Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor β (δ)-dependent Regulation of Ubiquitin C Expression Contributes to Attenuation of Skin Carcinogenesis

Autor: Dae Joon Kim, Taro E. Akiyama, Jeffrey M. Peters, Weiwei Shan, Frank J. Gonzalez, Mary J. Kennett, F. S. Harman, Jerrold M. Ward, Amanda M. Burns
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279:23719-23727
ISSN: 0021-9258
Popis: The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-beta (PPARbeta) in the molecular regulation of skin carcinogenesis was examined. Increased caspase-3 activity associated with apoptosis was found in the skin of wild-type mice after tumor promotion with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, and this effect was diminished in PPARbeta-null mice. The onset of tumor formation, tumor size, and tumor multiplicity induced from a two-stage carcinogen bioassay (7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene/12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate) were significantly enhanced in PPARbeta-null mice compared with wild-type mice. To begin to characterize the molecular changes underlying this PPARbeta-dependent phenotype, microarray analysis was performed and a number of differentially regulated gene products were identified including ubiquitin C. Subsequent promoter analysis, reporter gene assays, site-directed mutagenesis, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays provide evidence that PPARbeta regulates ubiquitin C expression, and that ubiquitination of proteins is influenced by PPARbeta. These results strongly suggest that activation of PPARbeta-dependent target genes provides a novel strategy to inhibit tumor promotion and carcinogenesis.
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