P3-195 Characterization of stanniocalcin 2, a novel target of the mammalian unfolded protein response with cytoprotective properties

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. S411
Author(s):  
Daisuke Ito ◽  
John R. Walker ◽  
Charlie S. Thompson ◽  
Isabella Moroz ◽  
Margaret L. Veselits ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Stanniocalcin 2 ◽  
Novel Target ◽  
Protein Response

scholarly journals Characterization of Stanniocalcin 2, a Novel Target of the Mammalian Unfolded Protein Response with Cytoprotective Properties

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (21) ◽  
pp. 9456-9469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Ito ◽  
John R. Walker ◽  
Charlie S. Thompson ◽  
Isabella Moroz ◽  
William Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Cortical Neurons ◽  
Apoptotic Cell ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Stanniocalcin 2 ◽  
Novel Target ◽  
Protein Response

ABSTRACT Accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) induces a highly conserved homeostatic response in all eukaryotic cells, termed the unfolded-protein response (UPR). Here we describe the characterization of stanniocalcin 2 (STC2), a mammalian homologue of a calcium- and phosphate-regulating hormone first identified in fish, as a novel target of the UPR. Expression of STC2 gene is rapidly upregulated in cultured cells after exposure to tunicamycin and thapsigargin, by ATF4 after activation of the ER-resident kinase PERK. In addition, STC2 expression is also activated in neuronal cells by oxidative stress and hypoxia but not by several cellular stresses unrelated to the UPR. In contrast, expression of another homologue, STC1, is only upregulated by hypoxia independent of PERK or ATF4 expression. In vivo studies revealed that rat cortical neurons rapidly upregulate STC2 after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion. Finally, siRNA-mediated inhibition of STC2 expression renders N2a neuroblastoma cells and HeLa cells significantly more vulnerable to apoptotic cell death after treatment with thapsigargin, and overexpression of STC2 attenuated thapsigargin-induced cell death. Consequently, induced STC2 expression is an essential feature of survival component of the UPR.

The Unfolded Protein Response Regulator GRP78/BiP as a Novel Target for Increasing Chemosensitivity in Malignant Gliomas

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (20) ◽  
pp. 9809-9816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Pyrko ◽  
Axel H. Schönthal ◽  
Florence M. Hofman ◽  
Thomas C. Chen ◽  
Amy S. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Malignant Gliomas ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Novel Target ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Protein Response
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