Non-oncogenic roles of TAp73 : from multiciliogenesis to metabolism

  • The p53 family of transcription factors (p53, p63 and p73) covers a wide range of functions critical for development, homeostasis and health of mammals across their lifespan. Beside the well-established tumor suppressor role, recent evidence has highlighted novel non-oncogenic functions exerted by p73. In particular, p73 is required for multiciliated cell (MCC) differentiation; MCCs have critical roles in brain and airways to move fluids across epithelial surfaces and to transport germ cells in the reproductive tract. This novel function of p73 provides a unifying cellular mechanism for the disparate inflammatory and immunological phenotypes of p73-deficient mice. Indeed, mice with Trp73 deficiency suffer from hydrocephalus, sterility and chronic respiratory tract infections due to profound defects in ciliogenesis and complete loss of mucociliary clearance since MCCs are essential for cleaning airways from inhaled pollutants, pathogens and allergens. Cross-species genomic analyses and functional rescue experiments identify TAp73 as the master transcriptional integrator of ciliogenesis, upstream of previously known central nodes. In addition, TAp73 shows a significant ability to regulate cellular metabolism and energy production through direct transcriptional regulation of several metabolic enzymes, such as glutaminase-2 and glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase. This recently uncovered role of TAp73 in the regulation of cellular metabolism strongly affects oxidative balance, thus potentially influencing all the biological aspects associated with p73 function, including development, homeostasis and cancer. Although through different mechanisms, p63 isoforms also contribute to regulation of cellular metabolism, thus indicating a common route used by all family members to control cell fate. At the structural level, the complexity of p73's function is further enhanced by its ability to form heterotetramers with some p63 isoforms, thus indicating the existence of an intrafamily crosstalk that determines the global outcome of p53 family function. In this review, we have tried to summarize all the recent evidence that have emerged on the novel non-oncogenic roles of p73, in an attempt to provide a unified view of the complex function of this gene within its family.

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Author:Alice Nemajerova, Ivano Amelio, Jakob Gebel, Volker DötschORCiDGND, Gerry Melino, Ute Moll
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-463972
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/cdd.2017.178
ISSN:1476-5403
ISSN:1350-9047
Pubmed Id:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29077094
Parent Title (English):Cell death and differentiation
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
Place of publication:Houndmills, Basingstoke
Contributor(s):F. Pentimalli
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2017
Date of first Publication:2017/10/27
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2018/08/21
Tag:Cell biology; Molecular biology
Volume:25
Issue:1
Page Number:10
First Page:144
Last Page:153
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Institutes:Biochemie, Chemie und Pharmazie / Biochemie und Chemie
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