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Age-Associated Decline in cdk1 Activity Delays Cell Cycle Progression of Human T Lymphocytes¹

Laboratory of Immunobiology of Aging, Department of Geriatrics, University of Geneva, Thonex-Geneva, Switzerland

Despite the repeatedly observed impaired proliferative response of T lymphocytes from aged donors, the precise molecular basis underlying such a defect is still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to determine whether cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (cdk1), a serine-threonine kinase required for entry into mitosis, is implicated in this age-associated dysregulation of the cell cycle. T lymphocytes derived from young and elderly donors were blocked in S phase by hydroxyurea after a 48-h activation by anti-CD3 Abs. Under these experimental conditions, only the cells that were already located beyond the S phase were able to complete the cell cycle, decreasing their DNA content from 4n to 2n chromosomes. Using this procedure, a delay in the accomplishment of mitosis could be observed in cells from elderly individuals, as evidenced by propidium iodide staining. In this age group, only a minimal cdk1 activity could be immunoprecipitated from cells sorted in G₂/M after nocodazole block. The decrease in cdk1 activity observed in T lymphocytes from aged donors could be accounted for by at least three mechanisms: 1) a failure of these cells to express a sufficient amount of cdk1, 2) a reduced level of the associated cyclin B1, and 3) an incomplete dephosphorylation of the kinase on tyrosine. This low cdk1 activity is likely to postpone the progression through the G₂/M transition and participates in the dysfunction of the cell cycle during the process of aging.

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