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The retinoblastoma protein (RB) suppresses cell proliferation and apoptosis. We have previously shown that RB degradation is required for tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) to induce apoptosis. We show here the identification of two apoptotic effectors, i.e., c-ABL tyrosine kinase and p73, which are activated by TNF-alpha following RB degradation. In cells expressing a degradation-resistant RB protein (RB-MI), TNF-alpha does not activate c-ABL. RB-MI also inhibits TNF-alpha-mediated activation of p73. Genetic deletion and pharmacological inhibition of c-ABL or p73 diminish the apoptotic response to TNF-alpha in human cell lines and mouse fibroblasts. Thymocytes isolated from Rb(MI/MI), Abl(-/-), or p73(-/-) mice are resistant to TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis compared to their wild-type counterparts. This is in contrast to p53(-/-) thymocytes, which exhibit a wild-type level of apoptosis in response to TNF-alpha. Thus, c-ABL and p73 contribute to apoptosis induced by TNF-alpha, in addition to their role in promoting DNA damage-associated cell death.

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Induced Apoptosis Requires p73 and c-ABL Activation Downstream of RB Degradation