• BMB Reports
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.299-304
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• 2024

Upregulation of PRAME (preferentially expressed antigen of melanoma) has been implicated in the progression of a variety of cancers, including melanoma. The tumor suppressor p53 is a transcriptional regulator that mediates cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in response to stress signals. Here, we report that PRAME is a novel repressive target of p53. This was supported by analysis of melanoma cell lines carrying wild-type p53 and human melanoma databases. mRNA expression of PRAME was downregulated by p53 overexpression and activation using DNA-damaging agents, but upregulated by p53 depletion. We identified a p53-responsive element (p53RE) in the promoter region of PRAME. Luciferase and ChIP assays showed that p53 represses the transcriptional activity of the PRAME promoter and is recruited to the p53RE together with HDAC1 upon etoposide treatment. The functional significance of p53 activation-mediated PRAME downregulation was demonstrated by measuring colony formation and p27 expression in melanoma cells. These data suggest that p53 activation, which leads to PRAME downregulation, could be a therapeutic strategy in melanoma cells.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1998년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.113-113
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• 1998

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae UV irradiation and a variety of chemical DNA -damaging agents induce the transcription of specific genes, including several involved in DNA repair. One of the best characterized of DNA -damage inducible genes is PHRI, which encodes the apoenzyme for DNA photolyase. Basal-level and damage-induced expression of PHRI require an upstream activation sequence, UASPHRI. Here we report the identification of the UlvIE6 gene of S. cerevisiae as a regulator of UASPHRl activity. Surprisingly, the effect of deletion of UME6 is growth phase dependent. In wild-type cells PHRI is induced in late exponential phase, concomitant with the initiation of glycogen accumulation that precedes the diauxic shift. Deletion of UNIE6 abolishes this induction, decreases the steady-state concentration of photolyase molecules and PHRI mRNA, and increases the UV sensitivity of a rad2 mutant. The results suggest that UM E6 contributes to the regulated expression of a subset of damage-responsive genes in yeast. Furthermore, the upstream repression sequence, URSPHRI, is required for repression and damage-induced expression of PHRl. Here we show identification of YER169W and YDR096W as putative regulators acting through $URS_{PHRI}$. These open reading frames were designated as RPHI (YERl69W) and RPH2 (YDR096W) indicating regulator of PHRI. Simultaneous disruption of both genes showed a synergistic effect, producing a four-fold increase in basal level expression and a similar decrease m the induction ratio following treatment of methyl methanesulfonate(MMS). Mutation of the sequence ($AG_4$) bound by Rphlp rendered the promoter of PHRI insensitive to changes in RPHI or RPH2 status. The data suggest that RPHI and RPH2 act as damage-responsive negative regulators of PHRI. Surprisingly, the sequence bound by Rphlp in vitro is found to be $AG_4$ which is identical to the consensus binding site for the regulators Msn2p and Msn4p involved in stress-induced expression. Deletion of MSN2 and MSN4 has little effect on the induction$.$ ratio following DNA damage. However, all deletions led to a significant decrease in basal-level and induced expression of PHRI. These results imply that MSN2 and MSN4 are positive regulators of P HRI but are not required for DNA damage repression. [Supported by grant from NIH]om NIH]

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.193-203
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• 1993

In understanding radiosensitivity a new concept of inherent radiosensitivity based on individuality and heterogeneity within a population has recently been explored. There has been some discussion of possible mechanism underlying differences in radiosensitivity between cells. Ataxia telangiectasia (AT), a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder, is characterized by hypersensitivity to ionizing radiation and other DNA damaging agents at the cellular level. There have been a lot of efforts to describe the cause of this hypersensitivity to radiation. At the cellular level, chromosome repair kinetics study would be an appropriate approach. The purpose of this study was to better understand radiosensitivity En an approach to investigate kinetics of induction and repair of $G_2$ chromatic bleaks using normal, AT heterozygous (ATH), and AT homozygous lymphoblastoid cell lines. In an attempt to estimate initial damage, $9-{\beta}-D-arabinosyl-2-fluoroadenine,$ an inhibitor of DNA synthesis and repair, was used in this study. It was found from this study that radiation induces higher chromatid breaks in AT than in normal and ATH cells. There was no significant differences of initial chromatid breaks between normal and ATH cells. Repair kinetics was the same for all. So the higher level of breaks in AT $G_2$ cells is thought to be a reflection of the increased initial damage. The amount of initial damage correlated well with survival fraction at 2 Gy of cell survival curve following radiation. Therefore, the difference of radiosensitivity in terms of $G_2$ chromosomal sensitivity is thought to result from the difference of initial damage.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1637-1646
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• 2010

The bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans is one of the most resistant organisms to ionizing radiation and other DNA-damaging agents. Although, at present, 30 Deinococcus species have been identified, the whole-genome sequences of most species remain unknown, with the exception of D. radiodurans (DRD), D. geothermalis, and D. deserti. In this study, comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) microarray analysis of three Deinococcus species, D. radiopugnans (DRP), D. proteolyticus (DPL), and D. radiophilus (DRPH), was performed using oligonucleotide arrays based on DRD. Approximately 28%, 14%, and 15% of 3,128 open reading frames (ORFs) of DRD were absent in the genomes of DRP, DPL, and DRPH, respectively. In addition, 162 DRD ORFs were absent in all three species. The absence of 17 randomly selected ORFs was confirmed by a Southern blot. Functional classification showed that the absent genes spanned a variety of functional categories: some genes involved in amino acid biosynthesis, cell envelope, cellular processes, central intermediary metabolism, and DNA metabolism were not present in any of the three deinococcal species tested. Finally, comparative genomic data showed that 120 genes were Deinococcus-specific, not the 230 reported previously. Specifically, ddrD, ddrO, and ddrH genes, previously identified as Deinococcus-specific, were not present in DRP, DPL, or DRPH, suggesting that only a portion of ddr genes are shared by all members of the genus Deinococcus.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.436-441
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• 2009

B23/nucleophosmin은 핵인 단백질로서 외부 스트레스에 의해 핵인에서 핵으로 이동하게 된다. 이러한 세포 내 위치변화는 MDM2에 의한 p53단백질의 안정화에 영향을 미친다. 노화세포는 거대한 단일 핵인을 가지고 있으며, 외부 스트레스에 의해 p53 안정성이 감소한다. 그렇지만, 노화세포에서 어떠한 기전에 의해 p53의 불안정성이 증가하는 지는 아직 밝혀진 바가 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 노화세포에서 B23/nucleophosmin과 p53간의 상호 관련성을 조사하여 p53 안정성에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서는 IMR90세포주에 ras oncogene을 과발현시켜 노화세포를 유도하였다. 핵인 스트레스에 의해 노화세포 내 p53 단백질 발현은 감소하였으나, B23/nucleophosmin 단백질의 발현은 정상세포와 큰 차이가 없었다. 그렇지만, 두 단백질의 세포 내 위치는 노화세포에서 변화가 있었다. 즉, 정상세포와 달리, 노화세포에서는 스트레스에 의해 핵 내 p53발현이 증가하지 않았으며, B23/nucleophosmin은 핵 내로 이동하지 않고, 핵인에 그대로 머물러 있었다. 노화세포에서 MDM2와 p53간 상호결합이 안정적으로 유지된대 비하여, p53과 B23/nucleophosmin간의 상호결합은 감소하였다. 이러한 결과는 노화세포에서 핵인 스트레스에 의한 p53단백질의 안정성은 B23/nucleophosmin 결합이 감소하여 일어나는 것으로 해석된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.227-237
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• 2003

목적: 만성 골수성 백혈병 세포인 K562 세포주는 방사선 및 다양한 항암제에 대한 apoptosis에 저항성을 가진다. 지난 연구에서 K562 세포는 방사선에 대하여 내성반응을 보이며, 세포내 PTK의 작용을 억제하고자 방사선 조사와 함께 투여한 herbimycin A (HMA)에 의하여 방사선에 대한 apoptosis와 같은 감수성반응이 유도되는 반면, genistein에 의하여 방사선에 대한 apoptosis 반응이 저해됨을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 타이로신 인산화효소 억제에 의한 K562 세포의 방사선 반응변화를 조절하는 신호전달경로를 조사하였다. 대상 및 방법: K562 세포를 지수증식기의 세포들만 선택하여 실험에 이용하였다. 방사선조사는 6 MeV 선형가속기(Clinac 1800C, Varian)를 이 용하여 $200\~300$ cGy/min 선량률로 $0.5\~12 $ Gy를 균일하게 조사하였다. HMA와 genistein은 각각 $0.25/muM,\;25\muM$을 방사선 조사 후 즉시 투여하였다. 실험에서 신호전달 경로로 abl kinase, MAPK family, NF-kB, c-fos, c-myc, thymidine kinase1 (TK1) 등에서의 단백질 또는 유전자 발현 및 활성을 조사하였다. 또한 약제 투여에 따른 유전자 발현차이(differential gene expression)를 조사하였다. 결과: Abl kinase의 발현 및 활성 변화를 조사하였으나 PTK 저해제에 의한 방사선 유도 세포사의 변화와의 연관성을 찾을 수 없었다. 세포 생존 및 사멸의 신호전달체계에서 주요 조절과정인 MAPK family의 관여 여부 확인에서 방사선으로 인한 SAPK/JNK의 활성화의 유도가 관찰되었으나, PTK 저해제에 따른 변화는 없었으며, 또한 MAPK/ERK와 p38 MAPK 활성은 모든 조건에서 변함 없이 일정하였다. 전사인자 활성화에 대한 조사에서 방사선 조사와 함께 genistein을 투여한 경우에 NF-kB활성이 증가하였다. 유전자 발현 차이의 조사에서 genistein 투여에 의한 TK 1 유전자 발현 및 단백질 활성이 증가하였다. 결론: PTK 억제에 의한 K562 세포의 방사선에 대한 반응 변화는 bcrabl kinase 활성과는 무관하게 진행되며, MAPK family 경로 외의 다른 경로를 통한 전사인자 활성화 과정이 연관되어 있음을 확인하였다.