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Nature Cell Biology 7, 30 - 41 (2004)
Published online: 5 December 2004 | doi:10.1038/ncb1202

Akt and 14-3-3eta regulate Miz1 to control cell-cycle arrest after DNA damage

Michael Wanzel1,4, Daniela Kleine-Kohlbrecher1,4, Steffi Herold1,4, Andreas Hock1, Katrien Berns2, Jongsun Park3, Brian Hemmings3 & Martin Eilers1


The transcription factor Miz1 is required for DNA-damage-induced cell-cycle arrest. We have now identified 14-3-3eta as a gene that inhibits Miz1 function through interaction with its DNA binding domain. Binding of 14-3-3eta to Miz1 depends on phosphorylation by Akt and regulates the recovery of cells from arrest after DNA damage. Miz1 has two functions in response to DNA damage: first, it is required for upregulation of a large group of genes, a function that is regulated by c-Myc, but not by 14-3-3eta; second, Miz1 represses the expression of many genes in response to DNA damage in an Akt- and 14-3-3eta-regulated manner.

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  1. Institute for Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT), University of Marburg, Emil-Mannkopff-Strasse 2, 35033 Marburg, Germany.
  2. Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  3. Friedrich Miescher Institute, Novartis Research Foundation, Maulbeerstrasse 66, CH 4058- Basel, Switzerland.
  4. These authors contributed equally to this work.

Correspondence to: Martin Eilers1 e-mail: eilers@imt.uni-marburg.de



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