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A role for ATR in the DNA damage-induced phosphorylation of p53

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Evidence that the ATM-Rad3-related protein ATR regulates phosphorylation of Ser-15 in DNA-damaged cells is provided and it is suggested that p53 is a target for phosphorylated by ATR by blocking UV-induced Ser- 15 phosphorylations in a time-independent manner.
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Phosphorylation at Ser-15 may be a critical event in the up-regulation and functional activation of p53 during cellular stress. In this report we provide evidence that the ATM–Rad3-related protein ATR regulates phosphorylation of Ser-15 in DNA-damaged cells. Overexpression of catalytically inactive ATR (ATRki) in human fibroblasts inhibited Ser-15 phosphorylation in response to γ-irradiation and UV light. In γ-irradiated cells, ATRki expression selectively interfered with late-phase Ser-15 phosphorylation, whereas ATRki blocked UV-induced Ser-15 phosphorylation in a time-independent manner. ATR phosphorylated p53 at Ser-15 and Ser-37 in vitro, suggesting that p53 is a target for phosphorylation by ATR in DNA-damaged cells.

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Mdm2 promotes the rapid degradation of p53

TL;DR: It is proposed that the Mdm2-promoted degradation of p53 provides a new mechanism to ensure effective termination of the p53 signal.
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Regulation of p53 stability by Mdm2

TL;DR: It is shown that interaction with Mdm2 can also result in a large reduction in p53 protein levels through enhanced proteasome-dependent degradation, which may contribute to the maintenance of low p53 concentrations in normal cells.
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DNA Damage-Induced Phosphorylation of p53 Alleviates Inhibition by MDM2

TL;DR: Using purified DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), it is demonstrated that phosphorylation of p53 at serine 15 and 37 impairs the ability of MDM2 to inhibit p53-dependent transactivation and provides a plausible mechanism by which the induction of p 53 can be modulated by DNA-PK in response to DNA damage.
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