p16^INK4失活与肿瘤的发生

p16~(INK4)位于人类染色体9p2.1,其编码的蛋白为细胞周期蛋白依赖激酶4(CDK4)的抑制因子,直接调控细胞增殖周期。至今已在许多肿瘤发现有p16~(INK4)的缺失或失活,p16~(INK4)是一种多肿瘤抑制基因(Munltiple Tumor Sup-pressor Ⅰ,MTS_1),在不少肿瘤中其缺失或失活高达80％,是一种可以与p53基因相匹敌的肿瘤抑制基因。     

宫颈癌组织中MCM5和P16^INK4A mRNA的表达及其临床意义

目的：检测宫颈癌组织中微小染色体维持蛋白-5（minichromosome maintenance protein 5,MCM5）与P16^INK4AmRNA的表达,并探讨其在宫颈癌中的临床意义。方法：采用实时荧光定量PCR（real-time PCR）检测40例宫颈鳞状细胞癌、15例低度宫颈上皮内瘤变（CINⅠ）、20例高度宫颈上皮内瘤变（CINⅡ-Ⅲ）中MCM5和P16^INK4AmRNA的相对表达量,并以20例正常宫颈组织作为对照,分析其与宫颈癌临床病理特征的关系。结果：（1）随着宫颈病变程度的加重,MCM5和P16^INK4AmRNA的表达量逐渐增高。宫颈癌组织中MCM5和P16^INK4AmRNA的表达量分别是正常宫颈组织的（3.026±1.210）倍和（2.540±0.718）倍,差异具有统计学意义（P〈0.05）。宫颈癌组织中MCM5 mRNA的表达量明显高于CINⅠ、CINⅡ-Ⅲ（P〈0.05）,CINⅠ、CINⅡ-Ⅲ中MCM5 mRNA的表达量均显著高于正常宫颈组织,差异具有统计学意义（P〈0.05）,而CINⅠ与CINⅡ-Ⅲ比较差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）;宫颈癌组织中P16^INK4AmRNA的表达量为正常宫颈组织的（2.54±0.86）倍,差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）,亦显著高于CINⅠ,差异具有统计学意义（P〈0.05）,但与CINⅡ-Ⅲ比较差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。（2）在宫颈癌组织中,MCM5 mRNA的表达量与肿瘤的临床期别、分化程度显著相关（P〈0.01）,但与患者的年龄无关（P〉0.05）;P16^INK4AmRNA的表达量与肿瘤的临床期别、年龄均无关（P〉0.05）,但与肿瘤的分化程度相关（P〈0.01）。结论：MCM5、P16^INK4A的高表达可能在宫颈癌的发展中起重要作用。MCM5基因检测有助于区分癌前病变和宫颈癌,有望成为宫颈癌肿瘤增生的新标志物。P16^INK4A的检测在宫颈病变筛查中具有重要意义,有助于CIN的分级并预测转归,从而提高宫颈癌筛查率。     

小鼠p16^INK4a基因位点的结构和功能研究

p16^INK4a基因的失活与多种肿瘤的发生和发展有联系。通过筛选小鼠基因组文库,获得长度为14.5kb的p16^INK4a基因组DNA片段。对上述14.5kbDNA 测序后进行生物信号学分析表明：该片段包含3个外显子,编码1个由168个氨基酸残基组成的多肽,其相对分子质量的理论计算值为17941,有7个可能的磷酸化位点,说明p16^INK4a蛋白的功能可能受到磷酸化的调控。该DNA片段的非编码区分布着大量短散布元件、长散布元件和简单重复序列,这样的结构为转座和同源重组提供了结构基因,提示了部分肿瘤细胞中p16^INK4a基因缺失的可能原因。对第一外显子离列与巳发表的相应序列比较发现其DNA序列和所编码的多肽存在多态性。     

人脑胶质瘤CDK4、CyclinD1和P16基因蛋白表达的免疫组织化学研究

采用检测人脑胶质瘤中CDK4、CyclinD1和P16基因蛋白的表达情况,探讨G1→S期细胞周期调节蛋白在胶质瘤发生,发展过程中的作用。对39例近期手术的胶质瘤标本和8例瘤旁正常脑组织标本进行免疫组织化学检测。结果显示：CDK4蛋白在良性、交界性胶质瘤和瘤旁正常脑组织中的表达差异没有显性意义（P＞0.05）,在恶性胶质瘤中的表达却有明显地增高,与前两比较差异均有显性意义（P＜0.05）。P16蛋白在恶性胶质瘤中的表达显低于在瘤旁正常脑组织和良性、交界性胶质瘤中的表达（P＜0.01）,但在后两中的表达差异没有显性意义（P＞0.05）。CyclinD1蛋白在三中的表达水平均较低且差异无显性意义（P＞0.05）。结果表明：CDK4蛋白的表达增高和P16蛋白的表达下调发生在胶质瘤的较晚期阶段,与胶质瘤的恶性变和恶性胶质瘤的发生有关,而CyclinD1蛋白的表达可能与胶质瘤的发生和发展无关。     

P16、P27蛋白在食管鳞状细胞癌中的表达及意义

目的为探讨P16、P27蛋白在食管鳞状上皮、增生上皮和癌变上皮中表达状况及其与鳞状细胞癌发生、进展和转移的相关性.方法采用SP免疫组织化学方法,检测72例(其中活检标本13例)食管癌组织中P16、P27蛋白的表达情况.结果 P16、P27在食管癌和增生性上皮均有阳性表达,但两者相比均无统计学意义(P>0.05),在正常上皮组均无阳性表达;P16、P27在高分化鳞癌组阳性表达率均显著高于低分化鳞癌组(P<0.05);P16、P27在伴有淋巴结转移的食管癌组与不伴有淋巴结转移组比较差异显著(P<0.05).P16在原发食管癌组阳性表达率和淋巴结转移癌中比较具有显著性差异(P<0.05).结论 P16、P27基因蛋白在食管癌组织中的表达与病理分化程度有关;P16的表达与转移癌的形成有关;P16、P27表达与患者性别、年龄、肿瘤发生部位、浸润深度无明显相关性.     

P21过表达和P53蛋白蓄积在判断肺癌恶性度与预后的应用研究

应用Ha-ras P21和P53单克隆抗体,采用S-P免疫组织化学方法对86例原发性肺癌进行了研究,前者总阳性率为79.07%,后者为53.48%.细支气管肺泡癌的P21强阳性(++)率明显高于腺泡状腺癌和大细胞癌(P<0.05),分化程度越高,染色越强.阴性(-)和中等阳性(+)的5年存活率明显高于强阳性(++)者.P53蛋白蓄积与肺癌的分型、分化、TNM分期无关,但P53阳性与阴性患者的术后平均存活月数间有着显著的差异(P<0.05),P53染色越强则术后存活月数越短.提示P53蛋白蓄积是判定肺癌预后的指标之一.     

P53、P16、Ki-67对三阴乳腺癌预后的相关性研究

目的:探讨P53、P16、Ki-67在三阴乳腺癌的发生发展中的生物学特征及其对预后评估的意义.方法:应用病例回顾性统计方法,对2000年5月-2005年5月我院初诊乳腺癌病人共586例进行筛选,共得出113例三阴乳腺癌(ER、PgR、HER2均为阴性)作为实验组(A组),同期随机选出113例非三阴乳腺癌病人作为对照组(B组),统计这两组三阴乳腺癌标本P53、P16、Ki-67的表达.调查这两组病人5年无病生存率与5年内死亡率.结果:A组相对B组中P53、P16、Ki-67均较高表达(p＜0.05),A组相对B组5年的无病生存率较低(p＜0.05),5年内死亡率较高(p＜0.05).结论:P53、ki-67在三阴乳腺癌的高表达与其预后差具有相关性.     

细胞周期调控因子在非小细胞肺癌作用的研究

目前研究认为P16、视网膜母细胞瘤基因（Rb）、细胞周期蛋白（CylinD1）及细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶（CDK4）几种细胞周期调控因子相互作用构成一条重要的细胞周期调节通路,为了解P16、PRb、CyclinD1种调控因子在非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）中的作用,本实验采用免疫组织化学方法对38例原发性NSCLC中上述三种因子的表达进行了研究。结果,其中54％的肺癌组织出现CyclinD1的过度表达,P16、Rb的阳性表达率分别为47．4％和76．3％。我们发现,在50％Rb阳性病例中,P16蛋白不表达或表达水平很低,在21％PRb阴性病例中,P16蛋白具有较高的表达水平,本研究结果提示：1．PRb与P16蛋白在NSCLC中的表达呈负相关,P16的表达可能受PRb负调控,2．PRb的失活与CyclinD1过度表达共同存在于NSCLC中;3．NSCLC的发生涉及P16－Rb－CyclinD1／CDK4调节通路多个调控因子的异常。     

P16^（INK4α）及Ki67在正常宫颈、慢性宫颈炎及宫颈上皮内瘤变中的表达及意义

目的探讨联合检测P16^INK4α、Ki67的表达在子宫颈上皮内瘤变（CIN）中的诊断价值。方法用免疫组化S-P法对10例正常宫颈、20例慢性宫颈炎、CINⅠ、CINⅡ、CINⅢ各30例中P16^INK4α和Ki67的表达进行检测。结果P16^INK4α在CIN的阳性表达明显高于与正常宫颈和宫颈慢性炎症组织中的表达,差异有显著性意义（P〈0.05）。ki67在CINⅠ、CINⅡ、CINⅢ的表达三者比较差异有显著性意义（P〈0.05）。结论P16^INK4α在判断是否有宫颈上皮内瘤变（CIN）时具有很高的特异性和敏感性,结合Ki67标记可以准确判断CIN级别。联合检测P16^INK4α和Ki67可以作为判断慢性宫颈炎与CIN的客观指标。     

野生型P53、P16基因协同对肺腺癌细胞系生长抑制作用的研究

为了探讨野生型P53基因及P16基因在恶性肿瘤基因治疗中的作用,用腺病毒为载体将野生型P53基因转入高、低转移的肺腺癌细胞系Anip973、AGZY83-a和经野生型P16基因质粒转染的高、低转移肺腺癌细胞系Anip973（Anip973P16）、AGZY83-a（AGZY83-aP16）。对各组转染细胞进行生长曲线、MTT生长抑制率、原位末端标记、Western-blotting等技术检测分析。结果发现（1）野生型P53蛋白的过表达对上述肺腺癌细胞系均呈现出较强的生长抑制作用。（2）野生型P53蛋白的过表达对高转移肺癌细胞系Anip973的抑制作用明显高于低转移细胞系AGZY83-a。（3）野生型p53蛋白的过表达对经野生型P16基因转染的高、低转移的肺癌细胞Anip973、AGZY83-a抑制作用明显高于未经P16基因转染的细胞。野生型P53基因可以作为肺腺癌基因治疗的候选基因。肿瘤抑制基因P53、P16的联合转染可能是对肺腺癌进行基因治疗的有效手段。 Abstract：To investigate the suppression effect of tumor suppressor genes in lung adenocarcinoma cell lines,we transferred a pair of lung adenocarcinoma cell lines with different metastasis potential,Anip973(High-metastasis potential cell line) and AGZY83-a (Low-metastasis potential cell line)and this pair of cell lines transfected with P16 gene:AGZY83-a P16 and Anip973 P16 with wild type P53 gene with adenovirus vector.The suppression effects of P53 gene were evaluated by cell growth curve,MTT,western-blotting analysis and TUNEL technique.Overexpression of wild-type P53 gene in AGZY83-a,Anip973,Anip973 P16 and AGZY83-a P16 inhibited the growth of these four kinds of lung cancer cells and induced apoptosis of the cells.The suppression effect of P53 gene in Anip973 and Anip973 P16 was higher than AGZY83-a and AGZY83-a P16 while co-expression of P53 and　P16 in this pair of cell lines inhibited the cells more efficiently comparing with the expression of P53 alone.Wild-type P53 gene might act as a candidate gene in lung adenocarcinoma gene therapy while co-transfection of P53 and P16 genes was a more effective method.     

p16INK4a基因的功能及其调控

p16INK4a蛋白能抑制CDK4和CDK6的活性,使pRb处于非磷酸化或低磷酸化状态而能与转录因子E2Fs结合,从而抑制DNA 的合成,阻止细胞由G1期进入S期.p16INK4a的表达受Ets1和Ets2的正调控,受Bmi-1的负调控.p16INK4a基因缺失、突变、甲基化、RNA剪接加工错误可导致细胞周期失控和癌变.应用p16INK4a对某些肿瘤进行基因治疗的研究正在进行中.     

p16INK4a在早孕小鼠子宫内膜的表达及其对胚泡着床的影响

本研究旨在检测肿瘤抑制基因p16INK4a(inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 4a)在早孕小鼠子宫内膜中的表达规律,探讨p16INK4a在小鼠胚胎着床过程中的作用.采用荧光定量PCR(FQ-PCR)和免疫组织化学方法分别检测未孕小鼠及孕小鼠第2、3、4、5、7天子宫内膜p16INK4a mRNA和蛋白的表达;子宫角注射p16INK4a抗体观察胚泡着床数.FQ-PCR结果显示孕小鼠子宫内膜组织p16INK4amRNA的表达高于未孕小鼠,且随着妊娠天数的增加呈现表达逐渐增强的趋势,到妊娠第5天达到最高,后渐降.免疫组织化学分析显示p16INK4a蛋白在子宫内膜的表达规律与mRNA结果一致.子宫角注射p16INK4a抗体后胚泡着床数明显减少.以上结果提示,P161INK4a在妊娠早期子宫内膜持续表达,可能参与胚泡着床.     

Tumor suppressor INK4: refinement of p16INK4A structure and determination of p15INK4B structure by comparative modeling and NMR data

Within the tumor suppressor protein INK4 (inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 4) family, p15INK4B is the smallest and the only one whose structure has not been determined previously, probably due to the protein's conformational flexibility and instability. In this work, multidimensional NMR studies were performed on this protein. The first tertiary structure was built by comparative modeling with p16INK4A as the template, followed by restrained energy minimization with NMR constraints (NOE and H-bonds). For this purpose, the solution structure of pl6INK4A, whose quality was also limited by similar problems, was refined with additional NMR experiments conducted on an 800 MHz spectrometer and by structure-based iterative NOE assignments. The nonhelical regions showed major improvement with root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) improved from 1.23 to 0.68 A for backbone heavy atoms. The completion of p15INK4B coupled with refinement of p16INK4A made it possible to compare the structures of the four INK4 members in depth, and to compare the structures of p16INK4A in the free form and in the p16INK4A-CDK6 complex. This is an important step toward a comprehensive understanding of the precise functional roles of each INK4 member.     

The physiology of p16INK4A-mediated G1 proliferative arrest

Phosphorylation of the product of the retinoblastoma susceptibility gene (Rb) physiologically inactivates its growth-suppressive properties. Rb phosphorylation is mediated by cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), whose activity is enhanced by cyclins and inhibited by CDK inhibitors. p16^INK4A is a member of a family of inhibitors specific for CDK4 and CDK6. p16^INK4A is deleted and inactivated in a wide variety of human malignancies, including familial melanomas and pancreatic carcinoma syndromes, indicating that it is an authentic human tumor suppressor. Although one mechanism for its tumor suppression may be prevention of Rb phosphorylation, thereby causing G1 arrest, many normal cell types express p16^INK4A, and are still able to traverse the cell cycle. In a search for other mechanisms, we have found that p16^INK4A is required for p53-independent G1 arrest in response to DNA-damaging agents, including topoisomerase I and II inhibitors. Thus, like other tumor suppressors, p16^INK4A plays an essential role in a DNA-damage checkpoint that leads to cell cycle arrest.     

小鼠p16~(INK4a)基因位点的结构和功能研究

p1 6INK4a基因的失活与多种肿瘤的发生和发展有联系。通过筛选小鼠基因组文库 ,获得长度为 1 4.5kb的p1 6INK4a基因组DNA片段。对上述 1 4.5kbDNA测序后进行生物信息学分析表明 :该片段包含 3个外显子 ,编码 1个由 1 68个氨基酸残基组成的多肽 ,其相对分子质量的理论计算值为 1 7941 ,有 7个可能的磷酸化位点 ,说明p1 6INK4a蛋白的功能可能受到磷酸化的调控。该DNA片段的非编码区分布着大量短散布元件、长散布元件和简单重复序列 ,这样的结构为转座和同源重组提供了结构基础 ,提示了部分肿瘤细胞中p1 6INK4a基因缺失的可能原因。对第一外显子序列与已发表的相应序列比较发现其DNA序列和所编码的多肽存在多态性     

p16INK4a deficiency promotes DNA hyper‐replication and genetic instability in melanocytes

Activated oncogenes restrict cell proliferation and transformation by triggering a DNA damage‐dependent senescence checkpoint in response to DNA hyper‐replication. Here, we show that loss of the p16^INK4a cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor and melanoma tumour suppressor facilitates a DNA damage response after a hyper‐replicative phase in human melanocytes. Unlike cells expressing activated oncogenes, however, melanocytes depleted for p16^INK4a display enhanced proliferation and an extended replicative lifespan in the presence of replication‐associated DNA damage. Analysis of human benign naevi confirmed that DNA damage and loss of p16^INK4a expression co‐segregate closely. Thus, we propose that loss of p16^INK4a facilitates tumourigenesis by promoting the proliferation of genetically unstable cells.     

p16INK4a-induced senescence is disabled by melanoma-associated mutations

The p16(INK4a)-Rb tumour suppressor pathway is required for the initiation and maintenance of cellular senescence, a state of permanent growth arrest that acts as a natural barrier against cancer progression. Senescence can be overcome if the pathway is not fully engaged, and this may occur when p16(INK4a) is inactivated. p16(INK4a) is frequently altered in human cancer and germline mutations affecting p16(INK4a) have been linked to melanoma susceptibility. To characterize the functions of melanoma-associated p16(INK4a) mutations, in terms of promoting proliferative arrest and initiating senescence, we utilized an inducible expression system in a melanoma cell model. We show that wild-type p16(INK4a) promotes rapid cell cycle arrest that leads to a senescence programme characterized by the appearance of chromatin foci, activation of acidic beta-galactosidase activity, p53 independence and Rb dependence. Accumulation of wild-type p16(INK4a) also promoted cell enlargement and extensive vacuolization independent of Rb status. In contrast, the highly penetrant p16(INK4a) variants, R24P and A36P failed to arrest cell proliferation and did not initiate senescence. We also show that overexpression of CDK4, or its homologue CDK6, but not the downstream kinase, CDK2, inhibited the ability of wild-type p16(INK4a) to promote cell cycle arrest and senescence. Our data provide the first evidence that p16(INK4a) can initiate a CDK4/6-dependent autonomous senescence programme that is disabled by inherited melanoma-associated mutations.     

p16INK4A is a robust in vivo biomarker of cellular aging in human skin

The cell-cycle regulating gene, p16INK4A, encoding an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6, is considered to play an important role in cellular aging and in premature senescence. Although there is an age-dependent increase of p16INK4A expression in human fibroblast senescence in vitro, no data are available regarding the age dependency of p16INK4A in vivo. To determine whether p16INK4A expression in human skin correlates with donor age, p16INK4A expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry as well as the expression of the p16INK4A repressor BMI1. Samples from the age groups 0-20, 21-70, and 71-95 years were selected from a bank of healthy human skin. We show that the number of p16INK4A positive cells is significantly higher in elderly individuals compared to the younger age groups. The number of p16INK4A positive cells was found to be increased in both epidermis and dermis, compartments with strictly different proliferative activities. BMI1 gene expression was significantly down-regulated with increasing donor age, whereas no striking age differences were observed for Ki67. In immunofluorescence co-expression studies, Ki67-positive cells were negative for p16INK4A and BMI1-expressing cells also stained negatively for Ki67. In conclusion, we provide for the first time evidence that p16INK4A expression directly correlates with chronological aging of human skin in vivo. p16INK4A therefore is a biomarker for human aging in vivo. The data reported here suggest a model for changes in regulatory gene expression that drive aging in human skin.