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Osteoarthritis Cartilage ; 19(2): 206-12, 2011 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21134476

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Recently, the transcription factor AP-2ɛ was shown to be a regulator of hypertrophy in cartilage and to be differentially expressed in osteoarthritis (OA). However, the only known target gene of AP-2ɛ up to date is integrin alpha10. To better characterize the function of AP-2ɛ in cartilage we screened for additional target genes. DESIGN: Promoter analysis, ChIP-assays and electrophoretic mobility shift assay were used to characterize the regulation of a new AP-2ɛ target gene in detail. RESULTS: In this study, we determined the chemokine CXCL1, already known to be important in osteoarthritis (OA), as a new target gene of AP-2ɛ. We could confirm that CXCL1 is expressed in chondrocytes and significantly over-expressed in OA-chondrocytes. Transient transfection of chondrocytes with an AP-2ɛ expression construct led to a significant increase of the CXCL1 mRNA level in these cells. We identified three potential AP-2 binding sites within the CXCL1 promoter and performed luciferase assays, indicating that an AP-2 binding motif (AP-2.2) ranging from position -135 to -144 bp relative to the translation start is responsive to AP-2ɛ. This result was further addressed by site-directed mutagenesis demonstrating that activation of the CXCL1 promoter by AP-2ɛ is exclusively dependent on AP-2.2. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and electromobility shift assays confirmed the direct binding of AP-2ɛ to the CXCL1 promoter in OA-chondrocytes at this site. CONCLUSION: These findings revealed CXCL1 as a novel target gene of AP-2ɛ in chondrocytes and support the important role of AP-2ɛ in cartilage.


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Cartilage/metabolism , Chemokine CXCL1/metabolism , Osteoarthritis/metabolism , Transcription Factor AP-2/metabolism , Aged , Cells, Cultured , Chondrocytes/metabolism , Electrophoresis , Female , Gene Expression Regulation , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Transcription Factor AP-2/genetics , Transfection
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Water Sci Technol ; 49(4): 75-80, 2004.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15077951

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Although the Fenton reagent (a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and an iron(II) salt) has been known for more than a century, the manifold mechanisms occurring during the thermal Fenton reaction are still under discussion. Indeed, this discussion served as a powerful driving force for the steadily increasing insight into the field of inorganic radical and electron transfer chemistry. In this work, an experimental approach towards the elucidation of the first steps taking place in the reaction between several iron(II)-complexes and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in water at pH = 3.0 is presented. 2,4-xylidine (2,4-dimethylaniline) reacts differently with reactive intermediates via the addition or hydrogen abstraction by the hydroxyl radical (HO*) or electron transfer reactions to higher valent iron-species, such as a hydrated ferryl-complex (Fe(IV)). The chemical reactivity of the employed iron(II)-complexes with H2O2 differed strongly depending on their ground-state one-electron oxidation potentials. The results are interpreted in accordance with the paradigm originally developed by Goldstein et al. which is based on the evidence obtained from the Marcus theory that outer-sphere electron transfer reactions between metal complexes are not likely to occur because they are too slow. Therefore, most of the "Fenton-reagents" form transient metal complexes, which can be described as [LnFe-H2O2]m+. They form, depending on the reaction conditions, either the hydroxyl radical or higher-valent iron complex species.


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Hydrogen Peroxide/chemistry , Iron/chemistry , Models, Theoretical , Water Purification/methods , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Hydroxyl Radical/chemistry , Oxidants/chemistry , Oxidation-Reduction , Photochemistry , Temperature
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