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Selenocystine (SeC), a naturally occurring selenoamino acid, has been shown to be a novel compound with broad-spectrum anticancer activity. In this study, we showed that SeC triggered time- and dose-dependent apoptosis in A375 human melanoma cells by activating the mitochondria-mediated and death receptor-mediated apoptosis pathways. Pretreatment of cells with a general caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk significantly prevented SeC-induced apoptosis. A375 cells exposed to SeC showed an increase in levels of total p53 and phosphorylated p53 (serine-15). Silencing of p53 expression with RNA interference significantly suppressed SeC-induced p53 phosphorylation, caspase activation and apoptotic cell death. Moreover, generation of reactive oxygen species and subsequent induction of DNA strand breaks were found to be upstream mediators of p53 activation induced by SeC. In a nude mice xenograft experiment, SeC significantly inhibited the tumor growth of A375 cells via induction of apoptosis. Taken together, these results suggest the potential applications of SeC in cancer chemoprevention. 相似文献
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BH3-only proteins in tumorigenesis and malignant melanoma 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
BH3-only proteins are a subset of the Bcl-2 family of apoptotic regulators. BH3-only proteins function as ‘damage sensors’
in the cell; they are activated in response to cellular stress or DNA damage, whereupon they initiate apoptosis. Apoptosis
is the primary mechanism by which the body rids itself of genetically defective cells and is critical for preventing the accumulation
of cells with tumorigenic potential. Therefore, dysregulation of BH3-only proteins may promote tumorigenesis. Furthermore,
functional apoptosis pathways are required for the success of most cancer treatments, including chemotherapy. Resistance to
chemotherapy, as seen with malignant melanoma, often reflects an inability of tumor cells to undergo apoptosis. By deciphering
the roles of BH3-only proteins in tumorigenesis, we may learn how to manipulate cell death pathways to overcome apoptotic
resistance. This review summarizes the current knowledge of BH3-only proteins and how they contribute to tumorigenesis, with
particular attention given to studies involving melanoma.
Received: 12 August 2006; received after revision: 2 October 2006; accepted 13 November 2006 相似文献
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Cancer cell metabolism is characterized by limited oxidative phosphorylation in order to minimize oxidative stress. We have
previously shown that the flavonoid flavone in HT-29 colon cancer cells increases the uptake of pyruvate or lactate into mitochondria,
which is followed by an increase in O2−.. production that finally leads to apoptosis. Similarly, a supply of palmitoylcarnitine in combination with carnitine induces
apoptosis in HT-29 cells by increasing the mitochondrial respiration rate. Here we show that flavone-induced apoptosis is
increased more than twofold in the presence of palmitoylcarnitine due to increased mitochondrial fatty acid transport and
the subsequent metabolic generation of O2−. in mitochondria is the initiating factor for the execution of apoptosis.
Received 12 August 2005; received after revision 12 October 2005; accepted 14 October 2005 相似文献
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Liu ZM Chen GG Vlantis AC Tse GM Shum CK van Hasselt CA 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2007,64(11):1428-1436
The molecular mechanism responsible for cadmium-induced cell death in thyroid cancer cells (FRO) is unknown. We demonstrated
that apoptosis of FRO cells induced by cadmium was concentration and time dependent. Cadmium caused the rapid elevation of
intracellular calcium and induced phosphorylation of Akt, p53, JNK, ERK and p38. Inhibition of PI3K/Akt attenuated the cadmium-induced
apoptosis, but the inhibition of JNK inhibitor, ERK or p38 aggravated it, indicating that activation of PI3K/Akt was a pro-apoptosis
signal in response to cadmium treatment, whereas the activation of stress-activated protein kinase JNK, ERK and p38 functioned
as survival signals to counteract the cadmium-induced apoptosis. Buffering of the calcium response attenuated mitochondrial
impairment, recovered the cadmium-activated Akt, p53, JNK, ERK and p38, and subsequently blocked the apoptosis. These results
suggested that apoptosis induced by cadmium in FRO cells was initiated by the rapid elevation of intracellular calcium, followed
by calcium-mediated activation of PI3K/Akt and mitochondrial impairment.
Received 28 February 2007; received after revision 2 April 2007; accepted 23 April 2007 相似文献
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) activity has been implicated in regulating cell cycle progression at distinct points
in the cell cycle by preventing cell cycle arrest or apoptosis. In this study, the role of PI3-kinase activity during the
entire G1 phase of the ongoing cell cycle was studied in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells synchronized by mitotic shake-off.
We show that inhibition of PI3-kinase activity during and 2 h after mitosis inhibited cell cycle progression into S phase.
In the presence of the PI3-kinase inhibitor wortmannin or LY294002, cells were arrested during early G1 phase, leading to
the expression of the cleaved caspase-3, a central mediator of apoptosis. These results demonstrate that PI3-kinase activity
is required for progression through the M/G1 phase. In the absence of PI3-kinase activity, cells are induced for apoptosis
in this particular phase of the cell cycle.
Received 7 September 2005; received after revision 26 October 2005; accepted 11 November 2005 相似文献
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B. C. Yoo S-H. Hong J-L. Ku Y-H. Kim Y-K. Shin S-G. Jang I-J. Kim S-Y. Jeong J-G. Park 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2009,66(2):350-364
Comparative analysis of proteomes using 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-resistant human colon cancer cell line revealed that decreased
galectin-3 expression was significantly associated with retarded proliferation. However, in the presence of 5-FU proliferation
rate of cells with suppressed galectin-3 expression did not differ from that of cells with normal galectin-3 expression, even
galectin-3 suppression augmented apoptosis. Mechanism by which galectin-3 regulates cancer cell proliferation has been identified
in immunoprecipitates of the anti-galectin-3 antibody. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein Q (hnRNP Q) was identified
as a protein interacting with galectin-3. Interestingly, while galectin-3 protein was not affected by the hnRNP Q level, its
suppression was accompanied by a decrease in hnRNP Q expression. The present study demonstrates that galectin-3 stabilizes
hnRNP Q via complex formation, and reduction in the hnRNP Q level leads to slow proliferation and less susceptibility to 5-FU.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
B.C.Yoo; S-H.Hong; These two authors contributed equally to this work.
Received 10 September 2008; received after revision 19 October 2008; accepted 07 November 2008 相似文献