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A431 cells hyperproduce EGF receptors and possess inactive p53 proteins. It has been suggested that a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p21/WAF1 plays a crucial role in the EGF-induced cell-cycle arrest of A431 cells. Here, we investigated the role of WAF1 gene transcription in the EGF-induced cell-cycle arrest by transfecting the 18-mer antisense oligonucleotide which corresponds to the 5′ region of WAF1 gene (AS/WAF1). When A431 cells were treated with EGF, a cascade of responses were observed, including immediate hyperphosphorylation of EGF receptor on tyrosine residues, accumulation of WAF1 mRNA and p21/WAF1 protein, dephosphorylation of RB protein which is a substrate of CDK-cyclin, and cell-cycle arrest. In the presence of AS/WAF1, EGF induced the tyrosine-phosphorylation of EGF receptor, but WAF1 mRNA was reduced to a half; accumulation of p21/WAF1 protein and its downstream responses were no longer observed; A431 cells grew continuously. Thus, the transfection of antisense efficiently prevented A431 cells from the EGF-induced arrest. These observations suggest that p21/WAF1 protein is a major effector molecule of the EGF-mediated cell-cycle arrest of A431 cells.
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Ohtsubo, M., Gamou, S. & Shimizu, N. Antisense oligonucleotide of WAF1 gene prevents EGF-induced cell-cycle arrest in A431 cells. Oncogene 16, 797–802 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1201588
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