Transcription factor CREM coordinates the timing of hepatocyte proliferation in the regenerating liver

AUTOR(ES)

Servillo, Giuseppe

FONTE

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

RESUMO

The liver regenerates upon partial hepatectomy (PH) as terminally differentiated hepatocytes undergo a tremendous proliferative process. CREM gene expression is powerfully induced during liver regeneration. We show that cell proliferation is significantly reduced upon PH in CREM−/− mice. There is a reduction in DNA synthesis, in the number of mitosis and of phosphorylated histone H3-positive cells. The post-PH proliferation peak is delayed by 10 hr, indicating an altered hepatocyte cell cycle. Expression of cyclins A, B, D1, E, and cdc2, of c-fos and tyrosine aminotransferase is deregulated. CREM mutation results in delayed S-phase entry, impairing the synchronization of proliferation.

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