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Effect of Copper on the Regulation of Ferroportin-1 Gene Expression

구리가 Ferroportin-1 유전자 발현 조절에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Bo-Yoen (Department of Food & Nutrition, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chung, Ja-Yong (Department of Food & Nutrition, Kyung Hee University)
  • 박보연 (경희대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 정자용 (경희대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2009.07.31
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Abstract

Ferroportin-1 (FPN) is a transporter protein that is known to mediate iron export from macrophages. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of copper on the regulation of FPN gene expression in J774 mouse macrophage cells. J774 cells were treated with various concentrations of $CuSO_4$ and RT-PCR analyses were performed to measure the steady-state levels of mRNAs for FPN and divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1, an iron importer). Copper treatment significantly increased FPN mRNAs in a dose-dependent manner, but didn't change the levels of DMT1 mRNA. Experiments with transcriptional inhibitor actinomycin D (0.5 ${\mu}g$/mL) revealed that copper treatment did not affect the half-life of FPN mRNAs in J774 cells. On the other hand, results from luciferase reporter assays showed that copper directly stimulated the promoter activity of FPN. In summary, our data showed copper induced FPN mRNA of macrophages via a transcriptional rather than post-transcriptional mechanisms.

본 연구는 J774 대식세포에서 FPN 유전자 발현 조절에 구리가 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 수행되었으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. J774 대식 세포에 구리를 처리하였을 때, iron exporter FPN의 mRNA 수준이 농도 의존적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 반면, iron importer DMT1의 mRNA 수준은 구리 처리에 의해 영향을 받지 않았다. Actinomycin D를 이용하여 mRNA 합성을 억제한 상태에서 FPN mRNA 분해 정도를 시간별로 추적한 결과, acitnomycin D 처리 후 9시간 경과시 FPN mRNA 수준이 처음 수준의 약 60% 정도로 감소하였다. 배양액에 구리를 첨가한 경우에도 FPN mRNA의 분해 정도는 아무것도 처리하지 않은 대조군과 유의적인 차이가 없었으며, 이로 볼 때 구리는 FPN mRNA의 안정성에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 생각된다. 한편, reporter assay 실험 결과 구리의 첨가는 FPN 프로모터 활성을 유의적으로 증가시키는 것으로 나타나, 구리가 FPN mRNA의 전사 과정을 직접적으로 촉진함을 알 수 있었다. 또한, FPN 5'-UTR에 위치하는 IRE (iron response element)의 존재 여부는 구리에 의한 FPN 전사 개시 활성에 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났으며, 이로 볼 때 구리는 철분과는 독립적인 작용 기작에 의해 FPN 유전자 발현을 조절하는 것으로 사료된다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때, 구리는 대식 세포에서 전사개시 과정을 활성화함으로써 농도 의존적으로 FPN 유전자 발현을 촉진하는 것으로 생각되며, 이는 구리가 철분의 대사에 미치는 새로운 작용 기작을 제시한다. 앞으로, 구리와 철 분의 상호 작용이 FPN의 철분 및 다른 무기질 이온의 세포내 외 수송 (transport)에 어떤 영향을 미치는지에 대한 기능적 연구가 계속적으로 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

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