Blockage of JNK pathway enhances arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.

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Huang HS, Liu ZM, Hong DY

Blockage of JNK pathway enhances arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes.

Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2010 Apr 15;244(2):234-41. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2009.12.037. Epub 2010 Jan 11.

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Abstract

Arsenic is well known as a carcinogen predisposing humans to some severe diseases and also as an effective medicine for treating acute promyelocytic leukemia, syphilis, and psoriasis. Multiple active mechanisms, including cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, have been proposed in therapy; however, the opposing effects of arsenic remain controversial. Our previous study found that arsenic trioxide (ATO)-induced activation of p21(WAF1/CIP1) (p21) led to A431 cell death through the antagonistic effects of the signaling of ERK1/2 and JNK1. In the current study, the inhibitory effects of JNK1 on ATO-induced p21 expression were explored. Over-expression of JNK1 in A431 cells could inhibit p21 expression, which was associated with HDAC1 and TGIF. Using the GST pull-down assay and fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis, N-terminal domain (amino acids 1-108) of TGIF, critical to its binding with c-Jun, was found. Using reporter assays, requirement of the C-terminal domain (amino acids 138-272) of TGIF to suppress ATO-induced p21 expression was observed. Thus, the domains of TGIF that carried out its inhibitory effects on p21 were identified. Finally, treatment with JNK inhibitor SP600125 could enhance ATO-induced apoptosis of HaCaT keratinocytes by using flow cytometry.

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DrugTargetKindOrganismPharmacological ActionActions
Arsenic trioxideCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1ProteinHumans
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Arsenic trioxideHistone deacetylase 1ProteinHumans
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