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Biochem Pharmacol ; 185: 114454, 2021 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33545118

RESUMO

Ellagic acid (EA) is a natural phenol antioxidant in different fruits, vegetables, and nuts. As a copper iron chelator from the tyrosinase enzyme's active site, EA was reported to inhibit melanogenesis in melanocytes. Here, we demonstrated the anti-melanogenic mechanisms of EA through autophagy induction in melanoma B16F10 cells and the role of Nrf2 and UVA (3 J/cm2)-activated α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) pathways in keratinocyte HaCaT cells. In vitro data showed that EA suppressed the tyrosinase activity and melanogenesis by suppressing cAMP-mediated CREB and MITF signaling mechanisms in α-MSH-stimulated B16F10 cells. ERK, JNK, and AKT pathways were involved in this EA-regulated MITF downregulation. Notably, EA induced autophagy in B16F10 cells was evidenced from increased LC3-II accumulation, p62/SQSTM1 activation, ATG4B downregulation, acidic vesicular organelle (AVO) formation, PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibition, and Beclin-1/Bcl-2 dysregulation. Interestingly, 3-MA (an autophagy inhibitor) pretreatment or LC3 silencing (siRNA transfection) of B16F10 cells significantly reduced EA-induced anti-melanogenic activity. Besides this, in UVA-irradiated keratinocyte HaCaT cells, EA suppressed ROS production and α-MSH generation. Moreover, EA mediated the activation and nuclear translocation of Nrf2, leading to antioxidant γ-GCLC, HO-1, and NQO-1 protein expression in HaCaT cells. However, Nrf2 knockdown has significantly impaired this effect, and there was an uncontrolled ROS generation following UVA irradiation. JNK, PKC, and ROS pathways were involved in the activation of Nrf2 in HaCaT cells. In vivo experiments using the zebrafish model confirmed that EA inhibited tyrosinase activity and endogenous pigmentation. In conclusion, ellagic acid is an effective skin-whitening agent and might be used as a topical applicant.


Assuntos
Autofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Ácido Elágico/farmacologia , Melanócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/antagonistas & inibidores , Raios Ultravioleta/efeitos adversos , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/antagonistas & inibidores , alfa-MSH/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Autofagia/fisiologia , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ácido Elágico/química , Humanos , Queratinócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Queratinócitos/metabolismo , Queratinócitos/efeitos da radiação , Melaninas/antagonistas & inibidores , Melaninas/metabolismo , Melaninas/efeitos da radiação , Melanócitos/metabolismo , Melanócitos/efeitos da radiação , Melanoma Experimental , Camundongos , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/metabolismo , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/efeitos da radiação , Peixe-Zebra , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/metabolismo , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/efeitos da radiação , alfa-MSH/metabolismo , alfa-MSH/efeitos da radiação
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Cell Biol Int ; 43(5): 516-527, 2019 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30791195

RESUMO

Animal cells constantly receive information about and respond to environmental factors, including ionizing radiation. Although it is crucial for a cell to repair radiation-induced DNA damage to ensure survival, cellular responses to radiation exposure during early embryonic development remain unclear. In this study, we analyzed the effects of ionizing radiation in zebrafish embryos and found that radiation-induced γH2AX foci formation and cell cycle arrest did not occur until the gastrula stage, despite the presence of major DNA repair-related gene transcripts, passed on as maternal factors. Interestingly, P21/WAF1 accumulation began ∼6 h post-fertilization, although p21 mRNA was upregulated by irradiation at 2 or 4 h post-fertilization. These results suggest that the cellular responses of zebrafish embryos at 2 or 4 h post-fertilization to radiation failed to overcome P21 protein accumulation and further signaling. Regulation of P21/WAF1 protein stabilization appears to be a key factor in the response to genotoxins during early embryogenesis.


Assuntos
Desenvolvimento Embrionário/efeitos da radiação , Peixe-Zebra/embriologia , Animais , Inibidor de Quinase Dependente de Ciclina p21/efeitos da radiação , Dano ao DNA , Embrião não Mamífero/metabolismo , Raios gama/efeitos adversos , Radiação Ionizante , Peixe-Zebra/genética , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/efeitos da radiação
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Methods ; 126: 44-53, 2017 08 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28734934

RESUMO

A decade ago, we believed that at least 300 RNA binding proteins (RBPs) were encoded in our genomes based on annotations of known or predicted RNA binding domains. Deciphering the roles of those RBPs in regulated gene expression was a vast frontier awaiting exploration. Since then, the field has developed a number of key tools that navigate the landscape of cellular RNA. These rely principally on UV crosslinking to create covalent bonds between RBPs and target RNAs in vivo, revealing not only target identities but also local binding sites upon RNA-Seq. More recently, a reverse protocol - mRNA interactome capture - has enabled the identification of the proteins that interact with mRNA. Astonishingly, the number of RBPs has grown to more than 1000, and we must now understand what they do. Here, we discuss the application of these methods to model organisms, focusing on the zebrafish Danio rerio, which provide unique biological contexts for the analysis of RBPs and their functions.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Raios Ultravioleta , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/metabolismo , Animais , Ligação Proteica/fisiologia , Ligação Proteica/efeitos da radiação , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/efeitos da radiação , Vertebrados/embriologia , Peixe-Zebra/embriologia , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/efeitos da radiação
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Photochem Photobiol ; 84(4): 1016-23, 2008.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18494763

RESUMO

Photoreaction of a blue-light photoreceptor Cryptochrome-DASH (Cry-DASH), a new member of the Cryptochrome family, from zebrafish was studied by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy in aqueous solutions at 293 K. Zebrafish Cry-DASH binds two chromophores, a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and a N5,N10-methenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate (MTHF) noncovalently. The bound FAD exists in the oxidized form (FAD(ox)) in the dark. Blue light converts FAD(ox) to the neutral radical form (FADH*). Formed FADH* is transformed to the fully reduced form FADH(2) (or FADH(-)) by successive light irradiation, or reverts to FAD(ox). FADH(2) (or FADH(-)) reverts to FADH* or possibly to FAD(ox) directly. The effect of dithiothreitol suggests a possible electron transfer between FAD in zebrafish Cry-DASH and reductants in the external medium. This is the first report on the photoreaction pathway and kinetics of a vertebrate Cry-DASH family protein.


Assuntos
Transporte de Elétrons , Flavoproteínas/metabolismo , Flavoproteínas/efeitos da radiação , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/metabolismo , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/efeitos da radiação , Peixe-Zebra/metabolismo , Animais , Criptocromos , Escuridão , Flavoproteínas/química , Luz , Células Fotorreceptoras/metabolismo , Espectrofotometria , Proteínas de Peixe-Zebra/química
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