Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) induces translation of the cell-cycle inhibitor p27Kip1.

ABSTRACT: The CDK inhibitor p27Kip1 plays a central role in controlling cell proliferation and cell-cycle exit. p27Kip1 protein levels oscillate during cell-cycle progression and are regulated by mitogen or anti-proliferative signaling. The abundance of the protein is frequently determined by post-transcriptional mechanisms including ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis and translational control. Here, we report that the cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) selectively binds to the 5' untranslated region of the p27Kip1 mRNA. CIRP is induced, modified and relocalized in response to various stress stimuli and can regulate cell survival and cell proliferation particularly during stress. Binding of CIRP to the 5'UTR of the p27Kip1 mRNA significantly enhanced reporter translation. In cells exposed to mild

SUBMITTER: Roilo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5888589 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature