Apigenin Prevents UVB-Induced Cyclooxygenase 2 Expression: Coupled mRNA Stabilization and Translational Inhibition

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Adnan Abu-Yousif (Creator)

Aubrey R. Morrison (Creator)

Jill C. Pelling (Creator)

Xin Tong (Creator)

Dross Rukiyah T. Van (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

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Abstract: Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) is a key enzyme in the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins and COX-2 overexpression plays an important role in carcinogenesis. Exposure to UVB strongly increased COX-2 protein expression in mouse 308 keratinocytes and this induction was inhibited by apigenin a nonmutagenic bioflavonoid that has been shown to prevent mouse skin carcinogenesis induced by both chemical carcinogens and UV exposure. Our previous study suggested that one pathway by which apigenin inhibits UV-induced and asal COX-2 expression is through modulation of USF transcriptional activity in the 5 upstream region of the COX-2 gene. Here we found that apigenin treatment also increased COX-2 mRNA stability and the inhibitory effect of apigenin on UVB-induced luciferase reporter gene activity was dependent on the AU-rich element of the COX-2 3 -untranslated region. Furthermore we identified two RNA-binding proteins HuR and the T-cell-restricted intracellular antigen 1-related protein (TIAR) which were associated with endogenous COX-2 RNA in 308 keratinocytes and apigenin treatment increased their localization to cell cytoplasm. More importantly reduction of HuR levels by small interfering RNA inhibited apigenin-mediated stabilization of COX-2 mRNA. Cells expressing reduced TIAR showed marked resistance to apigenin’s ability to inhibit UVB-induced COX-2 expression. Taken together these results indicate that in addition to transcriptional regulation another mechanism by which apigenin prevents COX-2 expression is through mediating TIAR suppression of translation. Originally published Molecular and Cellular Biology Vol. 27 No. 1 Jan 2007

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Molecular and Cellular Biology. 27:1(January 2007) p. 283-296.

Language: English

Date: 2011

Keywords

cyclooxygenase, carcinogenesis, Apigenin

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