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Oxidative stress perturbs cell proliferation in human K562 cells by modulating protein synthesis and cell cycle

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Pages 1090-1100 | Received 06 Jun 2009, Published online: 08 Oct 2009
 

Abstract

Oxidative stress leads to perturbation of a variety of cellular processes resulting in inhibition of cell proliferation. This study has determined the effect of oxidative stress on protein synthesis in human K562 cells using a hydrophilic peroxyl radical initiator, AAPH and H2O2. The results indicated that oxidative stress leads to a significant decrease in the rate of protein synthesis caused due to induced activation as well as expression of the erythroid cell-specific eIF-2α kinase, called the Heme Regulated Inhibitor (HRI). Elevated levels of HRI expression and activity were accompanied by increased lipid peroxidation and decreased cell proliferation. Further, oxidative stress also caused inactivation of p34cdc2 kinase, thereby arresting cell division leading to apoptosis. Thus, the data provides the mechanism of inhibition of protein synthesis and perturbation of a cell cycle regulatory protein leading to inhibition of cell proliferation in K562 cells during oxidative stress.

Abbreviations
AAPH=

2, 2′-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride

DCFH-DA=

2′, 7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate

eIF-2B=

eukaryotic initiation factor-2B

eIF-2α=

eukaryotic initiation factor-2alpha

H2O2=

hydrogen peroxide

HRI=

heme regulated inhibitor

LOOH=

lipid hydroperoxide

MTT=

3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide

p34cdc2=

cyclin dependent protein kinase 1

SDS-PAGE=

sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

Abbreviations
AAPH=

2, 2′-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride

DCFH-DA=

2′, 7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate

eIF-2B=

eukaryotic initiation factor-2B

eIF-2α=

eukaryotic initiation factor-2alpha

H2O2=

hydrogen peroxide

HRI=

heme regulated inhibitor

LOOH=

lipid hydroperoxide

MTT=

3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide

p34cdc2=

cyclin dependent protein kinase 1

SDS-PAGE=

sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

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