Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Korea.
Exp Mol Med. 2009 Dec 31;41(12):873-9. doi: 10.3858/emm.2009.41.12.093.
BubR1 mitotic checkpoint kinase monitors attachment of microtubules to kinetochores and links regulation of the chromosome-spindle attachment to mitotic checkpoint signaling. Defects in BubR1-mediated signaling severely perturb checkpoint control and are linked to diseases such as cancer. Studies using BubR1 mouse models suggest that BubR1 activities prevent premature aging and infertility. In this study, we show that BubR1 depletion in human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) precedes loss of the differentiation potential and induction of replicative senescence. These effects occur independently of p16(INK4A) expression and may involve DNA methylation. Our results reveal a new and unsuspected feature of BubR1 expression in regulation of adult stem cell differentiation.
BubR1 有丝分裂检查点激酶监测微管与动粒的连接,并将染色体-纺锤体连接的调节与有丝分裂检查点信号联系起来。BubR1 介导的信号缺陷严重扰乱了检查点控制,并与癌症等疾病有关。使用 BubR1 小鼠模型的研究表明,BubR1 活性可预防早衰和不孕。在这项研究中,我们表明 BubR1 在人脂肪间充质干细胞 (ASC) 中的耗竭先于分化潜能的丧失和复制性衰老的诱导。这些影响独立于 p16(INK4A)表达,可能涉及 DNA 甲基化。我们的结果揭示了 BubR1 表达在调节成体干细胞分化中的一个新的、意想不到的特征。