Checkpoint proteins control survival of the postmitotic cells in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Authors: Olsen A; Vantipalli MC; Lithgow GJ

Abstract: Checkpoints are evolutionarily conserved signaling mechanisms that arrest cell division and alter cellular stress resistance in response to DNA damage or stalled replication forks. To study the consequences of loss of checkpoint functions in whole animals, checkpoint genes were inactivated in the nematode C. elegans. We show that checkpoint proteins are not only essential for normal development but also determine adult somatic maintenance. Checkpoint proteins play a role in the survival of postmitotic adult cells.

Keywords: Adaptation, Physiological/genetics/physiology; Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans/cytology/growth & development/*physiology; Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/genetics/*physiology; Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics/*physiology; Cell Survival; Heat-Shock Proteins/biosynthesis/genetics; Mitosis/genetics/*physiology; Mutation; Protein Kinases/metabolism; Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; Signal Transduction; Stem Cells/cytology
Journal: Science (New York, N.Y.)
Volume: 312
Issue: 5778
Pages: 1381-5
Date: June 3, 2006
PMID: 16741121
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Citation:

Olsen A, Vantipalli MC, Lithgow GJ (2006) Checkpoint proteins control survival of the postmitotic cells in Caenorhabditis elegans. Science (New York, N.Y.) 312: 1381-5.


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  • cdc-25.1 Cell Division Cycle related 25.1


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