Intracellular localization of the heat shock protein, HSP110, in Xenopus laevis A6 kidney epithelial cells

Author(s):  
J. Gauley ◽  
J.T.F. Young ◽  
J.J. Heikkila
2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (7) ◽  
pp. 523-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Muller ◽  
J Gauley ◽  
John J Heikkila

In this study, we examined the effect of hydrogen peroxide on the accumulation of various mRNAs encoding heat shock proteins (hsps) and proto-oncogenes in Xenopus A6 kidney epithelial cells. Hydrogen peroxide treatment enhanced the accumulation of hsp90, hsp70, hsp30, c-jun, c-fos, and actin mRNAs with distinct temporal patterns. Although hsp70, c-fos, and c-jun mRNA levels peaked at 1–2 h before declining, hsp30 and hsp90 mRNA levels were maximal at 4–6 h. Other mRNAs, including heat shock cognate hsc70, immunoglobulin binding protein, and ribosomal L8, were unaffected. Treatment of kidney cells with a combination of mild heat shock plus hydrogen peroxide resulted in a synergistic increase in the relative levels of both hsp70 and hsp30 mRNA, but not hsp90, c-fos, c-jun, or actin. This study suggests that analysis of hsp and proto-oncogene mRNA levels may be of value as molecular biomarkers of oxidative stress associated with various disease states and nephrotoxicity in kidney.Key words: Xenopus, kidney, mRNA, heat shock protein, hydrogen peroxide.


1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 1347-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. S. Roychowdhury ◽  
T. J. MacAlister ◽  
J. W. Costerton ◽  
M. Kapoor

The most abundant heat-shock protein of Neurospora crassa is a multimeric glycoprotein of 80-kilodaltons (i.e., HSP80), induced strongly by hyperthermia and at a lower level by sodium arsenite, ethanol, and carbon source depletion. Immunoelectron microscopy, using indirect immunogold labelling demonstrated that HSP80 was undetectable in mycelium cultured at the normal growth temperature of 28 °C, but it appeared rapidly following the commencement of heat-shock treatment at 48 °C. HSP80, visualized by the gold label, was observed almost exclusively in the cytoplasm, exhibiting a uniform distribution. Association of this protein with cellular membranes and (or) targeting to a particular subcellular compartment or organelle was not apparent.Key words: 80-kilodalton heat-shock protein, Neurospora, intracellular location, immunoelectron microscopy.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Tao ◽  
Hai Zou ◽  
Zhimin Huang

Infection ofHelicobacter pylori (H. pylori)changed the proliferation of gastric epithelial cells and decreased the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70). However, the effects ofH. pylorion the proliferation of gastric epithelial cells and the roles of HSP70 during the progress need further investigation.Objective.To investigate the effects ofHelicobacter pylori (H. pylori)and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) on the proliferation of human gastric epithelial cells.Methods. H. pyloriand a human gastric epithelial cell line (AGS) were cocultured. The proliferation of AGS cells was quantitated by an MTT assay, and the expression of HSP70 in AGS cells was detected by Western blotting. HSP70 expression in AGS cells was silenced by small interfering RNA (siRNA) to investigate the role of HSP70. ThesiRNA-treated AGS cells were cocultured withH. pyloriand cell proliferation was measured by an MTT assay.Results.The proliferation of AGS cells was accelerated by coculturing withH. pylorifor 4 and 8 h, but was suppressed at 24 and 48 h. HSP70 expression was decreased in AGS cells infected byH. pylorifor 48 h. The proliferation in HSP70-silenced AGS cells was inhibited after coculturing withH. pylorifor 24 and 48 h compared with the control group.Conclusions.Coculture ofH. pylorialtered the proliferation of gastric epithelial cells and decreased HSP70 expression. HSP70 knockdown supplemented the inhibitory effect ofH. pylorion proliferation of epithelial cells. These results indicate that the effects ofH. pylorion the proliferation of gastric epithelial cells at least partially depend on the decreased expression of HSP70 induced by the bacterium.


2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Mark ◽  
Bryan K. Ward ◽  
Premlata Kumar ◽  
Hooshang Lahooti ◽  
Rodney F. Minchin ◽  
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