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Legends from BTK Modulates p53 Activity to Enhance Apoptotic and Senescent Responses

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posted on 2023-03-31, 00:31 authored by Mohammad Althubiti, Miran Rada, Jesvin Samuel, Josep M. Escorsa, Hishyar Najeeb, Koon-Guan Lee, Kong-Peng Lam, George D.D. Jones, Nickolai A. Barlev, Salvador Macip

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p53 is a tumor suppressor that prevents the emergence of transformed cells by inducing apoptosis or senescence, among other responses. Its functions are regulated tightly by posttranslational modifications. Here we show that Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a novel modulator of p53. We found that BTK is induced in response to DNA damage and p53 activation. BTK induction leads to p53 phosphorylation, which constitutes a positive feedback loop that increases p53 protein levels and enhances the transactivation of its target genes in response to stress. Inhibiting BTK reduced both p53-dependent senescence and apoptosis. Further, BTK expression also upregulated DNA damage signals and apoptosis. We conclude that despite being involved in oncogenic signals in blood malignancies, BTK has antineoplastic properties in other contexts, such as the enhancement of p53's tumor suppressor responses. Along with evidence that BTK expression correlates with good prognosis in some epithelial tumors, our findings may encourage a reevaluation of the clinical uses of BTK inhibitors in cancer therapy. Cancer Res; 76(18); 5405–14. ©2016 AACR.

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