Journal article
Expression of stress response genes GADD153, c-jun, and Heme Oxygenase-1 in H 2O 2 and O 2-resistant fibroblasts
Free radical biology & medicine, Vol.20(5), pp.735-741
1996
DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(95)02151-5
Abstract
In the present study, the expression of the stress-inducible genes GADD153, c-jun, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), and HSP70 was compared among parental hamster diploid fibroblasts (HA-1), and cell lines isolated for resistance to either H
20
2(OC14) or
02 (02R95). Both OC 14 and 0
2R95 cell lines are known to have significantly augmented cellular antioxidant defenses, including increased glutathione content, as well as enhanced catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase activities. Northern analysis indicated that basal expression of HO-1 and c-jun is also elevated in these resistant cell lines. Relative to HA-1 values, basal GADD153 mRNA expression was approximately threefold higher in 0
2R95, but twofold lower in OC14 cells. HSP70 mRNA expression was comparable among parental and resistant cell lines. Both OC14 and 0
2R95 cells showed greatly enhanced survival following H
20
2 exposure. The H
20
2 doses that induced 50% toxicity in parental and resistant cells (3 vs. 30–60 × 10
-13 mol/cell, respectively) differed by more than an order of magnitude. Similarly, GADD153,
c-jun, and HO-1 mRNA were elevated in control cells following exposure to doses of H
20
2 an order of magnitude lower than is required for gene activation in resistant cell lines. Nonetheless, at equitoxic doses, the level of induction of GADD153 and HO-1 was greater in resistant than in parental cell lines. Taken together, our results suggest that alterations in the basal level of expression of certain stress-responsive genes, including HO1, c-jun, and GADD153, may contribute to the H
20
2-resistant phenotype in these fibroblast cell lines. Further, changes in the regulation of these genes in response to adverse stimuli may provide an additional mechanism for enhanced cell survival following oxidative stress.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Expression of stress response genes GADD153, c-jun, and Heme Oxygenase-1 in H 2O 2 and O 2-resistant fibroblasts
- Creators
- Kathryn Z. Guyton - Section on Gene Expression and Aging, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, 4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD, USADouglas R. Spitz - Washington University Medical CenterNikki J. Holbrook - Section on Gene Expression and Aging, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, 4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Free radical biology & medicine, Vol.20(5), pp.735-741
- DOI
- 10.1016/0891-5849(95)02151-5
- ISSN
- 0891-5849
- eISSN
- 1873-4596
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1996
- Academic Unit
- Pathology; Radiation Oncology; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984312969902771
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