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© The Rockefeller University Press, 0021-9525/2000//1467 $5.00
The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 150, Number 6, , 2000 1467-1478

A Novel Function for the Tumor Suppressor p16^INK4a

: Induction of Anoikis via Upregulation of the ₅β₁ Fibronectin Receptor

Thomas Plath^a, Katharina Detjen^a, Martina Welzel^a, Zofia von Marschall^a, Derek Murphy^a, Michael Schirner^b, Bertram Wiedenmann^a, and Stefan Rosewicz^a

^a Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Hepatologie und Gastroenterologie, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum
^b Schering Experimentelle Onkologie, 13353 Berlin, Germany
Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Hepatologie und Gastroenterologie, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.49-30-450-5394049-30-450-53733

The tumor suppressor gene p16^INK4a inhibits the kinase activity of the cyclin-dependent kinase 4–6/cyclin D complexes and subsequent phosphorylation of critical substrates necessary for transit through the G1 phase of the cell cycle. Recent studies suggested that control of the G1/S boundary might not be the sole biological function of p16^INK4a. We hypothesized that p16^INK4a might influence hitherto unknown critical features of a malignant epithelial phenotype, such as anchorage dependence. Here we provide evidence that stable transfection of p16^INK4a restitutes apoptosis induction upon loss of anchorage (anoikis) in a variety of human cancer cells. Anoikis in p16^INK4a-transfected cells was evidenced by DNA fragmentation and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage upon cultivation on polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate-coated dishes and was associated with suppression of anchorage-independent growth as well as complete loss of tumorigenicity. p16^INK4a-mediated anoikis was due to selective transcriptional upregulation of the ₅ integrin chain of the ₅β₁ fibronectin receptor as detected by FACS^® analysis, immunoprecipitation, Northern blotting, and nuclear run-on assays. Addition of soluble fibronectin and inhibitory ₅ antibodies to nonadherent cells completely abolished p16^INK4a-mediated anoikis, whereas laminin was ineffective. Furthermore, antisense-induced downregulation of the ₅ integrin chain in p16^INK4a-transfected cells restored resistance to anoikis. These data suggest a novel functional interference between a cell cycle–regulating tumor suppressor gene and membrane-bound integrins, thus regulating a hallmark feature of an epithelial transformed phenotype: susceptibility to anoikis.

Key Words: tumor suppressor p16^INK4a • anoikis • fibronectin • integrin • tumorigenicity

© 2000 The Rockefeller University Press

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