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Ishida T, Takechi S. Nrf2-ARE-Dependent Alterations in Zinc Transporter mRNA Expression in HepG2 Cells. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166100. [PMID: 27812191 PMCID: PMC5094758 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Zinc transporters are solute carrier family members. To date, 10 zinc transporters (ZnTs) and 14 Zrt-, Irt-like proteins (ZIPs) have been identified. ZnTs control intracellular zinc levels by effluxing zinc from the cytoplasm into the extracellular fluid, intracellular vesicles, and organelles; ZIPs also contribute to control intracellular zinc levels with influxing zinc into the cytoplasm. Recently, changes in zinc transporter expression have been observed in some stress-induced diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and diabetes mellitus. However, little is known regarding the mechanisms that regulate zinc transporter expression. To address this, we have investigated the effect of a well-established stress response pathway, the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-antioxidant responsive element (ARE) pathway, on zinc transporter mRNA levels. Exposure to 10-4 M tert-butylhydroquinone (t-BHQ), which activates Nrf2-ARE signaling, for 6 h significantly increases ZnT-1, ZnT-3, and ZnT-6 mRNAs levels, and significantly decreases ZnT-10 and ZIP-3 mRNA levels. These changes are not observed with 10-6 M t-BHQ, which does not activate Nrf2-ARE signaling. Furthermore, t-BHQ exposure does not affect metal responsive element transcription, a cis element that is activated in response to intracellular free zinc accumulation. From these results, we believe that the transcription of ZnT-1, ZnT-3, ZnT-6, ZnT-10, and ZIP-3 is influenced by the Nrf2-ARE signal transduction pathway.
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- Takumi Ishida
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
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Moon SY, Lee JH, Choi HY, Cho IJ, Kim SC, Kim YW. Tryptanthrin protects hepatocytes against oxidative stress via activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase/NF-E2-related factor 2 pathway. Biol Pharm Bull 2015; 37:1633-40. [PMID: 25273386 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b14-00363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tryptanthrin [6,12-dihydro-6,12-dioxoindolo-(2,1-b)-quinazoline], originally isolated from Isatidis radix, has been characterized as having anti-microbial and anti-tumor activities. It is well-known that excess oxidative stress is one of the major factors causing cell damage in the liver. This study investigated the cytoprotective effects and molecular mechanism of tryptanthrin against tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP)-induced oxidative stress in human hepatocyte-derived HepG2 cells. Tryptanthrin pre-treatment blocked the reactive oxygen species production, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cell death induced by tBHP. Moreover, tryptanthrin reversed tBHP-induced GSH reduction. This study also confirmed the activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) by tryptanthrin as a plausible molecular mechanism for its cytoprotective effects. Specifically, tryptanthrin treatment induced nuclear translocation and transactivation of Nrf2 as well as phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), a potential upstream kinase of Nrf2. Tryptanthrin also up-regulated the expression of the heme oxygenase 1 and glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunits, which are representative target genes of Nrf2. Moreover, inhibitor of ERK was used to verify the important role of the ERK-Nrf2 pathway in the hepatoprotective effects of tryptanthrin. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that tryptanthrin protects hepatocytes against oxidative stress through the activation of the ERK/Nrf2 pathway in HepG2 cells.
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- Soo Young Moon
- Medical Research Center for Globalization of Herbal Formulation, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University
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Mani M, Khaghani S, Gol Mohammadi T, Zamani Z, Azadmanesh K, Meshkani R, Pasalar P, Mostafavi E. Activation of Nrf2-Antioxidant Response Element Mediated Glutamate Cysteine Ligase Expression in Hepatoma Cell line by Homocysteine. HEPATITIS MONTHLY 2013; 13:e8394. [PMID: 23967023 PMCID: PMC3743301 DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.8394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Revised: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Homocysteine is a sulfur-containing amino acid which formed (mainly in the liver) during the metabolism of methionine. Prior studies indicated the important role of hyperhomocysteinemia in pathogenesis and progression of alcoholic liver disease, liver steatosis and cirrhosis. One of the most important mechanisms by which homocysteine promote the development of hepatic injury is oxidative stress. Transcription factor Nrf2-mediated antioxidant response, represents critical cellular defense mechanism that serves to maintain intracellular redox homeostasis and limit oxidative stress. Glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic (GCLc) is rate limiting enzyme in the synthesis of glutathione, an important endogenous antioxidant. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to investigate whether homocysteine induces the Nrf2 dependent expression of GCLc in hepatoma cell line (HepG2) and whether this induction is mediated by antioxidant response element (ARE) which present within its promoter. MATERIALS AND METHODS Glutathione (GSH) content was measured by flow cytometry. Using electro mobility shift assay (EMSA) and western blotting, ARE-binding activity of Nrf2 for GCLc was demonstrated. Real time RT-PCR and western blotting were performed to evaluate whether homocysteine was able to induce mRNA and protein expression of GCL. RESULTS Exposure of HepG2 cells to 50 µMD/L homocysteine and western blotting of nuclear extracts revealed that Nrf2 is strongly stabilized and became detectable in nuclear extracts. EMSA demonstrated increased binding of Nrf2 to oligomers containing GCL promoter - specific ARE -binding site.A time- dependent increase in the gene and protein expression of GCL was observed. Additionally, GSH, which is prime scavenger of free radicals in cells, decreased initially. Elevation of GSH, following the initial decline, closely correlated with gene expression profile of GCLc, which is a rate-limiting enzyme in GSH synthesis. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, we provide direct evidence that homocysteine activates Nrf2-mediated antioxidant response, which protects HepG2 cells from oxidative damage.
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- Monireh Mani
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Shahnaz Khaghani, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel.: +98-2188953004, Fax: +98-2164053384, E-mail:
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute, Tehran, IR Iran
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Giordano G, Kavanagh TJ, Faustman EM, White CC, Costa LG. Low-level domoic acid protects mouse cerebellar granule neurons from acute neurotoxicity: role of glutathione. Toxicol Sci 2013; 132:399-408. [PMID: 23315585 PMCID: PMC3693515 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kft002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Domoic acid (DomA) is a potent marine neurotoxin. By activating α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazoleproprionic acid/kainate receptors, DomA induces oxidative stress-mediated apoptotic cell death in neurons. The effect of prolonged (10 days) exposure to a low, nontoxic concentration (5nM) of DomA on acute (intermediate concentration) neurotoxicity of this toxin was investigated in cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs) from wild-type mice and mice lacking the glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL) modifier subunit (Gclm (/)). CGNs from Gclm (/) mice have very low glutathione (GSH) levels and are very sensitive to DomA toxicity. In CGNs from wild-type mice, prolonged exposure to 5nM DomA did not cause any overt toxicity but reduced oxidative stress-mediated apoptotic cell death induced by exposure to an intermediate concentration (100nM for 24h) of DomA. This protection was not observed in CGNs from Gclm (/) mice. Prolonged DomA exposure increased GSH levels in CGNs of wild-type but not Gclm (/) mice. Levels of GCLC (the catalytic subunit of GCL) protein and mRNA were increased in CGNs of both mouse strains, whereas levels of GCLM protein and mRNA, activity of GCL, and levels of GCL holoenzyme were only increased in CGNs of wild-type mice. Chronic DomA exposure also protected wild-type CGNs from acute toxicity of other oxidants. The results indicate that CGNs from Gclm (/) mice, which are already more sensitive to DomA toxicity, are unable to upregulate their GSH levels. As Gclm (/) mice may represent a model for a common human polymorphism in GCLM, such individuals may be at particular risk for DomA-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Gennaro Giordano
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA.
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Lu SC. Glutathione synthesis. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2012; 1830:3143-53. [PMID: 22995213 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1509] [Impact Index Per Article: 125.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Revised: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glutathione (GSH) is present in all mammalian tissues as the most abundant non-protein thiol that defends against oxidative stress. GSH is also a key determinant of redox signaling, vital in detoxification of xenobiotics, and regulates cell proliferation, apoptosis, immune function, and fibrogenesis. Biosynthesis of GSH occurs in the cytosol in a tightly regulated manner. Key determinants of GSH synthesis are the availability of the sulfur amino acid precursor, cysteine, and the activity of the rate-limiting enzyme, glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL), which is composed of a catalytic (GCLC) and a modifier (GCLM) subunit. The second enzyme of GSH synthesis is GSH synthetase (GS). SCOPE OF REVIEW This review summarizes key functions of GSH and focuses on factors that regulate the biosynthesis of GSH, including pathological conditions where GSH synthesis is dysregulated. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS GCL subunits and GS are regulated at multiple levels and often in a coordinated manner. Key transcription factors that regulate the expression of these genes include NF-E2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) via the antioxidant response element (ARE), AP-1, and nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB). There is increasing evidence that dysregulation of GSH synthesis contributes to the pathogenesis of many pathological conditions. These include diabetes mellitus, pulmonary and liver fibrosis, alcoholic liver disease, cholestatic liver injury, endotoxemia and drug-resistant tumor cells. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE GSH is a key antioxidant that also modulates diverse cellular processes. A better understanding of how its synthesis is regulated and dysregulated in disease states may lead to improvement in the treatment of these disorders. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Cellular functions of glutathione.
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- Shelly C Lu
- Keck School of Medicine USC, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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Thompson JA, White CC, Cox DP, Chan JY, Kavanagh TJ, Fausto N, Franklin CC. Distinct Nrf1/2-independent mechanisms mediate As 3+-induced glutamate-cysteine ligase subunit gene expression in murine hepatocytes. Free Radic Biol Med 2009; 46:1614-25. [PMID: 19328227 PMCID: PMC2748780 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2008] [Revised: 02/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Trivalent arsenite (As(3+)) is a known human carcinogen that is also capable of inducing apoptotic cell death. Increased production of reactive oxygen species is thought to contribute to both the carcinogenic and the cytotoxic effects of As(3+). Glutathione (GSH) constitutes a vital cellular defense mechanism against oxidative stress. The rate-limiting enzyme in GSH biosynthesis is glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL), a heterodimeric holoenzyme composed of a catalytic (GCLC) and a modifier (GCLM) subunit. In this study, we demonstrate that As(3+) coordinately upregulates Gclc and Gclm mRNA levels in a murine hepatocyte cell line resulting in increased GCL subunit protein expression, holoenzyme formation, and activity. As(3+) increased the rate of transcription of both the Gclm and the Gclc genes and induced the posttranscriptional stabilization of Gclm mRNA. The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine abolished As(3+)-induced Gclc expression and attenuated induction of Gclm. As(3+) induction of Gclc and Gclm was also differentially regulated by the MAPK signaling pathways and occurred independent of the Nrf1/2 transcription factors. These findings demonstrate that distinct transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms mediate the coordinate induction of the Gclc and Gclm subunits of GCL in response to As(3+) and highlight the potential importance of the GSH antioxidant defense system in regulating As(3+)-induced responses in hepatocytes.
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- James A. Thompson
- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, C238-P15, Research-2, 12700 E. 19th Avenue, Room 3009, Aurora, CO 80045, phone: 303-724-6124, FAX: 303-724-7266, e-mail:
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Bea F, Hudson FN, Neff-Laford H, White CC, Kavanagh TJ, Kreuzer J, Preusch MR, Blessing E, Katus HA, Rosenfeld ME. Homocysteine stimulates antioxidant response element-mediated expression of glutamate-cysteine ligase in mouse macrophages. Atherosclerosis 2009; 203:105-11. [PMID: 18691715 PMCID: PMC3770138 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Revised: 06/06/2008] [Accepted: 06/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Uptake of homocysteine induces oxidative stress in macrophages. Antioxidant response elements (AREs) are regulatory elements within promoters of genes, which protect cells against oxidative stress. The current study investigated whether homocysteine induces transcription of glutamate-cysteine ligase (Gcl), via ARE driven gene expression in mouse macrophages. Gcl is the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of glutathione, an important endogenous antioxidant. Gcl is heterodimeric and the genes encoding the subunits of Gcl contain several AREs within their 5'-promoter regions. Treatment of mouse macrophages with d-/l-homocysteine (50microM) induced depletion of intracellular glutathione and a compensatory increase in Gcl activity. Electro mobiliy shift assays demonstrated increased binding of nuclear proteins to ARE-containing oligonucleotides. Real-time RT-PCR revealed increased mRNA-expression of the catalytic subunit of Gcl (Gclc) after treatment with homocysteine, and this occurred via increased transcription as demonstrated with luciferase promoter reporter constructs for Gclc. Additional site directed mutagenesis demonstrated that ARE4 plays a direct role in mediating induction of Gclc by homocysteine. Supershift analysis and Western blotting revealed that Nrf2 signalling is critical in homocysteine-induced activation of ARE4. Inhibition of MAP kinase activity reduced binding of nuclear proteins to the AREs, nuclear expression of Nrf2 and mRNA expression of Gclc. Western blotting demonstrated phosporylation of ERK1/2 in homocysteine treated macrophages. These data suggest that ARE-driven gene expression of Gclc via a MEK/Nrf2 pathway could help to protect macrophages from oxidative stress due to hyperhomocysteinemia.
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- Florian Bea
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Forman HJ, Zhang H, Rinna A. Glutathione: overview of its protective roles, measurement, and biosynthesis. Mol Aspects Med 2009; 30:1-12. [PMID: 18796312 PMCID: PMC2696075 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2008.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1438] [Impact Index Per Article: 95.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2008] [Revised: 08/18/2008] [Accepted: 08/19/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This review is the introduction to a special issue concerning, glutathione (GSH), the most abundant low molecular weight thiol compound synthesized in cells. GSH plays critical roles in protecting cells from oxidative damage and the toxicity of xenobiotic electrophiles, and maintaining redox homeostasis. Here, the functions and GSH and the sources of oxidants and electrophiles, the elimination of oxidants by reduction and electrophiles by conjugation with GSH are briefly described. Methods of assessing GSH status in the cells are also described. GSH synthesis and its regulation are addressed along with therapeutic approaches for manipulating GSH content that have been proposed. The purpose here is to provide a brief overview of some of the important aspects of glutathione metabolism as part of this special issue that will provide a more comprehensive review of the state of knowledge regarding this essential molecule.
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- Henry Jay Forman
- School of Natural Science, University of California at Merced, P.O. Box 2039, Merced, CA 95344, USA.
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Lu SC. Regulation of glutathione synthesis. Mol Aspects Med 2008; 30:42-59. [PMID: 18601945 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2008.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1373] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Revised: 05/23/2008] [Accepted: 05/26/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glutathione (GSH) is a ubiquitous intracellular peptide with diverse functions that include detoxification, antioxidant defense, maintenance of thiol status, and modulation of cell proliferation. GSH is synthesized in the cytosol of all mammalian cells in a tightly regulated manner. The major determinants of GSH synthesis are the availability of cysteine, the sulfur amino acid precursor, and the activity of the rate-limiting enzyme, glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL). GCL is composed for a catalytic (GCLC) and modifier (GCLM) subunit and they are regulated at multiple levels and at times differentially. The second enzyme of GSH synthesis, GSH synthase (GS) is also regulated in a coordinated manner as GCL subunits and its up-regulation can further enhance the capacity of the cell to synthesize GSH. Oxidative stress is well known to induce the expression of GSH synthetic enzymes. Key transcription factors identified thus far include Nrf2/Nrf1 via the antioxidant response element (ARE), activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB). Dysregulation of GSH synthesis is increasingly being recognized as contributing to the pathogenesis of many pathological conditions. These include diabetes mellitus, pulmonary fibrosis, cholestatic liver injury, endotoxemia and drug-resistant tumor cells. Manipulation of the GSH synthetic capacity is an important target in the treatment of many of these disorders.
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- Shelly C Lu
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, USC Research Center for Liver Diseases, USC-UCLA Research Center for Alcoholic Liver and Pancreatic Diseases, Keck School of Medicine USC, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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Zhang Y, Crouch D, Yamamoto M, Hayes J. Negative regulation of the Nrf1 transcription factor by its N-terminal domain is independent of Keap1: Nrf1, but not Nrf2, is targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum. Biochem J 2006; 399:373-85. [PMID: 16872277 PMCID: PMC1615900 DOI: 10.1042/bj20060725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nrf1 (nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45 subunit-related factor 1) and Nrf2 regulate ARE (antioxidant response element)-driven genes. At its N-terminal end, Nrf1 contains 155 additional amino acids that are absent from Nrf2. This 155-amino-acid polypeptide includes the N-terminal domain (NTD, amino acids 1-124) and a region (amino acids 125-155) that is part of acidic domain 1 (amino acids 125-295). Within acidic domain 1, residues 156-242 share 43% identity with the Neh2 (Nrf2-ECH homology 2) degron of Nrf2 that serves to destabilize this latter transcription factor through an interaction with Keap1 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1). We have examined the function of the 155-amino-acid N-terminal polypeptide in Nrf1, along with its adjacent Neh2-like subdomain. Activation of ARE-driven genes by Nrf1 was negatively controlled by the NTD (N-terminal domain) through its ability to direct Nrf1 to the endoplasmic reticulum. Ectopic expression of wild-type Nrf1 and mutants lacking either the NTD or portions of its Neh2-like subdomain into wild-type and mutant mouse embryonic fibroblasts indicated that Keap1 controls neither the activity of Nrf1 nor its subcellular distribution. Immunocytochemistry showed that whereas Nrf1 gave primarily cytoplasmic staining that was co-incident with that of an endoplasmic-reticulum marker, Nrf2 gave primarily nuclear staining. Attachment of the NTD from Nrf1 to the N-terminus of Nrf2 produced a fusion protein that was redirected from the nucleus to the endoplasmic reticulum. Although this NTD-Nrf2 fusion protein exhibited less transactivation activity than wild-type Nrf2, it was nevertheless still negatively regulated by Keap1. Thus Nrf1 and Nrf2 are targeted to different subcellular compartments and are negatively regulated by distinct mechanisms.
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- Yiguo Zhang
- *Biomedical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, U.K
- Correspondence may be addressed to either of these authors (email or )
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- *Biomedical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, U.K
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- †Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance and Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- *Biomedical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, U.K
- Correspondence may be addressed to either of these authors (email or )
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Kobayashi M, Yamamoto M. Nrf2-Keap1 regulation of cellular defense mechanisms against electrophiles and reactive oxygen species. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 46:113-40. [PMID: 16887173 DOI: 10.1016/j.advenzreg.2006.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 659] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Makoto Kobayashi
- JST-ERATO Environmental Response Project, Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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Li J, Spletter ML, Johnson JA. Dissecting tBHQ induced ARE-driven gene expression through long and short oligonucleotide arrays. Physiol Genomics 2004; 21:43-58. [PMID: 15613614 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00214.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This paper compares the gene expression profiles identified by short (Affymetrix U95AV2) or long (Agilent Hu1A) oligonucleotide arrays on a model for upregulation of a cluster of antioxidant responsive element-driven genes by treatment with tert-butylhydroquinone. MAS 5.0, dCHIP, and RMA were applied to normalize the Affymetrix data, and Lowess regression was considered for Agilent data. SAM was used to identify the differential gene expression. A set of biological markers and housekeeping genes were chosen to evaluate the performance of multiple normalization approaches. Both arrays illustrated a definite set of overlapping genes between the data sets regardless of data mining tools used. However, unique gene expression profiles based on the platform used were also revealed and confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR. Further analysis of the data revealed by alternative approaches suggested that alternative splicing, multiple vs. single probe(s) measurement, and use or nonuse of mismatch probes may account for the discrepant data. Therefore, these two microarray technologies offer relatively reliable data. Integration of the gene expression profiles from different array platforms may not only help for cross-validation but also provide a more complete view of the transcriptional scenario.
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- Jiang Li
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-2222, USA
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Bea F, Hudson FN, Chait A, Kavanagh TJ, Rosenfeld ME. Induction of glutathione synthesis in macrophages by oxidized low-density lipoproteins is mediated by consensus antioxidant response elements. Circ Res 2003; 92:386-93. [PMID: 12600891 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000059561.65545.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The uptake of oxidized low-density lipoproteins (oxLDL) by macrophages leading to conversion into foam cells is a seminal event in atherogenesis. Excessive accumulation of oxLDL can cause oxidative stress in foam cells leading to cell death and the progression and destabilization of atherosclerotic lesions. Oxidative stress induces a protective compensatory increase in the synthesis of the endogenous antioxidant glutathione (GSH). Glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL) is the rate-limiting enzyme in GSH synthesis and is composed of a catalytic subunit (GCLC) and a modifier subunit (GCLM), which are products of separate genes. Treatment of RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages and mouse peritoneal macrophages with oxLDL (30 microg/mL) induces increased expression of both Gclc and Gclm in vitro. The increase in mRNA occurs in part via increased transcription as demonstrated with luciferase reporter constructs. The promoters for both GCLC and GCLM contain consensus antioxidant response elements (AREs). Electrophoretic mobility shift assays revealed induction of nuclear factor binding to these AREs after treatment of RAW 264.7 cells and mouse peritoneal macrophages with oxLDL. Nuclear factor binding to the AREs is diminished by a single base pair substitution in the core sequence. Site-directed mutagenesis of the AREs within the Gclc and Gclm promoters resulted in a decrease of oxLDL-induced luciferase activity. Supershift analyses revealed that oxLDL stimulates binding of the transcription factors Nrf1, Nrf2, and c-jun to the AREs. These data suggest that AREs play a direct role in mediating the induction of GSH synthesis by oxLDL and in protecting macrophages against oxidized lipid-induced oxidative stress.
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- Florian Bea
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash 98195, USA
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Li J, Johnson JA. Time-dependent changes in ARE-driven gene expression by use of a noise-filtering process for microarray data. Physiol Genomics 2002; 9:137-44. [PMID: 12045294 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00003.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The current study was designed to identify the time-dependent gene expression profiles of antioxidant responsive element (ARE)-driven genes induced by tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ). A set of simple noise-filtering methods was introduced to evaluate and minimize the variance of microarray datasets. Gene expression induced by tBHQ (10 microM) in IMR-32 human neuroblastoma cells was analyzed by means of large-scale oligonucleotide microarray. Rank analysis was used to determine the acceptable number of independent samples necessary to eliminate false positives from the dataset. A dramatic reduction in the number of genes passing the rank analysis was achieved by using a 3 x 3 matrix comparison. Reproducibility was evaluated based on the coefficient of variation for average difference change. Completion of these analyses revealed that 101 of the 9,670 genes examined showed dynamic changes with treatment ranging from 4 h to 48 h. Since certain ARE-driven genes have been already identified, gene clustering would presumably group them together based on similar regulation. Self-organizing map grouped the genes induced by tBHQ into 12 (4x3) distinct clusters. Those previously identified ARE-driven genes were shown to group into different clusters. Since all potential ARE-driven genes did not cluster together, we speculate that multiple transcription factors and/or multiple signal transduction pathways contribute to transcriptional activation of the ARE. In conclusion, many novel potential ARE-driven genes were identified in this study. They function in detoxification and antioxidant defense, neuronal proliferation and differentiation, and signal transduction. The noise-filtering process applied to these microarray data, therefore, has proven to be very useful in identification of the time-dependent changes in ARE-drive gene expression.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jiang Li
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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Solis WA, Dalton TP, Dieter MZ, Freshwater S, Harrer JM, He L, Shertzer HG, Nebert DW. Glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit: mouse Gclm gene structure and regulation by agents that cause oxidative stress. Biochem Pharmacol 2002; 63:1739-54. [PMID: 12007577 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(02)00897-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Glutamate-cysteine ligase is a heterodimer comprising a modifier (GCLM) and a catalytic (GCLC) subunit. In mouse Hepa-1c1c7 hepatoma cell cultures, we found that tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ; 50 microM) induces the GCLM and GCLC mRNAs approximately 10- and approximately 2-fold, respectively, and that these increases primarily reflect de novo transcription. We determined that the mouse Gclm gene has seven exons, spanning 22.3 kb; all exons, intron-exon junctions, and 4.7 kb of 5'-flanking region were sequenced. By RNase protection analysis, we identified two major and several minor transcription start-site clusters over a 300-bp region. The Gclm 5'-flanking region is GC-rich and lacks a canonical TATA box. Transient and stable transfection studies, using luciferase reporter constructs containing incremental Gclm 5'-flanking deletions (4.7-0.5 kb), showed high basal activity but only modest ( approximately 2-fold) inducibility by tBHQ. The only candidate motif for oxidative stress regulation (in the 4.7-kb region we sequenced) is a putative inverted electrophile response element (EPRE) 9 bp upstream from the 5'-most transcription start-site. Site-directed mutagenesis of this -9 EPRE demonstrated minimal (30-40%) decreases in tBHQ induction and no effect on basal activity-suggesting that this EPRE might be necessary but not sufficient. The nuclear erythroid factor-2 (NEF2)-related factor-2 (NRF2) is known to transactivate via EPRE motifs. In the presence of co-transfected NRF cDNA expression vector, however, no increase in Gclm promoter activity was observed. Thus, the endogenous Gclm gene shows robust transcriptional activation by tBHQ in the intact Hepa-1 cell, but reporter constructs containing up to 4.7 kb of promoter (having only the one EPRE at -9) demonstrate a disappointing response, indicating that the major tBHQ-responsive regulatory element of the mouse Gclm gene must exist either further 5'- or 3'-ward of the 4.7-kb region studied.
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- Willy A Solis
- Department of Environmental Health, Center for Environmental Genetics, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056, USA
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