PMID: 11904317Mar 21, 2002Paper

p16(Ink4a) in melanocyte senescence and differentiation

Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Elena V SviderskayaDorothy C Bennett

Abstract

The Ink4a-Arf tumor suppressor locus encodes two growth inhibitors, p16 and Arf, both of which are also implicated as effectors in cellular senescence. Because human germline defects in the INK4A-ARF locus are associated with familial melanoma, melanocytes may have unusual INK4A-ARF functions or controls of cell senescence. Because senescence is believed to be an anticancer mechanism, we investigated the role of Ink4a-Arf and its individual components in melanocyte senescence. Melanocytes were cultured from littermate mice with zero, one, or two functional copies of the Ink4a-Arf locus. Senescence was evaluated by cumulative population doubling curves and by the assessment of acidic beta-galactosidase (an indicator of senescence) expression. Pigmentation and cell size were evaluated by spectrophotometry and microscopy. p16 and Arf expression in primary and spontaneously immortalized melanocyte or melanocyte precursor cell lines were evaluated by immunoblotting. Retroviral vectors containing normal p16 and Arf complementary DNAs were used to restore expression of these genes in Ink4a-Arf(-/-) melanocytes. Wild-type melanocytes (i.e., Ink4a-Arf(+/+)) senesced within 4-5 weeks of culture. Ink4a-Arf(-/-) melanocytes did not senesce...Continue Reading

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