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1.
Biochem Pharmacol ; 72(2): 166-75, 2006 Jul 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16756962

ABSTRACT

Nucleotide excision repair is the principal mechanism for the removal of bulky DNA adducts caused by a range of chemotherapeutic drugs, and contributes to cisplatin resistance. In this study, we used synthetic siRNAs targeted to XPA and ERCC1 and compared their effectiveness in sensitising mismatch repair deficient prostate cancer cell lines to cisplatin and mitomycin C. Downregulation of ERCC1 sensitised DU145 and PC3 cells to cisplatin and mitomycin C. In contrast, XPA downregulation did not sensitise either cell line to mitomycin C, and only sensitised DU145 cells to cisplatin. The effects of ERCC1 downregulation may be due to its role in homologous recombination repair. Excision repair of cisplatin adducts in PC3 cells was attenuated to a similar extent by XPA and ERCC1 downregulation. Downregulation of XPA but not ERCC1 caused an increase in the number of cisplatin-induced RAD51 foci in PC3 cells, suggesting that HRR is able to substitute for NER in these cells. We observed co-localisation of ERCC1 and RAD51 in cisplatin treated PC3 cells by immunofluorescence and co-immunoprecipitation, which may represent recruitment of ERCC1/XPF to sites of recombination repair. These results indicate that ERCC1 is a broader therapeutic target than XPA with which to sensitise cancer cells to chemotherapy because of its additional role in recombination repair.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Cisplatin/pharmacology , DNA Repair , DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , Endonucleases/genetics , Mitomycin/pharmacology , Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology , Recombination, Genetic , Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Protein/genetics , Cell Line, Tumor , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Humans , Immunoprecipitation , Male , RNA, Small Interfering
2.
J Cell Biochem ; 97(5): 1121-36, 2006 Apr 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16315315

ABSTRACT

Although most advanced cancers are incurable, the majority of testicular germ cell tumors can be cured using cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy. The nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway removes most DNA adducts produced by cisplatin, and the low levels of NER in testis tumor cells may explain why these cancers are curable. Three NER proteins: ERCC1, XPF, and XPA, are present at low levels in testis tumor cell lines, and addition of these proteins to protein extracts of testis tumor cells increases their in vitro DNA repair capacity to normal levels. The aim of this study was to identify the mechanism responsible for the low levels of these DNA repair proteins. The levels of the mRNA transcripts for ERCC1, XPF, and XPA were measured in a panel of 14 different human cancer cell lines, using real-time PCR. Three ERCC1 splice variants were identified and quantitated. Three alternative transcription start points (TSPs) were identified for ERCC1 but none were testis-specific. The significantly lower levels of ERCC1, XPF, and XPA protein in testis tumor cell lines cannot be explained solely by differences in transcriptional efficiency or mRNA stability. For ERCC1, post-transcriptional control by alternative splicing does not account for the testis-specific low levels of protein expression. Pulse-chase experiments showed that the half-life of ERCC1 protein in a testis tumor cell line was not significantly different to that in a prostate cancer cell line. Taken together, these results suggest that constitutive levels of these DNA repair proteins are controlled at the level of translation.


Subject(s)
Cisplatin/pharmacology , DNA Repair/physiology , DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , Endonucleases/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation , Neoplasms/genetics , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , 3' Untranslated Regions , 5' Untranslated Regions , Alternative Splicing , Blotting, Northern , Cell Line, Tumor , DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Endonucleases/metabolism , Humans , Male , Promoter Regions, Genetic , Protein Biosynthesis/genetics , Repressor Proteins/genetics , Transcription Initiation Site , Transcription, Genetic , Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Protein/metabolism
3.
Biochemistry ; 44(11): 4135-47, 2005 Mar 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15766241

ABSTRACT

SJG-136 (3) is a novel pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) dimer that is predicted from molecular models to bind in the minor groove of DNA and to form sequence-selective interstrand cross-links at 5'-Pu-GATC-Py-3' (Pu = purine; Py = pyrimidine) sites through covalent bonding between each PBD unit and guanines on opposing strands. Footprinting studies have confirmed that high-affinity adducts do form at 5'-G-GATC-C-3' sequences and that these can inhibit RNA polymerase in a sequence-selective manner. At higher concentrations of SJG-136, bands that migrate more slowly than one of the 5'-G-GATC-C-3' footprint sites show significantly reduced intensity, concomitant with the appearance of higher molecular weight material near the gel origin. This phenomenon is attributed to interstrand cross-linking at the 5'-G-GATC-C-3' site and is the first report of DNA footprinting being used to detect interstrand cross-linked adducts. The control dimer GD113 (4), of similar structure to SJG-136 but unable to cross-link DNA due to its C7/C7'-linkage rather than C8/C8'-linkage, neither produces footprints with the same DNA sequence nor blocks transcription at comparable concentrations. In addition to the two high-affinity 5'-G-GATC-C-3' footprints on the MS2 DNA sequence, other SJG-136 adducts of lower affinity are observed that can still block transcription but with lower efficiency. All these sites contain the 5'-GXXC-3' motif (where XX includes AG, TA, GC, CT, TT, GG, and TC) and represent less-favored cross-link sites. In time-course experiments, SJG-136 blocks transcription if incubated with a double-stranded DNA template before the transcription components are added; addition after transcription is initiated fails to elicit blockage. Single-strand ligation PCR studies on a sequence from the c-jun gene show that SJG-136 binds to 5'-GAAC-3'/5'-GTTC-3' (preferred) or 5'-GAGC-3'/5'-GCTC-3' sequences. Significantly, adducts are obtained at the same sequences following extraction of DNA from drug-treated K562 cells, confirming that the agent reaches the cellular genome and interacts with the DNA in a sequence-selective fashion. Finally, SJG-136 efficiently inhibits the action of restriction endonuclease BglII, which has a 5'-A-GATC-T-3' motif at its cleavage site.


Subject(s)
Bacteriophage T7/metabolism , Benzodiazepinones/metabolism , Capsid Proteins/metabolism , Cross-Linking Reagents/metabolism , DNA, Viral/metabolism , Nucleic Acid Conformation , Pyrroles/metabolism , RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Bacteriophage T7/genetics , Base Sequence , Benzodiazepinones/pharmacology , Capsid Proteins/genetics , Cross-Linking Reagents/pharmacology , DNA Footprinting , DNA, Single-Stranded/metabolism , DNA, Viral/genetics , Deoxyribonuclease I/metabolism , Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific/antagonists & inhibitors , Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific/metabolism , Enzyme Inhibitors/metabolism , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Molecular Sequence Data , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Pyrroles/pharmacology , RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Temperature , Transcription, Genetic
4.
Int J Cancer ; 110(3): 352-61, 2004 Jun 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15095299

ABSTRACT

Over 80% of patients with advanced metastatic testis tumors can be cured using cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy. This is unusual as metastatic cancer in adults is usually incurable. Cell lines derived from testis tumors retain sensitivity to cisplatin in vitro. We previously investigated 2 testis tumor cell lines with a low capacity to remove cisplatin-induced DNA damage and found that they had low levels of the DNA nucleotide excision repair proteins XPA, ERCC1 and XPF. To determine whether low levels of XPA, ERCC1 and XPF proteins are characteristic of testis tumor cell lines, we investigated 35 cell lines derived from cancers to determine whether groups of cell lines from diverse tissue origins differ from one another in constitutive levels of these NER proteins. Quantitative immunoblotting was used to compare groups of cell lines representing prostate, bladder, breast, lung, cervical, ovarian and testis cancers. Only the 6 testis tumor cell lines showed significantly lower mean levels of XPA (p = 0.001), XPF (p = 0.001) and ERCC1 (p = 0.004) proteins from the other groups. Our results encourage further investigation of the possibility that low levels of these nucleotide excision repair proteins could be related to the favorable response of testis tumors to cisplatin-based chemotherapy.


Subject(s)
DNA Repair , DNA-Binding Proteins/biosynthesis , Endonucleases/biosynthesis , Testis/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Female , Humans , Immunoblotting , Least-Squares Analysis , Male , Neoplasm Metastasis , Testicular Neoplasms/drug therapy , Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Protein
5.
J Exp Ther Oncol ; 4(4): 291-303, 2004 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15844659

ABSTRACT

AIM: Chemokines or chemotactic cytokines are known to be important in the directional migration or chemotaxis of leucocytes in conditions of homeostasis and in inflammatory or immunological responses. However, the role of chemokines is extending beyond their involvement in mediating leucocyte trafficking with an increasing body of evidence suggesting these proteins are intimately involved in many stages of tumour development and progression. Our aim was to study the role of the CXCL12:CXCR4 chemokine ligand:receptor complex in determining the organ-specific metastasis of prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CXCR4 mRNA expression was determined by RT-PCR in 3 metastatic prostate cancer cell lines DU145, LNCaP and PC3, the primary prostate cancer cell line 1542 CPT3X and the normal prostate epithelial cell lines 1542 NPTX and Pre 2.8. This was followed by Taqman quantitative PCR analysis of CXCR4 mRNA in these cell lines. Flow cytometry analysis was then used to measure the expression of the CXCR4 receptor protein on the cell surface. The influence of the receptor on cell migration was studied using Transwell, Migration Assays. Finally, Taqman quantitative PCR was performed on RNA obtained from laser microdissected fresh primary prostate tumour and benign tissue samples from patients. RESULTS: In DU145, LNCaP and PC3 CXCR4 mRNA expression was approximately 1000, 400 and 21 times respectively that of 1542 NPTX, Pre 2.8 and 1542 CPT3X. In patient primary tumour samples and patient benign tissue specimens CXCR4 mRNA expression was similar to that of the metastatic cell line DU145. Flow cytometry analysis showed that significantly higher levels of the CXCR4 receptor were present on the cell surface of the 3 metastatic cell lines. Migration studies revealed that chemotaxis of the metastatic cell lines PC3 and DU145 was enhanced by CXCL12 ligand and inhibited by antibody to CXCR4. CXCL12 did not influence the migration of the normal prostate epithelial cell line 1542 NPTX. CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated that human prostate cell lines derived from metastases express functional CXCR4 receptor and that CXCL12 ligand enhances their migratory capabilities. Also, laser microdissected primary patient tumours and patient benign tissue specimens express CXCR4 mRNA at high levels (it is suggested that post-transcriptional modification of the CXCR4 receptor plays a major role in regulating protein expression). These results suggest prostate cancers may be influenced by the CXCL12:CXCR4 pathway during metastasis. This pathway would provide a novel target for therapeutic intervention.


Subject(s)
Chemokines, CXC/physiology , Prostatic Neoplasms/metabolism , Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology , Receptors, CXCR4/physiology , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Movement , Chemokine CXCL12 , DNA Primers/pharmacology , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Ethidium/pharmacology , Flow Cytometry , Humans , Ligands , Male , Neoplasm Metastasis , Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology , Protein Processing, Post-Translational , RNA/metabolism , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
6.
Antisense Nucleic Acid Drug Dev ; 13(2): 115-7, 2003 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12804038

ABSTRACT

Transfection of full-length antisense cDNA is used frequently to achieve stable downregulation of gene expression. However, screening for clones that express the antisense mRNA is complicated by the presence of endogenous sense mRNA. Thus, clones usually are screened for downregulation of the target protein by Western blotting, which can be time consuming. Here, we used strand-specific RT-PCR to identify antisense-expressing clones, which can then be screened for protein downregulation. This approach allows earlier identification of potentially useful clones and cuts down on the number of clones to be screened by Western blotting.


Subject(s)
Oligonucleotides, Antisense/chemistry , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Blotting, Western , Cell Line, Tumor , DNA, Complementary/metabolism , Down-Regulation , Humans , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Time Factors , Transfection
7.
Mol Biotechnol ; 20(2): 181-96, 2002 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11876474

ABSTRACT

Three PCR-based methods are described that allow covalent drug-DNA adducts, and their repair, to be studied at various levels of resolution from gene regions to the individual nucleotide level in single copy genes. A quantitative PCR (QPCR) method measures the total damage on both DNA strands in a gene region, usually between 300 and 3,000 base pairs in length. Strand-specific QPCR incorporates adaptations that allow damage to be measured in the same region as QPCR but in a strand-specific manner. Single-strand ligation PCR allows the detection of adduct formation at the level of single nucleotides, on individual strands, in a single copy gene in mammalian cells. If antibodies to the DNA adducts of interest are available, these can be used to capture and isolate adducted DNA for use in single-strand ligation PCR increasing the sensitivity of the assay.


Subject(s)
DNA Damage/physiology , DNA Repair/physiology , DNA, Single-Stranded/isolation & purification , Nucleotides/isolation & purification , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Base Sequence , DNA, Single-Stranded/physiology , Models, Chemical , Molecular Sequence Data , Nucleotides/physiology , Polymerase Chain Reaction/instrumentation , Taq Polymerase/metabolism , Time Factors
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