The metastasis-associated gene Prl-3 is a p53 target involved in cell-cycle regulation.

The p53 tumor suppressor restricts tumorigenesis through the transcriptional activation of target genes involved in cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis. Here, we identify Prl-3 (phosphatase of regenerating liver-3) as a p53-inducible gene. Whereas previous studies implicated Prl-3 in metastasis because of its overexpression in metastatic human colorectal cancer and its ability to promote invasiveness and motility, we demonstrate here that Prl-3 is an important cell-cycle regulator. Consistent with a role in DNA damage-induced cell-cycle arrest, Prl-3 overexpression induces G(1) arrest downstream of p53 by triggering a PI3K-Akt-activated negative feedback loop. Surprisingly, attenuation of Prl-3 expression also elicits an arrest response, suggesting that basal level Prl-3 expression is pivotal for normal cell-cycle progression. Our findings highlight key dose-dependent functions of Prl-3 in both positive and negative regulation of cell-cycle progression and provide insight into Prl-3's role in cancer progression.

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Shashwati Basak, Suzanne B R Jacobs, Adam J Krieg, Navneeta Pathak, Qi Zeng, Philipp Kaldis, Amato J Giaccia, Laura D Attardi. The metastasis-associated gene Prl-3 is a p53 target involved in cell-cycle regulation. Molecular cell. 2008 May 09;30(3):303-14

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