Transcriptional analysis of normal human fibroblast responses to microgravity stress / 基因组蛋白质组与生物信息学报·英文版
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics
;
(4): 29-41, 2008.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
To understand the molecular mechanism(s) of how spaceflight affects cellular signaling pathways, quiescent normal human WI-38 fibroblasts were flown on the STS-93 space shuttle mission. Subsequently, RNA samples from the space-flown and ground-control cells were used to construct two cDNA libraries, which were then processed for suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) to identify spaceflight-specific gene expression. The SSH data show that key genes related to oxidative stress, DNA repair, and fatty acid oxidation are activated by spaceflight, suggesting the induction of cellular oxidative stress. This is further substantiated by the up-regulation of neuregulin 1 and the calcium-binding protein calmodulin 2. Another obvious stress sign is that spaceflight evokes the Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase signaling pathways, along with up-regulating several G1-phase cell cycle traverse genes. Other genes showing up-regulation of expression are involved in protein synthesis and pro-apoptosis, as well as pro-survival. Interactome analysis of functionally related genes shows that c-Myc is the "hub" for those genes showing significant changes. Hence, our results suggest that microgravity travel may impact changes in gene expression mostly associated with cellular stress signaling, directing cells to either apoptotic death or premature senescence.
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Assunto principal:
Voo Espacial
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Biossíntese de Proteínas
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Ausência de Peso
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Transdução de Sinais
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Biblioteca Gênica
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Ciclo Celular
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Linhagem Celular
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Células Cultivadas
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Regulação da Expressão Gênica
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Apoptose
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics
Ano de publicação:
2008
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