In addition to this finding, we found that components of the MRN complex were not required for Chk 2 phosphorylation during hypoxia/reoxygenation. Once activated, Chk 2 initiates a signaling cascade, which induces a cell cycle arrest in the G2 phase. Loss of the Chk 2-mediated arrest correlated with an increase in sensitivity to hypoxia/reoxygenation. In contrast, loss of a p53-mediated reoxygenation-induced G1 arrest does not correlate with increased sensitivity to hypoxia/reoxygenation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1304-1307
Number of pages4
JournalCell Cycle
Volume5
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 15 2006
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We are grateful to both Michael Kastan and Grant Stewart for some of the cell lines used in this study. This work was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant CA88480 to A.J.G.

FundersFunder number
Author National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health The Bev Hartig Huntington's Disease Foundation National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Health-National Cancer InstituteR37CA088480

    Keywords

    • ATM
    • Chk 2
    • Hypoxia
    • Reoxygenation

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Molecular Biology
    • Developmental Biology
    • Cell Biology

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