Faculty Opinions recommendation of Cells have distinct mechanisms to maintain protection against different reactive oxygen species: oxidative-stress-response genes.

Author(s):  
Ramón Serrano
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Wang ◽  
Ci Xu ◽  
Qiang Fan ◽  
Haihua Yuan ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
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AbstractMAPK/p38 is an important mammalian signaling cascade that responds to a variety of intracellular or extracellular stimuli, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS), and participates in numerous physiological and pathological processes. However, the biological function of p38 in different tumors, and even at different stages of the same tumor, remains elusive. To further understand the regulatory mechanism of p38 and oxidative stress in the occurrence and development of gastric cancer, we report SUMOylation as a novel post-translational modification occurring on lysine 152 of MAPK14/p38α through immunoprecipitation and series of pull-down assays in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, we determine that p38α-SUMOylation functions as an authentic sensor and accelerator of reactive oxygen species generation via interaction with and activation of MK2 in the nucleus, and the ROS accumulation, in turn, promotes the SUMOylation of p38α by stabilizing the PIASxα protein. This precise regulatory mechanism is exploited by gastric cancer cells to create an internal environment for survival and, ultimately, metastasis. This study reveals novel insights into p38α-SUMOylation and its association with the intracellular oxidative stress response, which is closely related to the processes of gastric cancer. Furthermore, the PIASxα/p38α-SUMOylation/MK2 cis-axis may serve as a desirable therapeutic target in gastric cancer as targeting PIASxα, MK2, or a specific peptide region of p38α may reconcile the aberrant oxidative stress response in gastric cancer cells.


Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (19) ◽  
pp. 3322-3330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul S. Hole ◽  
Joanna Zabkiewicz ◽  
Chinmay Munje ◽  
Zarabeth Newton ◽  
Lorna Pearn ◽  
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Key Points More than 60% of primary AML blasts constitutively produce high levels of NOX-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS), which drives AML proliferation. High ROS AMLs show depleted antioxidant defenses but evade the oxidative stress response through suppression of p38MAPK signaling.


2006 ◽  
Vol 282 (5) ◽  
pp. 2871-2879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiane M. Cruz ◽  
Alessandra Rinna ◽  
Henry Jay Forman ◽  
Ana L. M. Ventura ◽  
Pedro M. Persechini ◽  
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Author(s):  
Wenlong Du ◽  
Pengfei Zhai ◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Yuanwei Zhang ◽  
Ling Lu

Superoxide dismutases (SODs) are important metalloenzymes that protect fungal pathogens against the toxic effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by host defense mechanisms during the infection process. The activation of Cu/Zn-SOD1 is found to be dependent on its c haperone Ccs1 ( c opper c haperone for S OD1). However, the role of Ccs1 ortholog in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus and how these SODs coordinate to mediate oxidative stress response remain elusive. Here, we demonstrated that A. fumigatus CcsA, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ccs1 ortholog, is required for cells in response to oxidative response and the activation of Sod1. Deletion of ccsA resulted in increased ROS accumulation and enhanced sensitivity to oxidative stress due to loss of SodA activity. Molecular characterization of CcsA revealed that the conserved CXC motif is required not only for the physical interaction with SodA but also for the oxidative stress adaption. Notably, addition of Mn 2+ or overexpression of cytoplasmic Mn-SodC could rescue the defects of the ccsA or sodA deletion mutant, indicating the important role of Mn 2+ and Mn-SodC in ROS detoxification; however, deletion of CcsA-SodA complex could not affect A. fumigatus virulence. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that CcsA functions as a Cu/Zn-Sod1 chaperone that participates in the adaptation to oxidative stress in A. fumigatus and provide a better understanding of the CcsA-SodA complex-mediated oxidative stress response in filamentous fungi. IMPORTANCE Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by phagocytes have been reported to participate in the killing of fungal pathogens. Superoxide dismutases (SODs) are considered to be the first defense line against superoxide anions. Characterizing the regulatory mechanisms of SOD activation is important for understanding how fungi adapt to oxidative stress in hosts. Our findings demonstrated that CcsA functions as a SodA chaperone in A. fumigatus and that the conserved CXC motif within CcsA is required for its interaction with SodA and the CcsA-SodA-mediated oxidative response. These data may provide new insights into how fungal pathogens adapt to oxidative stress via the CcsA-SodA complex.


2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
M. Saeed-Zidane ◽  
D. Salilew-Wondim ◽  
L. Linden ◽  
E. Held ◽  
C. Neuhoff ◽  
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Exosomes are nano-sized (30–100 nm) extracellular membrane vesicles released through exocytosis process in most cells and biological fluids. They contain a cargo of nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and play a vital role in cell-cell communications. Various cell types have been shown to release exosomes into extracellular space as a response to various environmental stress conditions. However, little is known about the response of granulosa cells to oxidative stress, with regard to release of exosomes that may carry mRNA and protein molecules related to cellular oxidative stress response. Here we aimed to investigate the potential release of stress elements by granulosa cells to culture media through exosomes under oxidative stress conditions. For that, bovine granulosa cells from small follicles were aspirated and cultured in DMEM/F-12 media supplemented with exosome free fetal bovine serum (Exo-FBS) and treated with 5 µM H2O2 for 40 min. Granulosa cells were collected 24 h post-treatment to quantify the expression of antioxidants (Nrf2, Keap1, SOD1, CAT1, PRDX1, HOMOX1, TXN1, and NQO1), cell proliferation (PCNA and CNND2), cell differentiation (CYP11A1 and STAR), apoptosis (Casp3), and antiapoptosis (BCL2L1) genes. Reactive oxygen species accumulation, mitochondrial distribution, cell viability, and cell cycle assays were performed in cultured granulosa cells, and the culture medium was used to isolate exosomes using ultracentrifugation procedure. The identity of exosomes was confirmed by immunoblotting of Alix and CD63 proteins, and the expression level of antioxidant was analysed in mRNA isolated from exosomes. Data from 3 independent biological replicates were statistically analysed using the 2-tailed t-test. Results showed that H2O2 treatment increased mRNA and protein level of antioxidants (Nrf2, PRDX1, and TXN1), as well as cell differentiation and apoptosis-related genes compared to untreated controls. However, granulosa cells treated with H2O2 showed lower expression of cell proliferation marker genes (PCNA and CNND2). Cells treated with H2O2 showed increases in reactive oxygen species level, inadequate mitochondrial distribution, and lower cell viability. Cell cycle assay revealed a reduction in G0/G1 proportion and increase in G2 phase in cells treated with H2O2. Higher levels of antioxidant (Nrf2, CAT1, and TXN1) transcripts were detected in exosomes isolated from media with cells under oxidative stress conditions compared to the controls. Labelling and co-transfection of exosomes from stressed cell culture medium with untreated treated recipient granulosa cells resulted in increased abundance of cellular mRNA and protein of Nrf2 and CAT1 in those cells. In conclusion, granulosa cells exposed to oxidative stress could release exosomes that carry molecules related to oxidative stress response, which can be up taken by recipient cells.


2004 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 121-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ascan Warnholtz ◽  
Maria Wendt ◽  
Michael August ◽  
Thomas Münzel

Endothelial dysfunction in the setting of cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and chronic smoking, as well as in the setting of heart failure, has been shown to be at least partly dependent on the production of reactive oxygen species in endothelial and/or smooth muscle cells and the adventitia, and the subsequent decrease in vascular bioavailability of NO. Superoxide-producing enzymes involved in increased oxidative stress within vascular tissue include NAD(P)H-oxidase, xanthine oxidase and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in an uncoupled state. Recent studies indicate that endothelial dysfunction of peripheral and coronary resistance and conductance vessels represents a strong and independent risk factor for future cardiovascular events. Ways to reduce endothelial dysfunction include risk-factor modification and treatment with substances that have been shown to reduce oxidative stress and, simultaneously, to stimulate endothelial NO production, such as inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme or the statins. In contrast, in conditions where increased production of reactive oxygen species, such as superoxide, in vascular tissue is established, treatment with NO, e.g. via administration of nitroglycerin, results in a rapid development of endothelial dysfunction, which may worsen the prognosis in patients with established coronary artery disease.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amnah M. Alshangiti ◽  
Eszter Tuboly ◽  
Shane V. Hegarty ◽  
Cathal M. McCarthy ◽  
Aideen M. Sullivan ◽  
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Neuroblastoma is an embryonal malignancy that arises from cells of sympathoadrenal lineage during the development of the nervous system. It is the most common pediatric extracranial solid tumor and is responsible for 15% of childhood deaths from cancer. Fifty percent of cases are diagnosed as high-risk metastatic disease with a low overall 5-year survival rate. More than half of patients experience disease recurrence that can be refractory to treatment. Amplification of the MYCN gene is an important prognostic indicator that is associated with rapid disease progression and a poor prognosis, highlighting the need for new therapeutic approaches. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on identifying anticancer properties of naturally occurring chalcones, which are secondary metabolites with variable phenolic structures. Here, we report that 4-hydroxychalcone is a potent cytotoxin for MYCN-amplified IMR-32 and SK-N-BE (2) neuroblastoma cells, when compared to non-MYCN-amplified SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells and to the non-neuroblastoma human embryonic kidney cell line, HEK293t. Moreover, 4-hydroxychalcone treatment significantly decreased cellular levels of the antioxidant glutathione and increased cellular reactive oxygen species. In addition, 4-hydroxychalcone treatment led to impairments in mitochondrial respiratory function, compared to controls. In support of this, the cytotoxic effect of 4-hydroxychalcone was prevented by co-treatment with either the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine, a pharmacological inhibitor of oxidative stress-induced cell death (IM-54) or the mitochondrial reactive oxygen species scavenger, Mito-TEMPO. When combined with the anticancer drugs cisplatin or doxorubicin, 4-hydroxychalcone led to greater reductions in cell viability than was induced by either anti-cancer agent alone. In summary, this study identifies a cytotoxic effect of 4-hydroxychalcone in MYCN-amplified human neuroblastoma cells, which rationalizes its further study in the development of new therapies for pediatric neuroblastoma.


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