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First published online 10 June 2008
doi: 10.1242/jcs.026633

Journal of Cell Science 121, 2235-2245 (2008)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2008
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Research Article

PPAR{gamma} accelerates cellular senescence by inducing p16INK4{alpha} expression in human diploid fibroblasts

Qini Gan1, Jing Huang1, Rui Zhou1, Jing Niu1, Xiaojun Zhu2, Jing Wang1, Zongyu Zhang1 and Tanjun Tong1,*

1 Research Center on Aging, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
2 Cardiovascular Research Institute, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China

* Author for correspondence (e-mail: ttj{at}bjmu.edu.cn)

Accepted 14 April 2008

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor {gamma} (PPAR{gamma}) plays an important role in the inhibition of cell growth by promoting cell-cycle arrest, and PPAR{gamma} activation induces the expression of p16INK4{alpha} (CDKN2A), an important cell-cycle inhibitor that can induce senescence. However, the role of PPAR{gamma} in cellular senescence is unknown. Here, we show that PPAR{gamma} promotes cellular senescence by inducing p16INK4{alpha} expression. We found several indications that PPAR{gamma} accelerates cellular senescence, including enhanced senescence-associated (SA)-β-galactosidase staining, increased G1 arrest and delayed cell growth in human fibroblasts. Western blotting studies demonstrated that PPAR{gamma} activation can upregulate the expression of p16INK4{alpha}. PPAR{gamma} can bind to the p16 promoter and induce its transcription, and, after treatment with a selective PPAR{gamma} agonist, we observed more-robust expression of p16INK4{alpha} in senescent cells than in young cells. In addition, our data indicate that phosphorylation of PPAR{gamma} decreased with increased cell passage. Our results provide a possible molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of cellular senescence.

Key words: PPAR{gamma}, p16INK4{alpha}, Cellular senescence, Fibroblast






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