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Hamilton KL, Sheehan SA, Retzbach EP, Timmerman CA, Gianneschi GB, Tempera PJ, Balachandran P, Goldberg GS. Effects of Maackia amurensis seed lectin (MASL) on oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) gene expression and transcriptional signaling pathways. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2020; 147:445-457. [PMID: 33205348 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-020-03456-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Oral cancer causes over 120,000 deaths annually and affects the quality of life for survivors. Over 90% of oral cancers are derived from oral squamous cell carcinoma cells (OSCCs) which are generally resistant to standard cytotoxic chemotherapy agents. OSCC cells often exhibit increased TGFβ and PDPN receptor activity compared to nontransformed oral epithelial cells. Maackia amurensis seed lectin (MASL) can target the PDPN receptor and has been identified as a novel agent that can be used to treat oral cancer. However, mechanisms by which MASL inhibits OSCC progression are not yet clearly defined. METHODS Here, we performed cell migration and cytotoxicity assays to assess the effects of MASL on OSCC motility and viability at physiologically relevant concentrations. We then performed comprehensive transcriptome analysis combined with transcription factor reporter assays to investigate the how MASL affects OSCC gene expression at these concentration. Key data were then confirmed by western blotting to evaluate the effects of MASL on gene expression and kinase signaling activity at the protein level. RESULTS MASL significantly affected the expression of about 27% of approximately 15,000 genes found to be expressed by HSC-2 cells used to model OSCC cells in this study. These genes affected by MASL include members of the TGFβ-SMAD, JAK-STAT, and Wnt-βCTN signaling pathways. In particular, MASL decreased expression of PDPN, SOX2, and SMAD5 at the RNA and protein levels. MASL also inhibited SMAD and MAPK activity, and exhibited potential for combination therapy with doxorubicin and 5-fluorouracil. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, results from this study indicate that MASL decreases activity of JAK-STAT, TGFβ-SMAD, and Wnt-βCTN signaling pathways to inhibit OSCC growth and motility. These data suggest that further studies should be undertaken to determine how MASL may also be used alone and in combination with other agents to treat oral cancer.
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- Kelly L Hamilton
- Department of Molecular Biology, Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA.
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An evolutionary perspective of animal microRNAs and their targets. J Biomed Biotechnol 2009; 2009:594738. [PMID: 19759918 PMCID: PMC2743850 DOI: 10.1155/2009/594738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2009] [Accepted: 06/17/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression through translational inhibition or mRNA degradation by binding to sequences on the target mRNA. miRNA regulation appears to be the most abundant mode of posttranscriptional regulation affecting ∼50% of the transcriptome. miRNA genes are often clustered and/or located in introns, and each targets a variable and often large number of mRNAs. Here we discuss the genomic architecture of animal miRNA genes and their evolving interaction with their target mRNAs.
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Down-regulation of nuclear aryl hydrocarbon receptor DNA-binding and transactivation functions: requirement for a labile or inducible factor. Mol Cell Biol 1994. [PMID: 8065302 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.14.9.5653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Aryl hydrocarbons (AHs) such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and benzo[a]pyrene activate the sequence-specific DNA-binding activity of the AH receptor. In the rat hepatocyte-derived cell line LCS7, DNA-binding activity peaked after 30 min and was then down-regulated, reaching negligible levels by 2 h. Down-regulation could be blocked, and DNA-binding activity maintained at maximum for many hours by inhibiting protein or RNA synthesis, implying that down-regulation is a mediated process requiring a labile or inducible protein. CYP1A1 transcription and in vivo DNA-protein interactions at xenobiotic response elements were down-regulated in parallel with DNA-binding activity in nuclear extracts, and these changes could also be blocked by inhibitors of protein synthesis. The correlation between AH receptor DNA-binding activity, intensity of in vivo footprints at xenobiotic response elements, and CYP1A1 transcription rate implies that down-regulation of AH receptor DNA-binding activity is important in regulating CYP1A1 transcription and that receptor is required continuously to maintain transcription. This correlation extends to the murine hepatoma cell line Hepa-1c1c7, in which slower kinetics of activation and down-regulation of CYP1A1 transcription paralleled slower activation and down-regulation of AH receptor DNA-binding activity. The difference in kinetics between cell lines also implies that AH receptor DNA-binding activity is modulated by a mechanism that may be influenced by cell-specific regulatory pathways. The above observations in conjunction with mixing experiments and comparisons of cytoplasmic and nuclear extracts indicate that down-regulation of AH receptor DNA-binding activity is probably due either to degradation or to conversion of the receptor to form that is inactive in both DNA binding and transactivation.
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Reick M, Robertson RW, Pasco DS, Fagan JB. Down-regulation of nuclear aryl hydrocarbon receptor DNA-binding and transactivation functions: requirement for a labile or inducible factor. Mol Cell Biol 1994; 14:5653-60. [PMID: 8065302 PMCID: PMC359090 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.14.9.5653-5660.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Aryl hydrocarbons (AHs) such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and benzo[a]pyrene activate the sequence-specific DNA-binding activity of the AH receptor. In the rat hepatocyte-derived cell line LCS7, DNA-binding activity peaked after 30 min and was then down-regulated, reaching negligible levels by 2 h. Down-regulation could be blocked, and DNA-binding activity maintained at maximum for many hours by inhibiting protein or RNA synthesis, implying that down-regulation is a mediated process requiring a labile or inducible protein. CYP1A1 transcription and in vivo DNA-protein interactions at xenobiotic response elements were down-regulated in parallel with DNA-binding activity in nuclear extracts, and these changes could also be blocked by inhibitors of protein synthesis. The correlation between AH receptor DNA-binding activity, intensity of in vivo footprints at xenobiotic response elements, and CYP1A1 transcription rate implies that down-regulation of AH receptor DNA-binding activity is important in regulating CYP1A1 transcription and that receptor is required continuously to maintain transcription. This correlation extends to the murine hepatoma cell line Hepa-1c1c7, in which slower kinetics of activation and down-regulation of CYP1A1 transcription paralleled slower activation and down-regulation of AH receptor DNA-binding activity. The difference in kinetics between cell lines also implies that AH receptor DNA-binding activity is modulated by a mechanism that may be influenced by cell-specific regulatory pathways. The above observations in conjunction with mixing experiments and comparisons of cytoplasmic and nuclear extracts indicate that down-regulation of AH receptor DNA-binding activity is probably due either to degradation or to conversion of the receptor to form that is inactive in both DNA binding and transactivation.
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- M Reick
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa 52557-1078, USA
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Robertson RW, Zhang L, Pasco DS, Fagan JB. Aryl hydrocarbon-induced interactions at multiple DNA elements of diverse sequence--a multicomponent mechanism for activation of cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) gene transcription. Nucleic Acids Res 1994; 22:1741-9. [PMID: 8202380 PMCID: PMC308058 DOI: 10.1093/nar/22.9.1741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In vivo footprinting experiments, augmented with gel shift and transfection analyses suggest that activation of the CYP1A1 gene by aryl hydrocarbons may be a multicomponent process. During the first 30 minutes of exposure to aryl hydrocarbon carcinogens and environmental contaminants, in vivo footprints appear at nine distinct sites within a 281 bp region centered 950 bp upstream of the CYP1A1 transcription start site. Six of these sites are unrelated in sequence to the three xenobiotic response elements (XREs) within this region, at which the aryl hydrocarbon (AH) receptor is known to bind. These six display a variety of footprint patterns, are diverse in sequence and range in G-C content from 60 to 75%. This diversity suggests that multiple nuclear factors may be responsible for these six in vivo footprints. These observations are consistent with competition gel shift experiments showing that the nuclear factors binding at two of these sites are different from each other, as well as from the AH receptor. Gel shifts also indicate that the sequence-specific factors binding at these sites are expressed constitutively. This is consistent with a model in which in vivo footprints are induced at these six sites, not through direct activation or de novo synthesis of DNA-binding factors, but through a two phase mechanism in which binding of the nuclear AH receptor complex to XREs facilitates the binding of constitutive factors at these sites. This facilitation could be mediated either through specific protein-protein interactions or through alterations in chromatin structure that make these sites accessible to constitutive nuclear factors. A function for the sequences at which aryl hydrocarbons induce in vivo footprints is suggested by transfection experiments showing that one of these sequences cooperates with a weak XRE to confer on a reporter gene responsiveness to aryl hydrocarbons.
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- R W Robertson
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA 52557-1078
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Dioxin receptor and C/EBP regulate the function of the glutathione S-transferase Ya gene xenobiotic response element. Mol Cell Biol 1993. [PMID: 8391636 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.7.4365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The rat glutathione S-transferase Ya gene xenobiotic response element (XRE) has both constitutive and xenobiotic-inducible activity. We present evidence that the XRE is regulated by both the constitutive C/EBP transcription factor and the xenobiotic-activated dioxin receptor. A ligand-activated XRE-binding protein was shown to be dioxin receptor by specific antibody immunodepletion and binding of highly purified receptor. Identification of C/EBP alpha as the constitutive binding protein was demonstrated by competition with a C/EBP binding site, protein-DNA cross-linking to determine the molecular weight of the constitutive protein(s), specific antibody immunodepletion, and binding of purified bacterially expressed C/EBP alpha. Mutational analysis of the XRE revealed that the constitutive factor (C/EBP alpha) shares a nearly identical overlapping binding site with the dioxin receptor. In functional testing of the putative C/EBP-XRE interaction, cotransfected C/EBP alpha activated an XRE test promoter in the non-xenobiotic-responsive HeLa cell line. Unexpectedly, cotransfected C/EBP alpha had no effect on basal activity but significantly increased the xenobiotic response of the XRE test promoter in the xenobiotic-responsive, C/EBP-positive HepG2 cell line. Furthermore, inhibition of C/EBP-binding protein(s) in HepG2 cells by transfection of C/EBP oligonucleotides suppressed the xenobiotic response. These results suggest that C/EBP alpha and dioxin receptor recognize the same DNA sequence element and that transcriptional regulation can occur by cooperative interactions between these two transcription factors.
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Pimental RA, Liang B, Yee GK, Wilhelmsson A, Poellinger L, Paulson KE. Dioxin receptor and C/EBP regulate the function of the glutathione S-transferase Ya gene xenobiotic response element. Mol Cell Biol 1993; 13:4365-73. [PMID: 8391636 PMCID: PMC359997 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.7.4365-4373.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The rat glutathione S-transferase Ya gene xenobiotic response element (XRE) has both constitutive and xenobiotic-inducible activity. We present evidence that the XRE is regulated by both the constitutive C/EBP transcription factor and the xenobiotic-activated dioxin receptor. A ligand-activated XRE-binding protein was shown to be dioxin receptor by specific antibody immunodepletion and binding of highly purified receptor. Identification of C/EBP alpha as the constitutive binding protein was demonstrated by competition with a C/EBP binding site, protein-DNA cross-linking to determine the molecular weight of the constitutive protein(s), specific antibody immunodepletion, and binding of purified bacterially expressed C/EBP alpha. Mutational analysis of the XRE revealed that the constitutive factor (C/EBP alpha) shares a nearly identical overlapping binding site with the dioxin receptor. In functional testing of the putative C/EBP-XRE interaction, cotransfected C/EBP alpha activated an XRE test promoter in the non-xenobiotic-responsive HeLa cell line. Unexpectedly, cotransfected C/EBP alpha had no effect on basal activity but significantly increased the xenobiotic response of the XRE test promoter in the xenobiotic-responsive, C/EBP-positive HepG2 cell line. Furthermore, inhibition of C/EBP-binding protein(s) in HepG2 cells by transfection of C/EBP oligonucleotides suppressed the xenobiotic response. These results suggest that C/EBP alpha and dioxin receptor recognize the same DNA sequence element and that transcriptional regulation can occur by cooperative interactions between these two transcription factors.
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- R A Pimental
- USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Wu L, Whitlock JP. Mechanism of dioxin action: receptor-enhancer interactions in intact cells. Nucleic Acids Res 1993; 21:119-25. [PMID: 8382788 PMCID: PMC309073 DOI: 10.1093/nar/21.1.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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We have used a ligation-mediated polymerase chain reaction technique to analyze protein-DNA interactions at a dioxin-responsive enhancer upstream of the CYP1A1 gene in intact mouse hepatoma cells. In its inactive state, the enhancer binds few, if any, proteins within the major DNA groove in vivo. Thus, the inactive enhancer is relatively inaccessible to DNA-binding proteins. Exposure of cells to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin leads to the binding of the liganded Ah receptor at six sites within the major DNA groove of the enhancer. The receptor-enhancer interactions occur rapidly and do not require ongoing transcription, consistent with their role in regulating CYP1A1 gene expression. The liganded receptor, which is a heteromer composed of at least two basic helix-loop-helix proteins, is probably the only DNA-binding transcription factor necessary to activate the enhancer in vivo. The small size and irregular distribution of receptor binding sites suggest that chromatin structure imposes substantial steric constraints upon the function of the receptor-enhancer system in intact cells.
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- L Wu
- Department of Pharmacology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5332
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Mechanism of action of a repressor of dioxin-dependent induction of Cyp1a1 gene transcription. Mol Cell Biol 1992. [PMID: 1314949 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.12.5.2115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A dominant mutant of Hepa-1 cells, c31, expresses a repressor that prevents 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-dependent stimulation of Cyp1a1 transcription. The repressor acts via the xenobiotic-responsive elements (XREs), which are the DNA-binding sites for the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor-TCDD complex during transcriptional activation of the gene. High-salt nuclear extracts prepared from c31 cells grown with TCDD contained normal levels of the Ah receptor which bound the XRE with normal affinity, as judged by in vitro gel mobility shift assays. Furthermore, extracts prepared from these cells, grown either with or without TCDD, contained no novel XRE-binding proteins compared with extracts from wild-type Hepa-1 cells. However, in vivo genomic footprinting demonstrated that TCDD treatment leads to binding of the Ah receptor to the XREs in Hepa-1 but not mutant cells. This finding suggests that the repressor associates with the Ah receptor to prevent its binding to the XREs and that high-salt treatment either causes dissociation of the receptor/repressor complex or fails to extract the repressor from nuclei. The results underscore the importance of using both in vivo and in vitro assays for analyzing DNA-protein interactions.
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Watson AJ, Weir-Brown KI, Bannister RM, Chu FF, Reisz-Porszasz S, Fujii-Kuriyama Y, Sogawa K, Hankinson O. Mechanism of action of a repressor of dioxin-dependent induction of Cyp1a1 gene transcription. Mol Cell Biol 1992; 12:2115-23. [PMID: 1314949 PMCID: PMC364383 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.12.5.2115-2123.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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A dominant mutant of Hepa-1 cells, c31, expresses a repressor that prevents 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-dependent stimulation of Cyp1a1 transcription. The repressor acts via the xenobiotic-responsive elements (XREs), which are the DNA-binding sites for the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor-TCDD complex during transcriptional activation of the gene. High-salt nuclear extracts prepared from c31 cells grown with TCDD contained normal levels of the Ah receptor which bound the XRE with normal affinity, as judged by in vitro gel mobility shift assays. Furthermore, extracts prepared from these cells, grown either with or without TCDD, contained no novel XRE-binding proteins compared with extracts from wild-type Hepa-1 cells. However, in vivo genomic footprinting demonstrated that TCDD treatment leads to binding of the Ah receptor to the XREs in Hepa-1 but not mutant cells. This finding suggests that the repressor associates with the Ah receptor to prevent its binding to the XREs and that high-salt treatment either causes dissociation of the receptor/repressor complex or fails to extract the repressor from nuclei. The results underscore the importance of using both in vivo and in vitro assays for analyzing DNA-protein interactions.
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- A J Watson
- Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1786
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Dioxin-dependent activation of murine Cyp1a-1 gene transcription requires protein kinase C-dependent phosphorylation. Mol Cell Biol 1992. [PMID: 1312672 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.12.4.1856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Transcriptional activation of the murine Cyp1a-1 (cytochrome P(1)450) gene by inducers such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) (dioxin) requires the aromatic hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor and the interaction of an inducer-receptor complex with one or more of the Ah-responsive elements (AhREs) located about 1 kb upstream from the transcriptional initiation site. We find that treatment of mouse hepatoma Hepa-1 cells with 2-aminopurine, an inhibitor of protein kinase activity, inhibits CYP1A1 mRNA induction by TCDD as well as the concomitant increase in CYP1A1 enzyme activity. Formation of DNA-protein complexes between the Ah receptor and its AhRE target is also inhibited by 2-aminopurine, as determined by gel mobility shift assays. Phosphorylation is required for the formation of Ah receptor-specific complexes, since in vitro dephosphorylation of nuclear extracts from TCDD-treated Hepa-1 cells abolishes the capacity of the Ah receptor to form specific complexes with its cognate AhRE sequences. To determine whether any one of several known protein kinases was involved in the transcriptional regulation of the Cyp1a-1 gene, we treated Hepa-1 cells with nine other protein kinase inhibitors prior to induction with TCDD; nuclear extracts from these cells were analyzed for their capacity to form specific DNA-protein complexes. Only extracts from cells treated with staurosporine, a protein kinase C inhibitor, were unable to form these complexes. In addition, staurosporine completely inhibited CYP1A1 mRNA induction by TCDD. Depletion of protein kinase C by prolonged treatment with phorbol ester led to the complete suppression of CYP1A1 mRNA induction by TCDD. We conclude that (i) phosphorylation is necessary for the formation of a transcriptional complex and for transcriptional activation of the Cyp1a-1 gene; (ii) the phosphorylation site(s) exists on at least one of the proteins constituting the transcriptional complex, possibly the Ah receptor itself; and (iii) the enzyme responsible for the phosphorylation is likely to be protein kinase C.
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Carrier F, Owens RA, Nebert DW, Puga A. Dioxin-dependent activation of murine Cyp1a-1 gene transcription requires protein kinase C-dependent phosphorylation. Mol Cell Biol 1992; 12:1856-63. [PMID: 1312672 PMCID: PMC369629 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.12.4.1856-1863.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Transcriptional activation of the murine Cyp1a-1 (cytochrome P(1)450) gene by inducers such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) (dioxin) requires the aromatic hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor and the interaction of an inducer-receptor complex with one or more of the Ah-responsive elements (AhREs) located about 1 kb upstream from the transcriptional initiation site. We find that treatment of mouse hepatoma Hepa-1 cells with 2-aminopurine, an inhibitor of protein kinase activity, inhibits CYP1A1 mRNA induction by TCDD as well as the concomitant increase in CYP1A1 enzyme activity. Formation of DNA-protein complexes between the Ah receptor and its AhRE target is also inhibited by 2-aminopurine, as determined by gel mobility shift assays. Phosphorylation is required for the formation of Ah receptor-specific complexes, since in vitro dephosphorylation of nuclear extracts from TCDD-treated Hepa-1 cells abolishes the capacity of the Ah receptor to form specific complexes with its cognate AhRE sequences. To determine whether any one of several known protein kinases was involved in the transcriptional regulation of the Cyp1a-1 gene, we treated Hepa-1 cells with nine other protein kinase inhibitors prior to induction with TCDD; nuclear extracts from these cells were analyzed for their capacity to form specific DNA-protein complexes. Only extracts from cells treated with staurosporine, a protein kinase C inhibitor, were unable to form these complexes. In addition, staurosporine completely inhibited CYP1A1 mRNA induction by TCDD. Depletion of protein kinase C by prolonged treatment with phorbol ester led to the complete suppression of CYP1A1 mRNA induction by TCDD. We conclude that (i) phosphorylation is necessary for the formation of a transcriptional complex and for transcriptional activation of the Cyp1a-1 gene; (ii) the phosphorylation site(s) exists on at least one of the proteins constituting the transcriptional complex, possibly the Ah receptor itself; and (iii) the enzyme responsible for the phosphorylation is likely to be protein kinase C.
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- F Carrier
- Laboratory of Developmental Pharmacology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- D J Waxman
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- S Faisst
- Oncologie Moléculaire, Institut Pasteur de Lille, France
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Jones SN, Jones PG, Ibarguen H, Caskey CT, Craigen WJ. Induction of the Cyp1a-1 dioxin-responsive enhancer in transgenic mice. Nucleic Acids Res 1991; 19:6547-51. [PMID: 1754392 PMCID: PMC329216 DOI: 10.1093/nar/19.23.6547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cyp1a-1, whose product, aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase, assists in detoxification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, is the best characterized of the murine cytochrome P450 genes. The Cyp1a-1 dioxin-responsive enhancer region has been previously analyzed in vitro and found to induce expression of heterologous genes upon exposure of transfected cells to various aromatic hydrocarbons. A 2.58 kbp DNA fragment containing the Cyp1a-1 enhancer elements and promoter region was coupled to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) reporter gene and used to create transgenic mice. CAT assays were performed on tissues harvested from three different lines of transgenic mice following mock-induction or induction using the aromatic hydrocarbon, 3-methylcholanthrene. Basal levels of expression were detected in the spleen and small bowel of non-induced mice, with little or no expression detected in the liver. Treatment with 3-methylcholanthrene increased hepatic expression levels by as much as 10,000-fold. More modest levels of induction were also recorded in the spleen, small bowel, kidney, and lung. The results indicate that the dioxin-responsive enhancer region functions as a strongly inducible promoter in vivo. Differences in the response to induction between male and female mice suggest that Cyp1a-1 expression may be governed in a gender related manner.
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- S N Jones
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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Liver cells contain constitutive DNase I-hypersensitive sites at the xenobiotic response elements 1 and 2 (XRE1 and -2) of the rat cytochrome P-450IA1 gene and a constitutive, nuclear XRE-binding factor that is distinct from the dioxin receptor. Mol Cell Biol 1991. [PMID: 1652054 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.9.4314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Dioxin stimulates transcription from the cytochrome P-450IA1 promoter by interaction with the intracellular dioxin receptor. Upon binding of ligand, the receptor is converted to a form which specifically interacts in vitro with two dioxin-responsive positive control elements located in close proximity to each other about 1 kb upstream of the rat cytochrome P-450IA1 gene transcription start point. In rat liver, the cytochrome P-450IA1 gene is marked at the chromatin level by two DNase I-hypersensitive sites that map to the location of the response elements and exist prior to induction of transcription by the dioxin receptor ligand beta-naphthoflavone. In addition, a DNase I-hypersensitive site is detected near the transcription initiation site and is altered in nuclease sensitivity by induction. The presence of the constitutive DNase I-hypersensitive sites at the dioxin response elements correlates with the presence of a constitutive, labile factor which specifically recognizes these elements in vitro. This factor appears to be distinct from the dioxin receptor, which is observed only in nuclear extract from treated cells. In conclusion, these data suggest that a certain protein-DNA architecture may be maintained at the response elements at different stages of gene expression.
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Hapgood J, Cuthill S, Söderkvist P, Wilhelmsson A, Pongratz I, Tukey RH, Johnson EF, Gustafsson JA, Poellinger L. Liver cells contain constitutive DNase I-hypersensitive sites at the xenobiotic response elements 1 and 2 (XRE1 and -2) of the rat cytochrome P-450IA1 gene and a constitutive, nuclear XRE-binding factor that is distinct from the dioxin receptor. Mol Cell Biol 1991; 11:4314-23. [PMID: 1652054 PMCID: PMC361292 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.9.4314-4323.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Dioxin stimulates transcription from the cytochrome P-450IA1 promoter by interaction with the intracellular dioxin receptor. Upon binding of ligand, the receptor is converted to a form which specifically interacts in vitro with two dioxin-responsive positive control elements located in close proximity to each other about 1 kb upstream of the rat cytochrome P-450IA1 gene transcription start point. In rat liver, the cytochrome P-450IA1 gene is marked at the chromatin level by two DNase I-hypersensitive sites that map to the location of the response elements and exist prior to induction of transcription by the dioxin receptor ligand beta-naphthoflavone. In addition, a DNase I-hypersensitive site is detected near the transcription initiation site and is altered in nuclease sensitivity by induction. The presence of the constitutive DNase I-hypersensitive sites at the dioxin response elements correlates with the presence of a constitutive, labile factor which specifically recognizes these elements in vitro. This factor appears to be distinct from the dioxin receptor, which is observed only in nuclear extract from treated cells. In conclusion, these data suggest that a certain protein-DNA architecture may be maintained at the response elements at different stages of gene expression.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Hapgood
- Department of Medical Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
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