Disruption of scaffold attachment factor B1 leads to TBX2 up-regulation, lack of p19ARF induction, lack of senescence, and cell immortalization

Klaudia M. Dobrzycka, Kaiyan Kang, Shiming Jiang, Rene Meyer, Pulivarthi H. Rao, Adrian V. Lee, Steffi Oesterreich

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    Abstract

    Scaffold attachment factor B1 (SAFB1) is a multifunctional protein, which has previously been implicated in breast cancer. Here, we show that genetic deletion of SAFB1 in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) leads to spontaneous immortalization and altered expression of two proteins involved in immortalization and escape from senescence: low levels of p19ARF and high levels of TBX2. Inactivation of TBX2 using a dominant-negative TBX2 resulted in up-regulation of p19ARF in SAFB1 knockout MEFs. SAFB1 loss also caused lack of contact inhibition, increased foci formation, and increased oncogene-induced anchorage-independent growth. These findings suggest that SAFB1 is a novel player in cellular immortalization and transformation.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)7859-7863
    Number of pages5
    JournalCancer Research
    Volume66
    Issue number16
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 15 2006

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Oncology
    • Cancer Research

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