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Fonseca-Carvalho M, Veríssimo G, Lopes M, Ferreira D, Louzada S, Chaves R. Answering the Cell Stress Call: Satellite Non-Coding Transcription as a Response Mechanism. Biomolecules 2024; 14:124. [PMID: 38254724 PMCID: PMC10813801 DOI: 10.3390/biom14010124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Organisms are often subjected to conditions that promote cellular stress. Cell responses to stress include the activation of pathways to defend against and recover from the stress, or the initiation of programmed cell death to eliminate the damaged cells. One of the processes that can be triggered under stress is the transcription and variation in the number of copies of satellite DNA sequences (satDNA), which are involved in response mechanisms. Satellite DNAs are highly repetitive tandem sequences, mainly located in the centromeric and pericentromeric regions of eukaryotic chromosomes, where they form the constitutive heterochromatin. Satellite non-coding RNAs (satncRNAs) are important regulators of cell processes, and their deregulation has been associated with disease. Also, these transcripts have been associated with stress-response mechanisms in varied eukaryotic species. This review intends to explore the role of satncRNAs when cells are subjected to adverse conditions. Studying satDNA transcription under various stress conditions and deepening our understanding of where and how these sequences are involved could be a key factor in uncovering important facts about the functions of these sequences.
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- Marisa Fonseca-Carvalho
- CytoGenomics Lab, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology (DGB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (M.F.-C.); (G.V.); (M.L.); (D.F.); (S.L.)
- BioISI—Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CytoGenomics Lab, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology (DGB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (M.F.-C.); (G.V.); (M.L.); (D.F.); (S.L.)
- BioISI—Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CytoGenomics Lab, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology (DGB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (M.F.-C.); (G.V.); (M.L.); (D.F.); (S.L.)
- BioISI—Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CytoGenomics Lab, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology (DGB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (M.F.-C.); (G.V.); (M.L.); (D.F.); (S.L.)
- BioISI—Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CytoGenomics Lab, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology (DGB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (M.F.-C.); (G.V.); (M.L.); (D.F.); (S.L.)
- BioISI—Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- CytoGenomics Lab, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology (DGB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal; (M.F.-C.); (G.V.); (M.L.); (D.F.); (S.L.)
- BioISI—Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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Tabnak P, Hasanzade Bashkandi A, Ebrahimnezhad M, Soleimani M. Forkhead box transcription factors (FOXOs and FOXM1) in glioma: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutics. Cancer Cell Int 2023; 23:238. [PMID: 37821870 PMCID: PMC10568859 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-023-03090-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Glioma is the most aggressive and malignant type of primary brain tumor, comprises the majority of central nervous system deaths, and is categorized into different subgroups according to its histological characteristics, including astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), and mixed tumors. The forkhead box (FOX) transcription factors comprise a collection of proteins that play various roles in numerous complex molecular cascades and have been discovered to be differentially expressed in distinct glioma subtypes. FOXM1 and FOXOs have been recognized as crucial transcription factors in tumor cells, including glioma cells. Accumulating data indicates that FOXM1 acts as an oncogene in various types of cancers, and a significant part of studies has investigated its function in glioma. Although recent studies considered FOXO subgroups as tumor suppressors, there are pieces of evidence that they may have an oncogenic role. This review will discuss the subtle functions of FOXOs and FOXM1 in gliomas, dissecting their regulatory network with other proteins, microRNAs and their role in glioma progression, including stem cell differentiation and therapy resistance/sensitivity, alongside highlighting recent pharmacological progress for modulating their expression.
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- Peyman Tabnak
- Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
- Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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El Mir J, Fedou S, Thézé N, Morice-Picard F, Cario M, Fayyad-Kazan H, Thiébaud P, Rezvani HR. Xenopus: An in vivo model for studying skin response to ultraviolet B irradiation. Dev Growth Differ 2023; 65:194-202. [PMID: 36880984 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Ultraviolet B (UVB) in sunlight cause skin damage, ranging from wrinkles to photoaging and skin cancer. UVB can affect genomic DNA by creating cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and pyrimidine-pyrimidine (6-4) photoproducts (6-4PPs). These lesions are mainly repaired by the nucleotide excision repair (NER) system and by photolyase enzymes that are activated by blue light. Our main goal was to validate the use of Xenopus laevis as an in vivo model system for investigating the impact of UVB on skin physiology. The mRNA expression levels of xpc and six other genes of the NER system and CPD/6-4PP photolyases were found at all stages of embryonic development and in all adult tissues tested. When examining Xenopus embryos at different time points after UVB irradiation, we observed a gradual decrease in CPD levels and an increased number of apoptotic cells, together with an epidermal thickening and an increased dendricity of melanocytes. We observed a quick removal of CPDs when embryos are exposed to blue light versus in the dark, confirming the efficient activation of photolyases. A decrease in the number of apoptotic cells and an accelerated return to normal proliferation rate was noted in blue light-exposed embryos compared with their control counterparts. Overall, a gradual decrease in CPD levels, detection of apoptotic cells, thickening of epidermis, and increased dendricity of melanocytes, emulate human skin responses to UVB and support Xenopus as an appropriate and alternative model for such studies.
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- Joudi El Mir
- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France.,Department of Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology, National Reference Centre for Rare Disorders, Hôpital des Enfants Pellegrin, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France.,Aquiderm, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences I, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon
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- University Bordeaux, Inserm, BRIC, Bordeaux, France.,Aquiderm, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Tran TA, Kappelhoff J, Jüstel T, Anderson RR, Purschke M. UV emitting nanoparticles enhance the effect of ionizing radiation in 3D lung cancer spheroids. Int J Radiat Biol 2022; 98:1484-1494. [PMID: 35020574 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2022.2027541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Radiation therapy for cancer is limited by damage to surrounding normal tissues, and failure to completely eradicate a tumor. This study investigated a novel radiosensitizer, composed of lutetium phosphate nanoparticles doped with 1% praseodymium and 1.5% neodymium cations (LuPO4:Pr3+,Nd3+). During X-ray exposure, the particles emit UVC photons (200-280 nm), resulting in increased tumor cell death, by oxygen-independent UVC-induced damage. METHODS AND MATERIALS Specially designed LuPO4:Pr3+,Nd3+ nanoscintillator particles were characterized by dynamic light scattering, TEM and emission spectroscopy upon excitation. Cell death was determined by reduction in tumor spheroid growth over a 3-week period using a 3D A549 lung cancer model. Cell cycle was evaluated by flow cytometry and cell death pathways were assessed by Annexin V/PI stain as well as quantify apoptotic bodies. RESULTS Lung cancer cells expressed no long-term or non-specific toxicity when incubated with LuPO4:Pr3+,Nd3+ nanoscintillators. In contrast, there was significant growth inhibition of cell spheres treated with 2.5 mg/ml LuPO4:Pr3+,Nd3+ in combination with ionizing radiation (4 or 8 Gy X-ray), compared to radiation alone. A homogeneous distribution of small NPs throughout the entire sphere resulted in more pronounced lethality and growth inhibition, compared to particle distribution limited to the outer cell layers. Growth inhibition after the combined treatment was caused by necrosis, apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest. CONCLUSIONS Newly designed UVC-emitting nanoscintillators (LuPO4:Pr3+,Nd3+) in combination with ionizing radiation cause tumor sphere growth inhibition by inducing cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and necrosis. UVC-emitting nanoparticles offer a promising new strategy for enhancing local tumor response to ionizing radiation treatment.
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- Thao Anh Tran
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.,Dept. Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Dept. Chemical Engineering, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Münster, Germany
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- Dept. Chemical Engineering, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Münster, Germany
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.,Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Song K, Ren B, Zhai Y, Chai W, Huang Y. Effects of transglutaminase cross-linking process on printability of gelatin microgel-gelatin solution composite bioink. Biofabrication 2021; 14. [PMID: 34823234 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ac3d75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting has emerged as a powerful engineering approach for various tissue engineering applications, particularly for the development of 3D cellular structures with unique mechanical and/or biological properties. For the jammed gelatin microgel-gelatin solution composite bioink, comprising a discrete phase of microgels (enzymatically gelled gelatin microgels) and a cross-linkable continuous gelatin precursor solution-based phase containing transglutaminase (TG), its rheological properties and printability change gradually due to the TG enzyme-induced cross-linking process. The objective of this study is to establish a direct mapping between the printability of the gelatin microgel-gelatin solution based cross-linkable composite bioink and the TG concentration and cross-linking time, respectively. Due to the inclusion of TG in the composite bioink, the bioink starts cross-linking once prepared and is usually prepared right before a printing process. Herein, the bioink printability is evaluated based on the three metrics: injectability, feature formability, and process-induced cell injury. In this study, the rheological properties such as the storage modulus and viscosity have been first systematically investigated and predicted at different TG concentrations and times during the cross-linking process using the first-order cross-linking kinetics model. The storage modulus and viscosity have been satisfactorily modeled as exponential functions of the TG concentration and time with an experimentally calibrated cross-linking kinetic rate constant. Furthermore, the injectability, feature formability, and process-induced cell injury have been successfully correlated to the TG concentration and cross-linking time via the storage modulus, viscosity, and/or process-induced shear stress. By combing the good injectability, good feature formability, and satisfactory cell viability zones, a good printability zone (1.65, 0.61, and 0.31 h for the composite bioinks with 1.00, 2.00, and 4.00% w/v TG, respectively) has been established during the printing of mouse fibroblast-based 2% gelatin B microgel-3% gelatin B solution composite bioink. This printability zone approach can be extended to the use of other cross-linkable bioinks for bioprinting applications.
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- Kaidong Song
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America
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Umar SA, Shahid NH, Nazir LA, Tanveer MA, Divya G, Archoo S, Raghu SR, Tasduq SA. Pharmacological Activation of Autophagy Restores Cellular Homeostasis in Ultraviolet-(B)-Induced Skin Photodamage. Front Oncol 2021; 11:726066. [PMID: 34408986 PMCID: PMC8366585 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.726066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Ultraviolet (UV) exposure to the skin causes photo-damage and acts as the primary etiological agent in photo-carcinogenesis. UV-B exposure induces cellular damage and is the major factor challenging skin homeostasis. Autophagy allows the fundamental adaptation of cells to metabolic and oxidative stress. Cellular dysfunction has been observed in aged tissues and in toxic insults to cells undergoing stress. Conversely, promising anti-aging strategies aimed at inhibiting the mTOR pathway have been found to significantly improve the aging-related disorders. Recently, autophagy has been found to positively regulate skin homeostasis by enhancing DNA damage recognition. Here, we investigated the geno-protective roles of autophagy in UV-B-exposed primary human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs). We found that UV-B irradiation to HDFs impairs the autophagy response in a time- and intensity-independent manner. However, improving autophagy levels in HDFs with pharmacological activators regulates the UV-B-induced cellular stress by decreasing the induction of DNA photo-adducts, promoting the DNA repair process, alleviating oxidative and ER stress responses, and regulating the expression levels of key cell cycle regulatory proteins. Autophagy also prevents HDFs from UV-B-induced nuclear damage as is evident in TUNEL assay and Acridine Orange/Ethidium Bromide co-staining. Salubrinal (an eIF2α phosphatase inhibitor) relieves ER stress response in cells and also significantly alleviates DNA damage and promotes the repair process in UV-B-exposed HDFs. P62-silenced HDFs show enhanced DNA damage response and also disturb the tumor suppressor PTEN/pAKT signaling axis in UV-B-exposed HDFs whereas Atg7-silenced HDFs reveal an unexpected consequence by decreasing the UV-B-induced DNA damage. Taken together, these results suggest that interventional autophagy offers significant protection against UV-B radiation-induced photo-damage and holds great promise in devising it as a suitable therapeutic strategy against skin pathological disorders.
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- Sheikh Ahmad Umar
- Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) and Toxicology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi, India
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- Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) and Toxicology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi, India
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- Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) and Toxicology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi, India
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- Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) and Toxicology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi, India
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- Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) and Toxicology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi, India
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- Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) and Toxicology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi, India
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- Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) and Toxicology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi, India
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- Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
- Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) and Toxicology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi, India
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Pathogenesis of Keratinocyte Carcinomas and the Therapeutic Potential of Medicinal Plants and Phytochemicals. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26071979. [PMID: 33915735 PMCID: PMC8037492 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26071979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Keratinocyte carcinoma (KC) is a form of skin cancer that develops in keratinocytes, which are the predominant cells present in the epidermis layer of the skin. Keratinocyte carcinoma comprises two sub-types, namely basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This review provides a holistic literature assessment of the origin, diagnosis methods, contributing factors, and current topical treatments of KC. Additionally, it explores the increase in KC cases that occurred globally over the past ten years. One of the principal concepts highlighted in this article is the adverse effects linked to conventional treatment methods of KC and how novel treatment strategies that combine phytochemistry and transdermal drug delivery systems offer an alternative approach for treatment. However, more in vitro and in vivo studies are required to fully assess the efficacy, mechanism of action, and safety profile of these phytochemical based transdermal chemotherapeutics.
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Kciuk M, Marciniak B, Mojzych M, Kontek R. Focus on UV-Induced DNA Damage and Repair-Disease Relevance and Protective Strategies. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197264. [PMID: 33019598 PMCID: PMC7582305 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The protective ozone layer is continually depleting due to the release of deteriorating environmental pollutants. The diminished ozone layer contributes to excessive exposure of cells to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. This leads to various cellular responses utilized to restore the homeostasis of exposed cells. DNA is the primary chromophore of the cells that absorbs sunlight energy. Exposure of genomic DNA to UV light leads to the formation of multitude of types of damage (depending on wavelength and exposure time) that are removed by effectively working repair pathways. The aim of this review is to summarize current knowledge considering cellular response to UV radiation with special focus on DNA damage and repair and to give a comprehensive insight for new researchers in this field. We also highlight most important future prospects considering application of the progressing knowledge of UV response for the clinical control of diverse pathologies.
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- Mateusz Kciuk
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Lodz, Banacha Street 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 12/16 Banacha St., 90-237 Lodz, Poland; (B.M.); (R.K.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 12/16 Banacha St., 90-237 Lodz, Poland; (B.M.); (R.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, 3 Maja 54, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland;
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 12/16 Banacha St., 90-237 Lodz, Poland; (B.M.); (R.K.)
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Sarkar S, Gaddameedhi S. Solar ultraviolet-induced DNA damage response: Melanocytes story in transformation to environmental melanomagenesis. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2020; 61:736-751. [PMID: 32281145 PMCID: PMC9675355 DOI: 10.1002/em.22370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Exposure to sunlight is both beneficial, as it heats the planet to a comfortable temperature, and potentially harmful, since sunlight contains ultraviolet radiation (UVR), which is deemed detrimental for living organisms. Earth's ozone layer plays a vital role in blocking most of the extremely dangerous UVC; however, low frequency/energy UVR (i.e., UVB and UVA) seeps through in minute amount and reaches the Earth's surface. Both UVB and UVA are physiologically responsible for a plethora of skin ailments, including skin cancers. The UVR is readily absorbed by the genomic DNA of skin cells, causing DNA bond distortion and UV-induced DNA damage. As a defense mechanism, the DNA damage response (DDR) signaling in skin cells activates nucleotide excision repair (NER), which is responsible for the removal of UVR-induced DNA photolesions and helps maintain the genomic integrity of the cells. Failure of proper NER function leads to mutagenesis and development of skin cancers. One of the deadliest form of skin cancers is melanoma which originates upon the genetic transformation of melanocytes, melanin producing skin cells. NER is a well-studied DNA repair system in the whole skin, as a tissue, but not much is known about it in melanocytes. Therefore, this review encapsulates NER in melanocytes, with a specific focus on its functional regulators and their cross talks due to skin heterogeneity and divulging the potential knowledge gap in the field.
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- Soumyadeep Sarkar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA
- Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University, Spokane, WA
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Chen RY, Lin CJ, Liang ST, Villalobos O, Villaflores OB, Lou B, Lai YH, Hsiao CD. UVB Irradiation Induced Cell Damage and Early Onset of Junbb Expression in Zebrafish. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:E1096. [PMID: 32630437 PMCID: PMC7341518 DOI: 10.3390/ani10061096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation has drawn more attention over these past few decades since it causes severe DNA damage and induces inflammatory response. Serial gene profiling and high throughput data in UVB-associated phenomenon in human cultured cells or full rack of human skin have been investigated. However, results using different tissue models lead to ambiguity in UVB-induced pathways. In order to systematically understand the UVB-associated reactions, the zebrafish model was used, and whole organism gene profiling was performed to identify a novel biomarker which can be used to generate a new mechanistic approach for further screening on a UVB-related system biology. In this study, detailed morphological assays were performed to address biological response after receiving UVB irradiation at morphological, cellular, and molecular levels. Microarray screening and whole genome profiling revealed that there is an early onset expression of junbb in zebrafish embryos after UVB irradiation. Also, the identified novel biomarker junbb is more sensitive to UVB response than mmps which have been used in mouse models. Moreover, cellular and molecular response chronology after UVB irradiation in zebrafish provide a solid and fundamental mechanism for use in a UV radiation-associated study in the future.
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- Rui-Yi Chen
- Key Lab of Mariculture and Enhancement of Zhejiang Province, Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang, Zhoushan 316100, China;
- Marine and Fishery Institute, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316100, China
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- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 32023, Taiwan; (C.-J.L.); (S.-T.L.)
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- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 32023, Taiwan; (C.-J.L.); (S.-T.L.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1015, Philippines;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1013, Philippines;
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shiqiao Road 198, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 32023, Taiwan; (C.-J.L.); (S.-T.L.)
- Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 32023, Taiwan
- Center for Nanotechnology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 32023, Taiwan
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Compaan AM, Song K, Chai W, Huang Y. Cross-Linkable Microgel Composite Matrix Bath for Embedded Bioprinting of Perfusable Tissue Constructs and Sculpting of Solid Objects. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:7855-7868. [PMID: 31948226 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b15451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
Tissue engineering is a rapidly growing field, which requires advanced fabrication technologies to generate cell-laden tissue analogues with a wide range of internal and external physical features including perfusable channels, cavities, custom shapes, and spatially varying material and/or cell compositions. A versatile embedded printing methodology is proposed in this work for creating custom biomedical acellular and cell-laden hydrogel constructs by utilizing a biocompatible microgel composite matrix bath. A sacrificial material is patterned within a biocompatible hydrogel precursor matrix bath using extrusion printing to create three-dimensional features; after printing, the matrix bath is cross-linked, and the sacrificial material is flushed away to create perfusable channels within the bulk composite hydrogel matrix. The composite matrix bath material consists of jammed cross-linked hydrogel microparticles (microgels) to control rheology during fabrication along with a fluid hydrogel precursor, which is cross-linked after fabrication to form the continuous phase of the composite hydrogel. For demonstration, gellan or enzymatically cross-linked gelatin microgels are utilized with a continuous gelatin hydrogel precursor solution to make the composite matrix bath herein; the composite hydrogel matrix is formed by cross-linking the continuous gelatin phase enzymatically after printing. A variety of features including discrete channels, junctions, networks, and external contours are fabricated in the proposed composite matrix bath using embedded printing. Cell-laden constructs with printed features are also evaluated; the microgel composite hydrogel matrices support cell activity, and printed channels enhance proliferation compared to solid constructs even in static culture. The proposed method can be expanded as a solid object sculpting method to sculpt external contours by printing a shell of sacrificial ink and further discarding excess composite hydrogel matrix after printing and cross-linking. While aqueous alginate solution is used as a sacrificial ink, more advanced sacrificial materials can be utilized for better printing resolution.
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- Ashley M Compaan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611 , United States
- Novabone Products, LLC , 13510 NW US Highway 441 , Alachua , Florida 32615 , United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611 , United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611 , United States
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611 , United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering , University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611 , United States
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Lopez Perez R, Brauer J, Rühle A, Trinh T, Sisombath S, Wuchter P, Grosu AL, Debus J, Saffrich R, Huber PE, Nicolay NH. Human mesenchymal stem cells are resistant to UV-B irradiation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:20000. [PMID: 31882818 PMCID: PMC6934474 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56591-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Albeit being an effective therapy for various cutaneous conditions, UV-B irradiation can cause severe skin damage. While multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) may aid the regeneration of UV-B-induced skin injuries, the influence of UV-B irradiation on MSCs remains widely unknown. Here, we show that human MSCs are relatively resistant to UV-B irradiation compared to dermal fibroblasts. MSCs exhibited higher clonogenic survival, proliferative activity and viability than dermal fibroblasts after exposure to UV-B irradiation. Cellular adhesion, morphology and expression of characteristic surface marker patterns remained largely unaffected in UV-irradiated MSCs. The differentiation ability along the adipogenic, osteogenic and chondrogenic lineages was preserved after UV-B treatment. However, UV-B radiation resulted in a reduced ability of MSCs and dermal fibroblasts to migrate. MSCs exhibited low apoptosis rates after UV-B irradiation and repaired UV-B-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers more efficiently than dermal fibroblasts. UV-B irradiation led to prolonged p53 protein stability and increased p21 protein expression resulting in a prolonged G2 arrest and senescence induction in MSCs. The observed resistance may contribute to the ability of these multipotent cells to aid the regeneration of UV-B-induced skin injuries.
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- Ramon Lopez Perez
- Department of Molecular Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Freiburg - Medical Center, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg - Hessen, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Freiburg - Medical Center, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg - Hessen, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (dkfz), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Freiburg - Medical Center, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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Kim KM, Im AR, Park SK, Shin HS, Chae SW. Protective Effects of Timosaponin AIII against UVB-Radiation Induced Inflammation and DNA Injury in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes. Biol Pharm Bull 2019; 42:1524-1531. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b19-00222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Ki Mo Kim
- Herbal Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
- Department of Korean Life Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology
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- Herbal Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
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- Herbal Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
- Department of Korean Life Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology
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Sun Y, Wang P, Li H, Dai J. BMAL1 and CLOCK proteins in regulating UVB-induced apoptosis and DNA damage responses in human keratinocytes. J Cell Physiol 2018; 233:9563-9574. [PMID: 29943823 PMCID: PMC6185778 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A diverse array of biological processes are under circadian controls. In mouse skin, ultraviolet ray (UVR)-induced apoptosis and DNA damage responses are time-of-day dependent, which are controlled by core clock proteins. This study investigates the roles of clock proteins in regulating UVB responses in human keratinocytes (HKCs). We found that the messenger RNA expression of brain and muscle ARNT-like 1 (BMAL1) and circadian locomotor output cycles kaput (CLOCK) genes is altered by low doses (5 mJ/cm2 ) of UVB in the immortalized HaCat HKCs cell line. Although depletion of BMAL1 or CLOCK has no effect on the activation of Rad3-related protein kinases-checkpoint kinase 1-p53 mediated DNA damage checkpoints, it leads to suppression of UVB-stimulated apoptotic responses, and downregulation of UVB-elevated expression of DNA damage marker γ-H2AX and cell cycle inhibitor p21. Diminished apoptotic responses are also observed in primary HKCs depleted of BMAL1 or CLOCK after UVB irradiation. While CLOCK depletion shows a suppressive effect on UVB-induced p53 protein accumulation, depletion of either clock gene triggers early keratinocyte differentiation of HKCs at their steady state. These results suggest that UVB-induced apoptosis and DNA damage responses are controlled by clock proteins, but via different mechanisms in the immortalized human adult low calcium temperature and primary HKCs. Given the implication of UVB in photoaging and photocarcinogenesis, mechanistic elucidation of circadian controls on UVB effects in human skin will be critical and beneficial for prevention and treatment of skin cancers and other skin-related diseases.
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- Yang Sun
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705 USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705 USA
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Ginseng Rh2 protects endometrial cells from oxygen glucose deprivation/re-oxygenation. Oncotarget 2017; 8:105703-105713. [PMID: 29285285 PMCID: PMC5739672 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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In this study, oxygen glucose deprivation/re-oxygenation (OGDR) was applied to cultured endometrial cells to mimic ischemic-reperfusion injuries. We also tested the potential effect of Ginseng Rh2 (GRh2) against the process. In established T-HESC human endometrial cells and primary murine endometrial cells, GRh2 largely inhibited OGDR-induced viability reduction and cell death. Remarkably, OGDR induced programmed necrosis in the endometrial cells, evidenced by cyclophilin D-p53-adenine nucleotide translocator 1 (ANT-1) mitochondrial association, mitochondrial depolarization, reactive oxygen species production, and lactate dehydrogenase release. Notably, such effects by OGDR were largely attenuated with co-treatment of GRh2. Further, cyclophilin D inhibition or knockdown also protected endometrial cells from OGDR. On the other hand, forced over-expression of cyclophilin D facilitated OGDR-induced T-HESC cell necrosis, which was dramatically inhibited by GRh2. Together, GRh2 protects endometrial cells from OGDR possibly via inhibiting CypD-dependent programmed necrosis pathway.
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Marais TLD, Kluz T, Xu D, Zhang X, Gesumaria L, Matsui MS, Costa M, Sun H. Transcription factors and stress response gene alterations in human keratinocytes following Solar Simulated Ultra Violet Radiation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13622. [PMID: 29051608 PMCID: PMC5648893 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13765-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from sunlight is the major effector for skin aging and carcinogenesis. However, genes and pathways altered by solar-simulated UVR (ssUVR), a mixture of UVA and UVB, are not well characterized. Here we report global changes in gene expression as well as associated pathways and upstream transcription factors in human keratinocytes exposed to ssUVR. Human HaCaT keratinocytes were exposed to either a single dose or 5 repetitive doses of ssUVR. Comprehensive analyses of gene expression profiles as well as functional annotation were performed at 24 hours post irradiation. Our results revealed that ssUVR modulated genes with diverse cellular functions changed in a dose-dependent manner. Gene expression in cells exposed to a single dose of ssUVR differed significantly from those that underwent repetitive exposures. While single ssUVR caused a significant inhibition in genes involved in cell cycle progression, especially G2/M checkpoint and mitotic regulation, repetitive ssUVR led to extensive changes in genes related to cell signaling and metabolism. We have also identified a panel of ssUVR target genes that exhibited persistent changes in gene expression even at 1 week after irradiation. These results revealed a complex network of transcriptional regulators and pathways that orchestrate the cellular response to ssUVR.
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- Thomas L Des Marais
- New York University, Department of Environmental Medicine, Tuxedo, New York, United States of America
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- New York University, Department of Environmental Medicine, Tuxedo, New York, United States of America
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- New York Medical College School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Valhalla, New York, United States of America
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- New York University, Department of Environmental Medicine, Tuxedo, New York, United States of America
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- New York University, Department of Environmental Medicine, Tuxedo, New York, United States of America
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- Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Melville, New York, United States of America
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- New York University, Department of Environmental Medicine, Tuxedo, New York, United States of America.
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- New York University, Department of Environmental Medicine, Tuxedo, New York, United States of America.
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Zheng J, Cui E, Yang H, Li M, Zhou J, Yan M, Sun J, Tang DR. Targeting cyclophilin-D by compound 19 protects neuronal cells from oxygen glucose deprivation/re-oxygenation. Oncotarget 2017; 8:90238-90249. [PMID: 29163824 PMCID: PMC5685745 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) with re-oxygenation (OGDR) is applied to neuronal cells to mimic ischemia-reperfusion injuries. Activation of cyclophilin D (Cyp-D)-dependent programmed necrosis pathway mediates OGDR-induced neuronal cell damages. Here, we tested the potential effect of Compound 19 (C19), a novel Cyp-D inhibitor, in this process. In both established neuronal cell lines (Neuro-2a and NB41A3 cells) and the primary murine CA1 hippocampal neurons, pretreatment with C19 largely attenuated OGDR-induced cell viability reduction and cell death. Significantly, C19 was ineffective in Cyp-D-silenced Neuro-2a cells. OGDR induced mitochondria-dependent programmed necrosis in neuronal cells. OGDR induced p53 translocation to mitochondria and association with Cyp-D, causing mitochondrial depolarization, cytochrome C release and reactive oxygen species production. Such effects were largely attenuated with pre-treatment of C19. Importantly, C19 was significantly more efficient than other known Cyp-D inhibitors in protecting neuronal cells from OGDR. These results suggest that targeting Cyp-D by C19 protects neuronal cells from OGDR.
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- Jinyu Zheng
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huai'an Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Yangzhou University Medical School, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huai'an Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Yangzhou University Medical School, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huai'an Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Yangzhou University Medical School, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huai'an Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Yangzhou University Medical School, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huai'an Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Yangzhou University Medical School, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huai'an Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Yangzhou University Medical School, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China
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Flori E, Mastrofrancesco A, Kovacs D, Bellei B, Briganti S, Maresca V, Cardinali G, Picardo M. The activation of PPARγ by 2,4,6-Octatrienoic acid protects human keratinocytes from UVR-induced damages. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9241. [PMID: 28835664 PMCID: PMC5569026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09578-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Increasing attention is addressed to identify products able to enhance skin photoprotection and to prevent skin carcinogenesis. Several studies have demonstrated that the α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (αMSH), acting on a functional MC1R, provides a photoprotective effect by inducing pigmentation, antioxidants and DNA repair. We discovered a link between αMSH and the nuclear receptor Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ (PPARγ), suggesting that some of the αMSH protective effects may be dependent on PPARγ transcriptional activity. Moreover, we demonstrated that the activation of PPARγ by the parrodiene 2,4,6-octatrienoic acid (Octa) induces melanogenesis and antioxidant defence in human melanocytes and counteracts senescence-like phenotype in human fibroblasts. In this study, we demonstrate that the activation of PPARγ by Octa exerts a protective effect against UVA- and UVB-induced damage on normal human keratinocytes (NHKs), the major target cells of UV radiation. Octa promotes the antioxidant defence, augments DNA repair and reduces the induction of proteins involved in UV-induced DNA damage response. Our results contribute to deepen the analysis of the αMSH/PPARγ connection and suggest perspectives for the development of new molecules and formulations able to prevent cutaneous UV damage by acting on the different skin cell populations through PPARγ activation.
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- Enrica Flori
- Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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Sample A, He YY. Autophagy in UV Damage Response. Photochem Photobiol 2017; 93:943-955. [PMID: 27935061 PMCID: PMC5466513 DOI: 10.1111/php.12691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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UV radiation exposure from sunlight and artificial tanning beds is the major risk factor for the development of skin cancer and skin photoaging. UV-induced skin damage can trigger a cascade of DNA damage response signaling pathways, including cell cycle arrest, DNA repair and, if damage is irreparable, apoptosis. Compensatory proliferation replaces the apoptotic cells to maintain skin barrier integrity. Disruption of these processes can be exploited to promote carcinogenesis by allowing the survival and proliferation of damaged cells. UV radiation also induces autophagy, a catabolic process that clears unwanted or damaged proteins, lipids and organelles. The mechanisms by which autophagy is activated following UV exposure, and the functions of autophagy in UV response, are only now being clarified. Here, we summarize the current understanding of the mechanisms governing autophagy regulation by UV, the roles of autophagy in regulating cellular response to UV-induced photodamage and the implications of autophagy modulation in the treatment and prevention of photoaging and skin cancer.
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- Ashley Sample
- Department of Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Committee on Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Committee on Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Song X, Narzt MS, Nagelreiter IM, Hohensinner P, Terlecki-Zaniewicz L, Tschachler E, Grillari J, Gruber F. Autophagy deficient keratinocytes display increased DNA damage, senescence and aberrant lipid composition after oxidative stress in vitro and in vivo. Redox Biol 2017; 11:219-230. [PMID: 28012437 PMCID: PMC5192251 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Autophagy allows cells fundamental adaptations to metabolic needs and to stress. Using autophagic bulk degradation cells can clear crosslinked macromolecules and damaged organelles that arise under redox stress. Accumulation of such debris results in cellular dysfunction and is observed in aged tissue and senescent cells. Conversely, promising anti-aging strategies aim at inhibiting the mTOR pathway and thereby activating autophagy, to counteract aging associated damage. We have inactivated autophagy related 7 (Atg7), an essential autophagy gene, in murine keratinocytes (KC) and have found in an earlier study that this resulted in increased baseline oxidative stress and reduced capacity to degrade crosslinked proteins after oxidative ultraviolet stress. To investigate whether autophagy deficiency would promote cellular aging, we studied how Atg7 deficient (KO) and Atg7 bearing cells (WT) would respond to stress induced by paraquat (PQ), an oxidant drug commonly used to induce cellular senescence. Atg7 deficient KC displayed increased prostanoid signaling and a pro- mitotic gene expression signature as compared to the WT. After exposure to PQ, both WT and KO cells showed an inflammatory and stress-related transcriptomic response. However, the Atg7 deficient cells additionally showed drastic DNA damage- and cell cycle arrest signaling. Indeed, DNA fragmentation and -oxidation were strongly increased in the stressed Atg7 deficient cells upon PQ stress but also after oxidizing ultraviolet A irradiation. Damage associated phosphorylated histone H2AX (γH2AX) foci were increased in the nuclei, whereas expression of the nuclear lamina protein lamin B1 was strongly decreased. Similarly, in both, PQ treated mouse tail skin explants and in UVA irradiated mouse tail skin, we found a strong increase in γH2AX positive nuclei within the basal layer of Atg7 deficient epidermis. Atg7 deficiency significantly affected expression of lipid metabolic genes. Therefore we performed lipid profiling of keratinocytes which demonstrated a major dysregulation of cellular lipid metabolism. We found accumulation of autophagy agonisitic free fatty acids, whereas triglyceride levels were strongly decreased. Together, our data show that in absence of Atg7/autophagy the resistance of keratinocytes to intrinsic and environmental oxidative stress was severely impaired and resulted in DNA damage, cell cycle arrest and a disturbed lipid phenotype, all typical for premature cell aging.
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- Xiuzu Song
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Leitstelle 7J, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; Department of Dermatology, The Third Hospital of Hangzhou, 38 Xihu Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Leitstelle 7J, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Leitstelle 7J, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II - Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; Christian Doppler Laboratory for Biotechnology of Skin Aging, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Leitstelle 7J, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; Christian Doppler Laboratory for Biotechnology of Skin Aging, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Leitstelle 7J, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; Christian Doppler Laboratory for Biotechnology of Skin Aging, Austria.
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Justiniano R, Williams JD, Perer J, Hua A, Lesson J, Park SL, Wondrak GT. The B 6 -vitamer Pyridoxal is a Sensitizer of UVA-induced Genotoxic Stress in Human Primary Keratinocytes and Reconstructed Epidermis. Photochem Photobiol 2017; 93:990-998. [PMID: 28083878 DOI: 10.1111/php.12720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
UVA-driven photooxidative stress in human skin may originate from excitation of specific endogenous chromophores acting as photosensitizers. Previously, we have demonstrated that 3-hydroxypyridine-derived chromophores including B6 -vitamers (pyridoxine, pyridoxamine and pyridoxal) are endogenous photosensitizers that enhance UVA-induced photooxidative stress in human skin cells. Here, we report that the B6 -vitamer pyridoxal is a sensitizer of genotoxic stress in human adult primary keratinocytes (HEKa) and reconstructed epidermis. Comparative array analysis indicated that exposure to the combined action of pyridoxal and UVA caused upregulation of heat shock (HSPA6, HSPA1A, HSPA1L, HSPA2), redox (GSTM3, EGR1, MT2A, HMOX1, SOD1) and genotoxic (GADD45A, DDIT3, CDKN1A) stress response gene expression. Together with potentiation of UVA-induced photooxidative stress and glutathione depletion, induction of HEKa cell death occurred only in response to the combined action of pyridoxal and UVA. In addition to activational phosphorylation indicative of genotoxic stress [p53 (Ser15) and γ-H2AX (Ser139)], comet analysis indicated the formation of Fpg-sensitive oxidative DNA lesions, observable only after combined exposure to pyridoxal and UVA. In human reconstructed epidermis, pyridoxal preincubation followed by UVA exposure caused genomic oxidative base damage, procaspase 3 cleavage and TUNEL positivity, consistent with UVA-driven photooxidative damage that may be relevant to human skin exposed to high concentrations of B6 -vitamers.
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- Rebecca Justiniano
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and UA Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and UA Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and UA Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and UA Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and UA Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and UA Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and UA Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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Dakup P, Gaddameedhi S. Impact of the Circadian Clock on UV-Induced DNA Damage Response and Photocarcinogenesis. Photochem Photobiol 2016; 93:296-303. [PMID: 27861965 DOI: 10.1111/php.12662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The skin is in constant exposure to various external environmental stressors, including solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Various wavelengths of UV light are absorbed by the DNA and other molecules in the skin to cause DNA damage and induce oxidative stress. The exposure to excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation and/or accumulation of damage over time can lead to photocarcinogenesis and photoaging. The nucleotide excision repair (NER) system is the sole mechanism for removing UV photoproduct damage from DNA, and genetic disruption of this repair pathway leads to the photosensitive disorder xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). Interestingly, recent work has shown that NER is controlled by the circadian clock, the body's natural time-keeping mechanism, through regulation of the rate-limiting repair factor xeroderma pigmentosum group A (XPA). Studies have shown reduced UV-induced skin cancer after UV exposure in the evening compared to the morning, which corresponds with times of high and low repair capacities, respectively. However, most studies of the circadian clock-NER connection have utilized murine models, and it is therefore important to translate these findings to humans to improve skin cancer prevention and chronotherapy.
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- Panshak Dakup
- Experimental and Systems Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA
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- Experimental and Systems Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA.,Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University, Spokane, WA
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Transcriptional and Posttranslational Regulation of Nucleotide Excision Repair: The Guardian of the Genome against Ultraviolet Radiation. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17111840. [PMID: 27827925 PMCID: PMC5133840 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17111840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight represents a constant threat to genome stability by generating modified DNA bases such as cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD) and pyrimidine-pyrimidone (6-4) photoproducts (6-4PP). If unrepaired, these lesions can have deleterious effects, including skin cancer. Mammalian cells are able to neutralize UV-induced photolesions through nucleotide excision repair (NER). The NER pathway has multiple components including seven xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) proteins (XPA to XPG) and numerous auxiliary factors, including ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) protein kinase and RCC1 like domain (RLD) and homologous to the E6-AP carboxyl terminus (HECT) domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 (HERC2). In this review we highlight recent data on the transcriptional and posttranslational regulation of NER activity.
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Cui H, Li X, Han C, Wang QE, Wang H, Ding HF, Zhang J, Yan C. The Stress-responsive Gene ATF3 Mediates Dichotomous UV Responses by Regulating the Tip60 and p53 Proteins. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:10847-57. [PMID: 26994140 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.713099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The response to UV irradiation is important for a cell to maintain its genetic integrity when challenged by environmental genotoxins. An immediate early response to UV irradiation is the rapid induction of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) expression. Although emerging evidence has linked ATF3 to stress pathways regulated by the tumor suppressor p53 and the histone acetyltransferase Tip60, the role of ATF3 in the UV response remains largely unclear. Here, we report that ATF3 mediated dichotomous UV responses. Although UV irradiation enhanced the binding of ATF3 to Tip60, knockdown of ATF3 expression decreased Tip60 stability, thereby impairing Tip60 induction by UV irradiation. In line with the role of Tip60 in mediating UV-induced apoptosis, ATF3 promoted the death of p53-defective cells in response to UV irradiation. However, ATF3 could also activate p53 and promote p53-mediated DNA repair, mainly through altering histone modifications that could facilitate recruitment of DNA repair proteins (such as DDB2) to damaged DNA sites. As a result, ATF3 rather protected the p53 wild-type cells from UV-induced apoptosis. Our results thus indicate that ATF3 regulates cell fates upon UV irradiation in a p53-dependent manner.
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- the Department of Radiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- the Department of Radiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- the Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China, and
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- From the Georgia Cancer Center and Departments of Pathology and
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- the Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- From the Georgia Cancer Center and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912,
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Miciak J, Bunz F. Long story short: p53 mediates innate immunity. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2016; 1865:220-7. [PMID: 26951863 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Revised: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The story of p53 and how we came to understand it is punctuated by fundamental insights into the essence of cancer. In the decades since its discovery, p53 has been shown to be centrally involved in most, if not all, of the cellular processes that maintain tissue homeostasis. Extensive functional analyses of p53 and its tumor-associated mutants have illuminated many of the common defects shared by most cancer cells. As the central character in a tale that continues to unfold, p53 has become increasingly familiar and yet remains surprisingly inscrutable. New relationships periodically come to light, and surprising, novel activities continue to emerge, thereby revealing new dimensions and aspects of its function. What lies at the very core of this complex protagonist? What is its prime motivation? As every avid reader knows, the elements of character are profoundly shaped by adversity--originating from within and without. And so it is with p53. This review will briefly recap the coordinated responses of p53 to viral infection, and outline a hypothetical model that would explain how an abundance of seemingly unrelated phenotypic attributes may in the end reflect a singular function. All stories eventually draw to a conclusion. This epic tale may eventually leave us with the realization that p53, most simply described, is a protein that evolved to mediate immune surveillance.
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- Jessica Miciak
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Underbrink MP, Dupuis C, Wang J, Tyring SK. E6 proteins from low-risk human papillomavirus types 6 and 11 are able to protect keratinocytes from apoptosis via Bak degradation. J Gen Virol 2016; 97:715-724. [PMID: 26743580 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Infection of epithelial surfaces with low-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11 causes troublesome clinical diseases, such as recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, that carry a significant cost burden to the healthcare system. Despite this, less has been studied at the molecular level for the low-risk HPV types when compared with their high-risk counterparts. Recent studies have shown the ability of the HPV E6 protein to degrade the pro-apoptotic family member Bak in high-risk and betapapillomavirus HPV types, which confers a cytoprotective advantage on E6-expressing cells. It is unknown whether low-risk E6 expression disrupts the apoptosis pathway and confers a cytoprotective advantage as a result of Bak degradation. We tested the abilities of 6E6 and 11E6 to degrade Bak and protect keratinocytes from UV-initiated apoptosis. Both low-risk 6E6 and 11E6 proteins were able to degrade activated Bak following UV treatment of keratinocytes. The degradation of Bak in 6E6- and 11E6-expressing cells occurred through the proteasomal pathway, and protected them from apoptosis, specifically through the intrinsic pathway to the same extent as their high-risk HPV16 E6 counterpart. In conclusion, we have found a new, critical and conserved function of low-risk HPV E6 proteins, i.e. the ability to degrade Bak, which gives them a cytoprotective advantage over normal, uninfected cells by specifically disrupting the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis.
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- Michael P Underbrink
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Engelbrecht D, Coetzer TL. Sunlight inhibits growth and induces markers of programmed cell death in Plasmodium falciparum in vitro. Malar J 2015; 14:378. [PMID: 26419629 PMCID: PMC4588498 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0867-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the majority of global malaria deaths. During the pathogenic blood stages of infection, a rapid increase in parasitaemia threatens the survival of the host before transmission of slow-maturing sexual parasites to the mosquito vector to continue the life cycle. Programmed cell death (PCD) may provide the parasite with the means to control its burden on the host and thereby ensure its own survival. Various environmental stress factors encountered during malaria may induce PCD in P. falciparum. This study is the first to characterize parasite cell death in response to natural sunlight. Methods The 3D7 strain of P. falciparum was cultured in vitro in donor erythrocytes. Synchronized and mixed-stage parasitized cultures were exposed to sunlight for 1 h and compared to cultures maintained in the dark, 24 h later. Mixed-stage parasites were also subjected to a second one-hour exposure at 24 h and assessed at 48 h. Parasitaemia was measured daily by flow cytometry. Biochemical markers of cell death were assessed, including DNA fragmentation, mitochondrial membrane polarization and phosphatidylserine externalization. Results Sunlight inhibited P. falciparum growth in vitro. Late-stage parasites were more severely affected than early stages. However, some late-stage parasites survived exposure to sunlight to form new rings 24 h later, as would be expected during PCD whereby only a portion of the population dies. DNA fragmentation was observed at 24 and 48 h and preceded mitochondrial hyperpolarization in mixed-stage parasites at 48 h. Mitochondrial hyperpolarization likely resulted from increased oxidative stress. Although data suggested increased phosphatidylserine externalization in mixed-stage parasites, results were not statistically significant. Conclusion The combination of biochemical markers and the survival of some parasites, despite exposure to a lethal stimulus, support the occurrence of PCD in P. falciparum.
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- Dewaldt Engelbrecht
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Pathology, Wits Medical School, Wits Research Institute for Malaria, University of the Witwatersrand, 7th floor, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Pathology, Wits Medical School, Wits Research Institute for Malaria, University of the Witwatersrand, 7th floor, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa. .,National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Park JJ, Lim KH, Baek KH. Annexin-1 regulated by HAUSP is essential for UV-induced damage response. Cell Death Dis 2015; 6:e1654. [PMID: 25695607 PMCID: PMC4669820 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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DNA damage can occur through diverse stimulations such as toxins, drugs, and environmental factors. To respond to DNA damage, mammalian cells induce DNA damage response (DDR). DDR signal activates a rapid signal transduction pathway, regulating the cell fate based on the damaged cell condition. Moreover, serious damaged cells have to be eliminated by the macrophage to maintain homeostasis. Because the DDR induces genomic instability followed by tumor formation, targeting the DDR signaling can be applied for the cancer therapy. Herpes virus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease (HAUSP/USP7) is one of the well-known deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) owing to its relevance with Mdm2-p53 complex. The involvement of HAUSP in DDR through p53 led us to investigate novel substrates for HAUSP, which is related to DDR or apoptosis. As a result, we identified annexin-1 (ANXA1) as one of the putative substrates for HAUSP. ANXA1 has numerous roles in cellular systems including anti-inflammation, damage response, and apoptosis. Several studies have demonstrated that ANXA1 can be modified in a post-translational manner by processes such as phosphorylation, SUMOylation, and ubiquitination. In addition, DNA damage gives various functions to ANXA1 such as stress response or cleavage-mediated apoptotic cell clearance. In the current study, our proteomic analysis using two-dimensional electrophoresis, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) and nano LC-MS/MS, and immunoprecipitation revealed that ANXA1 binds to HAUSP through its HAUSP-binding motif (P/AXXS), and the cleavage and damage-responsive functions of ANXA1 upon UV-induced DNA damage may be followed by HAUSP-mediated deubiquitination of ANXA1. Intriguingly, the UV-induced damage responses via HAUSP-ANXA1 interaction in HeLa cells were different from the responses shown in the Jurkat cells, suggesting that their change of roles may depend on the cell types.
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- J-J Park
- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Gyeonggi-Do 463-400, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Gyeonggi-Do 463-400, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Gyeonggi-Do 463-400, Republic of Korea
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Interfering with stem cell-specific gatekeeper functions controls tumour initiation and malignant progression of skin tumours. Nat Commun 2015; 6:5874. [PMID: 25608467 PMCID: PMC4354047 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Epithelial cancer constitutes a major clinical challenge and molecular mechanisms underlying the process of tumour initiation are not well understood. Here we demonstrate that hair follicle bulge stem cells (SCs) give rise to well-differentiated sebaceous tumours and show that SCs are not only crucial in tumour initiation, but are also involved in tumour plasticity and heterogeneity. Our findings reveal that SC-specific expression of mutant Lef1, which mimics mutations found in human sebaceous tumours, drives sebaceous tumour formation. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that mutant Lef1 abolishes p53 activity in SCs. Intriguingly, mutant Lef1 induces DNA damage and interferes with SC-specific gatekeeper functions normally protecting against accumulations of DNA lesions and cell loss. Thus, normal control of SC proliferation is disrupted by mutant Lef1, thereby allowing uncontrolled propagation of tumour-initiating SCs. Collectively, these findings identify underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms of tumour-initiating events in tissue SCs providing a potential target for future therapeutic strategies. The presence of multiple stem and progenitor cells in the skin has a major impact on the formation of different epidermal tumours. Here the authors identify bulge stem cells as the cells of origin of sebaceous tumours through genetic lineage tracing and molecular studies in a mouse model.
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Zhang XP, Liu F, Wang W. Interplay between Mdm2 and HIPK2 in the DNA damage response. J R Soc Interface 2014; 11:rsif.2014.0319. [PMID: 24829283 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The tumour suppressor p53 is activated to induce cell-cycle arrest or apoptosis in the DNA damage response (DDR). p53 phosphorylation at Ser46 by HIPK2 (homeodomain-interacting protein kinase 2) is a critical event in apoptosis induction. Interestingly, HIPK2 is degraded by Mdm2 (a negative regulator of p53), whereas Mdm2 is downregulated by HIPK2 through several mechanisms. Here, we develop a four-module network model for the p53 pathway to clarify the role of interplay between Mdm2 and HIPK2 in the DDR evoked by ultraviolet radiation. By numerical simulations, we reveal that Mdm2-dependent HIPK2 degradation promotes cell survival after mild DNA damage and that inhibition of HIPK2 degradation is sufficient to trigger apoptosis. In response to severe damage, p53 phosphorylation at Ser46 is promoted by the accumulation of HIPK2 due to downregulation of nuclear Mdm2 in the later phase of the response. Meanwhile, the concentration of p53 switches from moderate to high levels, contributing to apoptosis induction. We show that the presence of three mechanisms for Mdm2 downregulation, i.e. repression of mdm2 expression, inhibition of its nuclear entry and HIPK2-induced degradation, guarantees the apoptosis of irreparably damaged cells. Our results agree well with multiple experimental observations, and testable predictions are also made. This work advances our understanding of the regulation of p53 activity in the DDR and suggests that HIPK2 should be a significant target for cancer therapy.
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- Xiao-Peng Zhang
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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Moutaoufik MT, El Fatimy R, Nassour H, Gareau C, Lang J, Tanguay RM, Mazroui R, Khandjian EW. UVC-induced stress granules in mammalian cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e112742. [PMID: 25409157 PMCID: PMC4237350 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Stress granules (SGs) are well characterized cytoplasmic RNA bodies that form under various stress conditions. We have observed that exposure of mammalian cells in culture to low doses of UVC induces the formation of discrete cytoplasmic RNA granules that were detected by immunofluorescence staining using antibodies to RNA-binding proteins. UVC-induced cytoplasmic granules are not Processing Bodies (P-bodies) and are bone fide SGs as they contain TIA-1, TIA-1/R, Caprin1, FMRP, G3BP1, PABP1, well known markers, and mRNA. Concomitant with the accumulation of the granules in the cytoplasm, cells enter a quiescent state, as they are arrested in G1 phase of the cell cycle in order to repair DNA damages induced by UVC irradiation. This blockage persists as long as the granules are present. A tight correlation between their decay and re-entry into S-phase was observed. However the kinetics of their formation, their low number per cell, their absence of fusion into larger granules, their persistence over 48 hours and their slow decay, all differ from classical SGs induced by arsenite or heat treatment. The induction of these SGs does not correlate with major translation inhibition nor with phosphorylation of the α subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2α). We propose that a restricted subset of mRNAs coding for proteins implicated in cell cycling are removed from the translational apparatus and are sequestered in a repressed form in SGs.
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- Mohamed Taha Moutaoufik
- Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Département de psychiatrie et de neurosciences, Université Laval, Québec, PQ, Canada
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- Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Département de psychiatrie et de neurosciences, Université Laval, Québec, PQ, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec. Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Université Laval, Québec, PQ, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec. Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Université Laval, Québec, PQ, Canada
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- Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Département de psychiatrie et de neurosciences, Université Laval, Québec, PQ, Canada
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- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et du développement, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Université Laval, Québec, PQ, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec. Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Université Laval, Québec, PQ, Canada
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- Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Département de psychiatrie et de neurosciences, Université Laval, Québec, PQ, Canada
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Itou J, Tanaka S, Sato F, Akiyama R, Kawakami Y, Toi M. An optical labeling-based proliferation assay system reveals the paracrine effect of interleukin-6 in breast cancer. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1853:27-40. [PMID: 25305574 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Proliferation analysis is one of the basic approaches to characterize various cell types. In conventional cell proliferation assays, the same sample cannot be observed over time, nor can a specific group within a heterogeneous population of cells, for example, cancerous cells, be analyzed separately. To overcome these limitations, we established an optical labeling-based proliferation assay system with the Kaede protein, whose fluorescence can be irreversibly photo converted from green to red by irradiation. After a single non-toxic photoconversion event, the intensity of red fluorescence in each cell is reduced by cell division. From this, we developed a simple method to quantify cell proliferation by monitoring reduction of red fluorescence over time. This study shows that the optical labeling-based proliferation assay is a viable novel method to analyze cell proliferation, and could enhance our understanding of mechanisms regulating cell proliferation machinery. We used this newly established system to analyze the functions of secreted interleukin-6 (IL-6) in cancer cell proliferation, which had not been fully characterized. Reduction in proliferation was observed following IL-6 knockdown. However, after co-culturing with IL-6-expressing cells, the proliferation of Kaede-labeled IL-6-knockdown cells was restored. These data indicate that in basal-like breast cancer cells, IL-6 exhibits a paracrine effect to positively regulate cell proliferation. Our results thus demonstrate that cancer cells can secrete signaling molecules, such as IL-6, to support the proliferation of other cancer cells.
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- Junji Itou
- Department of Breast Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of MN, 321 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Stem Cell Institute, University of MN, 321 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of MN, 321 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Stem Cell Institute, University of MN, 321 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Developmental Biology Center, University of MN, 321 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Lillehei Heart Institute, University of MN, 321 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Physical and functional interaction of the TPL2 kinase with nucleophosmin. Oncogene 2014; 34:2516-26. [PMID: 24998852 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Tumor Progression Locus 2 (TPL2) is widely recognized as a cytoplasmic mitogen-activated protein 3 kinase with a prominent role in the regulation of inflammatory and oncogenic signal transduction. Herein we report that TPL2 may also operate in the nucleus as a physical and functional partner of nucleophosmin (NPM/B23), a major nucleolar phosphoprotein with diverse cellular activities linked to malignancy. We demonstrate that TPL2 mediates the phosphorylation of a fraction of NPM at threonine 199, an event required for its proteasomal degradation and maintenance of steady-state NPM levels. Upon exposure to ultraviolet C, Tpl2 is required for the translocation of de-phosphorylated NPM from the nucleolus to the nucleoplasm. NPM is an endogenous inhibitor of HDM2:p53 interaction and knockdown of TPL2 was found to result in reduced binding of NPM to HDM2, with concomitant defects in p53 accumulation following genotoxic or ribosomal stress. These findings expand our understanding of the function of TPL2 as a negative regulator of carcinogenesis by defining a nuclear role for this kinase in the topological sequestration of NPM, linking p53 signaling to the generation of threonine 199-phosphorylated NPM.
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Martinez-Levasseur LM, Birch-Machin MA, Bowman A, Gendron D, Weatherhead E, Knell RJ, Acevedo-Whitehouse K. Whales use distinct strategies to counteract solar ultraviolet radiation. Sci Rep 2014; 3:2386. [PMID: 23989080 PMCID: PMC3757271 DOI: 10.1038/srep02386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A current threat to the marine ecosystem is the high level of solar ultraviolet radiation (UV). Large whales have recently been shown to suffer sun-induced skin damage from continuous UV exposure. Genotoxic consequences of such exposure remain unknown for these long-lived marine species, as does their capacity to counteract UV-induced insults. We show that UV exposure induces mitochondrial DNA damage in the skin of seasonally sympatric fin, sperm, and blue whales and that this damage accumulates with age. However, counteractive molecular mechanisms are markedly different between species. For example, sperm whales, a species that remains for long periods at the sea surface, activate genotoxic stress pathways in response to UV exposure whereas the paler blue whale relies on increased pigmentation as the season progresses. Our study also shows that whales can modulate their responses to fluctuating levels of UV, and that different evolutionary constraints may have shaped their response strategies.
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Coordination between p21 and DDB2 in the cellular response to UV radiation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e80111. [PMID: 24260342 PMCID: PMC3832521 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The tumor suppressor p53 guides the cellular response to DNA damage mainly by regulating expression of target genes. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21, which is induced by p53, can both arrest the cell cycle and inhibit apoptosis. Interestingly, p53-inducible DDB2 (damaged-DNA binding protein 2) promotes apoptosis by mediating p21 degradation after ultraviolet (UV)-induced DNA damage. Here, we developed an integrated model of the p53 network to explore how the UV-irradiated cell makes a decision between survival and death and how the activities of p21 and DDB2 are modulated. By numerical simulations, we found that p53 is activated progressively and the promoter selectivity of p53 depends on its concentration. For minor DNA damage, p53 settles at an intermediate level. p21 is induced by p53 to arrest the cell cycle via inhibiting E2F1 activity, allowing for DNA repair. The proapoptotic genes are expressed at low levels. For severe DNA damage, p53 undergoes a two-phase behavior and accumulates to high levels in the second phase. Consequently, those proapoptotic proteins accumulate remarkably. Bax activates the release of cytochrome c, while DDB2 promotes the degradation of p21, which leads to activation of E2F1 and induction of Apaf-1. Finally, the caspase cascade is activated to trigger apoptosis. We revealed that the downregulation of p21 is necessary for apoptosis induction and PTEN promotes apoptosis by amplifying p53 activation. This work demonstrates that how the dynamics of the p53 network can be finely regulated through feed-forward and feedback loops within the network and emphasizes the importance of p21 regulation in the DNA damage response.
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Errington TM, Macara IG. Depletion of the adaptor protein NCK increases UV-induced p53 phosphorylation and promotes apoptosis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76204. [PMID: 24086708 PMCID: PMC3781058 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The cellular response to DNA damage requires the coordination of many proteins involved in diverse molecular processes. Discrete molecular pathways are becoming increasingly well understood, but the interconnectivity and coordination of multiple pathways remains less clear. We now show that NCK, an adapter protein involved in cytoskeletal responses to tyrosine kinase receptor signaling, accumulates in the nucleus in response to DNA damage and this translocation can be blocked by specific inhibition of the ATR protein kinase. Strikingly, HeLa cells depleted of NCK undergo apoptosis shortly after UV irradiation, as monitored by caspase-3 cleavage and PARP cleavage. This rapid, hyperactive apoptosis in NCK depleted cells might be p53 dependent, because loss of NCK also increased UV-induced p53 phosphorylation. Importantly, depletion of SOCS7, which is necessary for NCK nuclear translocation, phenocopies NCK depletion, indicating the nuclear accumulation of NCK is responsible for these molecular events. There are two NCK isoforms that have mostly redundant functions, and although NCK2 appears to have a greater contribution, depletion of NCK1 or NCK2, led to increased p53 phosphorylation and early apoptosis after UV exposure. These data reveal a novel function for NCK in regulating p53 phosphorylation and apoptosis, and provide evidence for interconnectedness of growth factor signaling proteins and the DNA damage response.
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- Timothy M. Errington
- Department of Microbiology, Center for Cell Signaling, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Martinez-Levasseur LM, Gendron D, Knell RJ, Acevedo-Whitehouse K. Control and target gene selection for studies on UV-induced genotoxicity in whales. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6:264. [PMID: 23837727 PMCID: PMC3716943 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite international success in reducing ozone-depleting emissions, ultraviolet radiation (UV) is not expected to decrease for several decades. Thus, it is pressing to implement tools that allow investigating the capacity of wildlife to respond to excessive UV, particularly species like cetaceans that lack anatomical or physiological protection. One approach is to examine epidermal expression of key genes involved in genotoxic stress response pathways. However, quantitation of mRNA transcripts requires previous standardization, with accurate selection of control and target genes. The latter is particularly important when working with environmental stressors such as UV that can activate numerous genes. RESULTS Using 20 epidermal biopsies from blue, fin and sperm whale, we found that the genes encoding the ribosomal proteins L4 and S18 (RPL4 and RPS18) were the most suitable to use as controls, followed by the genes encoding phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1) and succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit A (SDHA). A careful analysis of the transcription pathways known to be activated by UV-exposure in humans and mice led us to select as target genes those encoding for i) heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) an indicator of general cell stress, ii) tumour suppressor protein P53 (P53), a transcription factor activated by UV and other cell stressors, and iii) KIN17 (KIN), a cell cycle protein known to be up-regulated following UV exposure. These genes were successfully amplified in the three species and quantitation of their mRNA transcripts was standardised using RPL4 and RPS18. Using a larger sample set of 60 whale skin biopsies, we found that the target gene with highest expression was HSP70 and that its levels of transcription were correlated with those of KIN and P53. Expression of HSP70 and P53 were both related to microscopic sunburn lesions recorded in the whales' skin. CONCLUSION This article presents groundwork data essential for future qPCR-based studies on the capacity of wildlife to resolve or limit UV-induced damage. The proposed target genes are HSP70, P53 and KIN, known to be involved in genotoxic stress pathways, and whose expression patterns can be accurately assessed by using two stable control genes, RPL4 and RPS18.
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Kienzler A, Bony S, Devaux A. DNA repair activity in fish and interest in ecotoxicology: a review. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 134-135:47-56. [PMID: 23571068 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The knowledge of DNA repair in a target species is of first importance as it is the primary line of defense against genotoxicants, and a better knowledge of DNA repair capacity in fish could help to interpret genotoxicity data and/or assist in the choice of target species, developmental stage and tissues to focus on, both for environmental biomonitoring studies and DNA repair testing. This review focuses in a first part on what is presently known on a mechanistic basis, about the various DNA repair systems in fish, in vivo and in established cell lines. Data on base excision repair (BER), direct reversal with O⁶-alkylguanine transferase and double strand breaks repair, although rather scarce, are being reviewed, as well as nucleotide excision repair (NER) and photoreactivation repair (PER), which are by far the most studied repair mechanisms in fish. Most of these repair mechanisms seem to be strongly species and tissue dependent; they also depend on the developmental stage of the organisms. BER is efficient in vivo, although no data has been found on in vitro models. NER activity is quite low or even inexistent depending on the studies; however this lack is partly compensated by a strong PER activity, especially in early developmental stage. In a second part, a survey of the ecotoxicological studies integrating DNA repair as a parameter responding to single or mixture of contaminant is realized. Three main approaches are being used: the measurement of DNA repair gene expression after exposure, although it has not yet been clearly established whether gene expression is indicative of repair capacity; the monitoring of DNA damage removal by following DNA repair kinetics; and the modulation of DNA repair activity following exposure in situ, in order to assess the impact of exposure history on DNA repair capacity. Since all DNA repair processes are possible targets for environmental pollutants, we can also wonder at which extent such a modulation of repair capacities in fish could be the base for the development of new biomarkers of genotoxicity. Knowing the importance of the germ cell DNA integrity in the reproductive success of aquatic organisms, the DNA repair capacity of such cells deserve to be more studied, as well as DNA repair capacities of established fish cell lines. The limited amount of available data, which shows low/slow DNA repair capacities of fish cell lines compared with mammalian cell lines, concerned mainly the NER system; thus this point merits to be explored more deeply. Additionally, since some of the DNA repair systems appear more efficient in embryo larval stages, it would be of interest to consider embryonic cell lineages more closely.
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- Aude Kienzler
- UMR LEHNA 5023, Université de Lyon, F-69518 Vaulx-en-Velin, France.
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Proteasome activity influences UV-mediated subnuclear localization changes of NPM. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59096. [PMID: 23554979 PMCID: PMC3595268 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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UV damage activates cellular stress signaling pathways, causes DNA helix distortions and inhibits transcription by RNA polymerases I and II. In particular, the nucleolus, which is the site of RNA polymerase I transcription and ribosome biogenesis, disintegrates following UV damage. The disintegration is characterized by reorganization of the subnucleolar structures and change of localization of many nucleolar proteins. Here we have queried the basis of localization change of nucleophosmin (NPM), a nucleolar granular component protein, which is increasingly detected in the nucleoplasm following UV radiation. Using photobleaching experiments of NPM-fluorescent fusion protein in live human cells we show that NPM mobility increases after UV damage. However, we show that the increase in NPM nucleoplasmic abundance after UV is independent of UV-activated cellular stress and DNA damage signaling pathways. Unexpectedly, we find that proteasome activity affects NPM redistribution. NPM nucleolar expression was maintained when the UV-treated cells were exposed to proteasome inhibitors or when the expression of proteasome subunits was inhibited using RNAi. However, there was no evidence of increased NPM turnover in the UV damaged cells, or that ubiquitin or ubiquitin recycling affected NPM localization. These findings suggest that proteasome activity couples to nucleolar protein localizations in UV damage stress.
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Kawaguchi J, Adachi S, Yasuda I, Yamauchi T, Nakashima M, Ohno T, Shimizu M, Yoshioka T, Itani M, Kozawa O, Moriwaki H. Cisplatin and ultra-violet-C synergistically down-regulate receptor tyrosine kinases in human colorectal cancer cells. Mol Cancer 2012; 11:45. [PMID: 22788833 PMCID: PMC3477093 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-11-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Platinum-containing anti-cancer drugs such as cisplatin are widely used for patients with various types of cancers, however, resistance to cisplatin is observed in some cases. Whereas we have recently reported that high dose UV-C (200 J/m²) induces colorectal cancer cell proliferation by desensitization of EGFR, which leads oncogenic signaling in these cells, in this study we investigated the combination effect of low dose cisplatin (10 μM) and low dose UV-C (10 J/m²) on cell growth and apoptosis in several human colorectal cancer cells, SW480, DLD-1, HT29 and HCT116. Results The combination inhibited cell cycle and colony formation, while either cisplatin or UV-C alone had little effect. The combination also induced apoptosis in these cells. In addition, the combination caused the downregulation of EGFR and HER2. Moreover, UV-C alone caused the transient internalization of the EGFR, but with time EGFR recycled back to the cell surface, while cisplatin did not affect its localization. Surprisingly, the combination caused persistent internalization of the EGFR, which results in the lasting downregulation of the EGFR. Conclusions The combination of low dose cisplatin and low dose UV-C synergistically exerted anti-cancer effect by down-regulating RTK, such as EGFR and HER2. These findings may provide a novel strategy for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.
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- Junji Kawaguchi
- Departments of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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Ahmad I, Jimenez H, Yaacob NS, Yusuf N. Tualang honey protects keratinocytes from ultraviolet radiation-induced inflammation and DNA damage. Photochem Photobiol 2012; 88:1198-204. [PMID: 22276569 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01100.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Malaysian tualang honey possesses strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Here, we evaluated the effect of tualang honey on early biomarkers of photocarcinogenesis employing PAM212 mouse keratinocyte cell line. Keratinocytes were treated with tualang honey (1.0%, v/v) before a single UVB (150 mJ cm(-2) ) irradiation. We found that the treatment of tualang honey inhibited UVB-induced DNA damage, and enhanced repair of UVB-mediated formation of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine. Treatment of tualang honey inhibited UVB-induced nuclear translocation of NF-κB and degradation of IκBα in murine keratinocyte cell line. The treatment of tualang honey also inhibited UVB-induced inflammatory cytokines and inducible nitric oxide synthase protein expression. Furthermore, the treatment of tualang honey inhibited UVB-induced COX-2 expression and PGE2 production. Taken together, we provide evidence that the treatment of tualang honey to keratinocytes affords substantial protection from the adverse effects of UVB radiation via modulation in early biomarkers of photocarcinogenesis and provide suggestion for its photochemopreventive potential.
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- Israr Ahmad
- Department of Dermatology and Skin Diseases Research Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Kawaguchi J, Adachi S, Yasuda I, Yamauchi T, Yoshioka T, Itani M, Kozawa O, Moriwaki H. UVC irradiation suppresses platelet-derived growth factor-BB-induced migration in human pancreatic cancer cells. Oncol Rep 2011; 27:935-9. [PMID: 22200892 PMCID: PMC3583433 DOI: 10.3892/or.2011.1612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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We have recently reported that short wavelength ultraviolet-C (UVC) irradiation inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of UVC on platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB-induced migration in pancreatic cancer cells, AsPC1 and BxPC3. In cell migration assays using a Boyden chamber Transwell, PDGF-BB exerted a maximum effect on migration of these cells at a dose of 70 ng/ml after 36 h of treatment. PDGF-BB also caused phosphorylation of p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (SAPK/JNK) and Akt, but not of p38 MAPK in these cells. Pretreatment of these cells with UVC at a dose over 10 J markedly suppressed PDGF-BB-induced migration. Since UVC significantly inhibited PDGF-BB-induced phosphorylation of Akt, and subsequent glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3β, but not p44/p42 MAPK and SAPK/JNK, it is likely that UVC inhibits PDGF-BB-induced migration by suppressing the Akt-GSK3β pathway in pancreatic cancer cells. Taken together with our previous findings, UVC could be a useful tool for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer.
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- Junji Kawaguchi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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Roy S, Deep G, Agarwal C, Agarwal R. Silibinin prevents ultraviolet B radiation-induced epidermal damages in JB6 cells and mouse skin in a p53-GADD45α-dependent manner. Carcinogenesis 2011; 33:629-36. [PMID: 22166495 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgr299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Better preventive strategies are required to reduce ultraviolet (UV)-caused photodamage, the primary etiological factor for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Accordingly, here we examined the preventive efficacy of silibinin against UVB-induced photodamage using mouse epidermal JB6 cells and SKH1 hairless mouse epidermis. In JB6 cells, silibinin pretreatment protected against apoptosis and accelerated the repair of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPD) induced by moderate dose of UVB (50 mJ/cm(2)), which we are at risk of daily exposure. Silibinin also reversed UVB-induced S phase arrest, reducing both active DNA synthesizing and inactive S phase populations. In mechanistic studies, UVB-irradiated cells showed a transient upregulation of both phosphorylated (Ser-15 and Ser-392) and total p53, whereas silibinin pretreatment led to a more sustained upregulation and stronger nuclear localization of p53. Silibinin also caused a marked upregulation of GADD45α, a downstream target of p53, implicated in DNA repair and cell cycle regulation. Importantly, under p53 and GADD45α knockdown conditions, cells were more susceptible to UVB-induced apoptosis without any significant S phase arrest, and protective effects of silibinin were compromised. Similar to the in vitro results, topical application of silibinin prior to or immediately after UVB irradiation resulted in sustained increase in p53 and GADD45α levels and accelerated CPD removal in the epidermis of SKH1 hairless mice. Together, our results show for the first time that p53-mediated GADD45α upregulation is the key mechanism by which silibinin protects against UVB-induced photodamage and provides a strong rationale to investigate silibinin in reducing the risk and/or preventing early onset of NMSC.
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- Srirupa Roy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Moore HM, Bai B, Boisvert FM, Latonen L, Rantanen V, Simpson JC, Pepperkok R, Lamond AI, Laiho M. Quantitative proteomics and dynamic imaging of the nucleolus reveal distinct responses to UV and ionizing radiation. Mol Cell Proteomics 2011; 10:M111.009241. [PMID: 21778410 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m111.009241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The nucleolus is a nuclear organelle that coordinates rRNA transcription and ribosome subunit biogenesis. Recent proteomic analyses have shown that the nucleolus contains proteins involved in cell cycle control, DNA processing and DNA damage response and repair, in addition to the many proteins connected with ribosome subunit production. Here we study the dynamics of nucleolar protein responses in cells exposed to stress and DNA damage caused by ionizing and ultraviolet (UV) radiation in diploid human fibroblasts. We show using a combination of imaging and quantitative proteomics methods that nucleolar substructure and the nucleolar proteome undergo selective reorganization in response to UV damage. The proteomic responses to UV include alterations of functional protein complexes such as the SSU processome and exosome, and paraspeckle proteins, involving both decreases and increases in steady state protein ratios, respectively. Several nonhomologous end-joining proteins (NHEJ), such as Ku70/80, display similar fast responses to UV. In contrast, nucleolar proteomic responses to IR are both temporally and spatially distinct from those caused by UV, and more limited in terms of magnitude. With the exception of the NHEJ and paraspeckle proteins, where IR induces rapid and transient changes within 15 min of the damage, IR does not alter the ratios of most other functional nucleolar protein complexes. The rapid transient decrease of NHEJ proteins in the nucleolus indicates that it may reflect a response to DNA damage. Our results underline that the nucleolus is a specific stress response organelle that responds to different damage and stress agents in a unique, damage-specific manner.
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- Henna M Moore
- Molecular Cancer Biology Program and Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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In eukaryotic cells, DNA damage triggers activation of checkpoint signaling pathways that coordinate cell cycle arrest and repair of damaged DNA. These DNA damage responses serve to maintain genome stability and prevent accumulation of genetic mutations and development of cancer. The p38 MAPK was previously implicated in cellular responses to several types of DNA damage. However, the role of each of the four p38 isoforms and the mechanism for their involvement in DNA damage responses remained poorly understood. In this study, we demonstrate that p38γ, but not the other p38 isoforms, contributes to the survival of UV-treated cells. Deletion of p38γ sensitizes cells to UV exposure, accompanied by prolonged S phase cell cycle arrest and increased rate of apoptosis. Further investigation reveal that p38γ is essential for the optimal activation of the checkpoint signaling caused by UV, and for the efficient repair of UV-induced DNA damage. These findings have established a novel role of p38γ in UV-induced DNA damage responses, and suggested that p38γ contributes to the ability of cells to cope with UV exposure by regulating the checkpoint signaling pathways and the repair of damaged DNA.
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Adachi S, Yasuda I, Nakashima M, Yamauchi T, Kawaguchi J, Shimizu M, Itani M, Nakamura M, Nishii Y, Yoshioka T, Hirose Y, Okano Y, Moriwaki H, Kozawa O. Ultraviolet irradiation can induce evasion of colon cancer cells from stimulation of epidermal growth factor. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:26178-87. [PMID: 21646361 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.240630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Receptor down-regulation is the most prominent regulatory system of EGF receptor (EGFR) signal attenuation and a critical target for therapy against colon cancer, which is highly dependent on the function of the EGFR. In this study, we investigated the effect of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) on down-regulation of EGFR in human colon cancer cells (SW480, HT29, and DLD-1). UV-C caused inhibition of cell survival and proliferation, concurrently inducing the decrease in cell surface EGFR and subsequently its degradation. UV-C, as well as EGFR kinase inhibitors, decreased the expression level of cyclin D1 and the phosphorylated level of retinoblastoma, indicating that EGFR down-regulation is correlated to cell cycle arrest. Although UV-C caused a marked phosphorylation of EGFR at Ser-1046/1047, UV-C also induced activation of p38 MAPK, a stress-inducible kinase believed to negatively regulate tumorigenesis, and the inhibition of p38 MAPK canceled EGFR phosphorylation at Ser-1046/1047, as well as subsequent internalization and degradation, suggesting that p38 MAPK mediates EGFR down-regulation by UV-C. In addition, phosphorylation of p38 MAPK induced by UV-C was mediated through transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase-1. Moreover, pretreatment of the cells with UV-C suppressed EGF-induced phosphorylation of EGFR at tyrosine residues in addition to cell survival signal, Akt. Together, these results suggest that UV-C irradiation induces the removal of EGFRs from the cell surface that can protect colon cancer cells from oncogenic stimulation of EGF, resulting in cell cycle arrest. Hence, UV-C might be applied for clinical strategy against human colon cancers.
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- Seiji Adachi
- Department of Pharmacology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
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Song L, Gao M, Dong W, Hu M, Li J, Shi X, Hao Y, Li Y, Huang C. p85α mediates p53 K370 acetylation by p300 and regulates its promoter-specific transactivity in the cellular UVB response. Oncogene 2010; 30:1360-71. [PMID: 21057544 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Inducible acetylation of p53 at lysine residues has a great impact on regulating the transactivation of this protein, which is associated with cell growth arrest and/or apoptosis under various stress conditions. However, the factor(s) for regulating p53 acetylation remains largely unknown. In the current study, we have shown that p85α, the regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase, has a critical role in mediating p53 acetylation and promoter-specific transactivation in the ultraviolet B (UVB) response. Depletion of p85α in mouse embryonic fibroblasts significantly impairs UVB-induced apoptosis, as well as p53 transactivation and acetylation at Lys370 (Lys373 of human p53); however, the accumulation, nuclear translocation and phosphorylation of p53 are not affected. Interestingly, p85α binds to p300, promotes the p300-p53 interaction and the subsequent recruitment of the p53/p300 complex to the promoter region of the specific p53 target gene in response to UVB irradiation. Moreover, ablation of p53 acetylation at Lys370 by site-directed mutagenesis dramatically suppresses UVB-induced expression of the specific p53-responsive gene as well as cell apoptosis. Therefore, we conclude that p85α is a novel regulator of p53-mediated response under certain stress conditions, and targeting the p85α-dependent p53 pathway may be promising for cancer therapy.
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- Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, NY, USA.
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Jafarnejad SM, Wani AA, Martinka M, Li G. Prognostic significance of Sox4 expression in human cutaneous melanoma and its role in cell migration and invasion. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2010; 177:2741-52. [PMID: 20952589 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.100377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The Sox4 transcription factor is involved in various cellular processes, such as embryonic development and differentiation. Deregulated expression of Sox4 in several human cancers has been reported to date, but its role in melanoma is unknown. We explored the role of Sox4 in melanoma pathogenesis in vivo and in vitro. Using tissue microarray, we evaluated Sox4 expression in 180 melanocytic lesions and investigated its role in melanoma cell migration and invasion. Sox4 expression was remarkably reduced in metastatic melanoma compared with dysplastic nevi (P < 0.05) and primary melanoma (P < 0.01). This reduction was correlated with a poorer disease-specific survival of melanoma patients (P = 0.039). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that reduced Sox4 expression is an independent prognostic factor (P = 0.049). Knockdown of Sox4 enhanced melanoma cell invasion, migration, and stress fiber formation. The increased migration and invasion on Sox4 knockdown depends on the presence of nuclear factor (NF)-κB p50 and is abrogated when p50 is knocked down. We further observed inhibition of NF-κB p50 transcription by Sox4, in addition to a reverse pattern of expression of Sox4 and NF-κB p50 in different stages of melanocytic lesions. Our results suggest that Sox4 regulates melanoma cell migration and invasion in an NF-κB p50-dependent manner and may serve as a prognostic marker and potential therapeutic target for human melanoma.
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- Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad
- Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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La Starza R, Matteucci C, Gorello P, Brandimarte L, Pierini V, Crescenzi B, Nofrini V, Rosati R, Gottardi E, Saglio G, Santucci A, Berchicci L, Arcioni F, Falini B, Martelli MF, Sambani C, Aventin A, Mecucci C. NPM1 deletion is associated with gross chromosomal rearrangements in leukemia. PLoS One 2010; 5:e12855. [PMID: 20877721 PMCID: PMC2943467 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Accepted: 08/27/2010] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background NPM1 gene at chromosome 5q35 is involved in recurrent translocations in leukemia and lymphoma. It also undergoes mutations in 60% of adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases with normal karyotype. The incidence and significance of NPM1 deletion in human leukemia have not been elucidated. Methodology and Principal Findings Bone marrow samples from 145 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and AML were included in this study. Cytogenetically 43 cases had isolated 5q-, 84 cases had 5q- plus other changes and 18 cases had complex karyotype without 5q deletion. FISH and direct sequencing investigated the NPM1 gene. NPM1 deletion was an uncommon event in the “5q- syndrome” but occurred in over 40% of cases with high risk MDS/AML with complex karyotypes and 5q loss. It originated from large 5q chromosome deletions. Simultaneous exon 12 mutations were never found. NPM1 gene status was related to the pattern of complex cytogenetic aberrations. NPM1 haploinsufficiency was significantly associated with monosomies (p<0.001) and gross chromosomal rearrangements, i.e., markers, rings, and double minutes (p<0.001), while NPM1 disomy was associated with structural changes (p = 0.013). Interestingly, in complex karyotypes with 5q- TP53 deletion and/or mutations are not specifically associated with NPM1 deletion. Conclusions and Significance NPM1/5q35 deletion is a consistent event in MDS/AML with a 5q-/-5 in complex karyotypes. NPM1 deletion and NPM1 exon 12 mutations appear to be mutually exclusive and are associated with two distinct cytogenetic subsets of MDS and AML.
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- Hematology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Instituto Pelé Pequeno Principe, Faculdades Pequeno Principe, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Servei de Hematologia, Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Tavana O, Benjamin CL, Puebla-Osorio N, Sang M, Ullrich SE, Ananthaswamy HN, Zhu C. Absence of p53-dependent apoptosis leads to UV radiation hypersensitivity, enhanced immunosuppression and cellular senescence. Cell Cycle 2010; 9:3328-36. [PMID: 20703098 DOI: 10.4161/cc.9.16.12688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Genotoxic stress triggers the p53 tumor suppressor network to activate cellular responses that lead to cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, apoptosis or senescence. This network functions mainly through transactivation of different downstream targets, including cell cycle inhibitor p21, which is required for short-term cell cycle arrest or long-term cellular senescence, or proapoptotic genes such as p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) and Noxa. However, the mechanism that switches from cell cycle arrest to apoptosis is still unknown. In this study, we found that mice harboring a hypomorphic mutant p53, R172P, a mutation that abrogates p53-mediated apoptosis while keeping cell cycle control mostly intact, are more susceptible to ultraviolet-B (UVB)-induced skin damage, inflammation and immunosuppression than wild-type mice. p53(R172P) embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) are hypersensitive to UVB and prematurely senesce after UVB exposure, in stark contrast to wild-type MEFs, which undergo apoptosis. However, these mutant cells are able to repair UV-induced DNA lesions, indicating that the UV hypersensitive phenotype results from the subsequent damage response. Mutant MEFs show an induction of p53 and p21 after UVR, while wild-type MEFs additionally induce PUMA and Noxa. Importantly, p53(R172P) MEFs failed to downregulate anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, which has been shown to play an important role in p53-dependent apoptosis. Taken together, these data demonstrate that in the absence of p53-mediated apoptosis, cells undergo cellular senescence to prevent genomic instability. Our results also indicate that p53-dependent apoptosis may play an active role in balancing cellular growth.
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Affiliation(s)
- Omid Tavana
- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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