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  1. Article ; Online: Profiling microbial community structures and functions in bioremediation strategies for treating 1,4-dioxane-contaminated groundwater.

    Miao, Yu / Heintz, Monica B / Bell, Caitlin H / Johnson, Nicholas W / Polasko, Alexandra LaPat / Favero, David / Mahendra, Shaily

    Journal of hazardous materials

    2020  Volume 408, Page(s) 124457

    Abstract: Microbial community compositions and functional profiles were analyzed in microcosms established using aquifer materials from a former automobile factory site, where 1,4-dioxane was identified as the primary contaminant of concern. Propane or oxygen ... ...

    Abstract Microbial community compositions and functional profiles were analyzed in microcosms established using aquifer materials from a former automobile factory site, where 1,4-dioxane was identified as the primary contaminant of concern. Propane or oxygen biostimulation resulted in limited 1,4-dioxane degradation, which was markedly enhanced with the addition of nutrients, resulting in abundant Mycobacterium and Methyloversatilis taxa and high expressions of propane monooxygenase gene, prmA. In bioaugmented treatments, Pseudonocardia dioxanivorans CB1190 or Rhodococcus ruber ENV425 strains dominated immediately after augmentation and degraded 1,4-dioxane rapidly which was consistent with increased representation of xenobiotic and lipid metabolism-related functions. Although the bioaugmented microbes decreased due to insufficient growth substrates and microbial competition, they did continue to degrade 1,4-dioxane, presumably by indigenous propanotrophic and heterotrophic bacteria, inducing similar community structures across bioaugmentation conditions. In various treatments, functional redundancy acted as buffer capacity to ensure a stable microbiome, drove the restoration of the structure and microbial functions to original levels, and induced the decoupling between basic metabolic functions and taxonomy. The results of this study provided valuable information for design and decision-making for ex-situ bioreactors and in-situ bioremediation applications. A metagenomics-based understanding of the treatment process will enable efficient and accurate adjustments when encountering unexpected issues in bioremediation.
    MeSH term(s) Biodegradation, Environmental ; Dioxanes ; Groundwater ; Microbiota ; Rhodococcus ; Water Pollutants, Chemical
    Chemical Substances Dioxanes ; Water Pollutants, Chemical ; 1,4-dioxane (J8A3S10O7S)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-02
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1491302-1
    ISSN 1873-3336 ; 0304-3894
    ISSN (online) 1873-3336
    ISSN 0304-3894
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124457
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  2. Book: Transcription factors and DNA replication

    Pederson, David S. / Heintz, Nicholas H.

    (Molecular biology intelligence unit)

    1994  

    Author's details David S. Pederson ; Nicholas H. Heintz
    Series title Molecular biology intelligence unit
    Keywords DNA Replication ; Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Size 113 S. : Ill.
    Publisher Landes
    Publishing place Austin
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT006740287
    ISBN 1-57059-069-9 ; 978-1-57059-069-6
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  3. Article ; Online: The cell cycle is a redox cycle: linking phase-specific targets to cell fate.

    Burhans, William C / Heintz, Nicholas H

    Free radical biology & medicine

    2009  Volume 47, Issue 9, Page(s) 1282–1293

    Abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulate the strength and duration of signaling through redox-dependent signal transduction pathways via the cyclic oxidation/reduction of cysteine residues in kinases, phosphatases, and other regulatory factors. Signaling ... ...

    Abstract Reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulate the strength and duration of signaling through redox-dependent signal transduction pathways via the cyclic oxidation/reduction of cysteine residues in kinases, phosphatases, and other regulatory factors. Signaling circuits may be segregated in organelles or other subcellular domains with distinct redox states, permitting them to respond independently to changes in the oxidation state of two major thiol reductants, glutathione and thioredoxin. Studies in yeast, and in complex eukaryotes, show that oscillations in oxygen consumption, energy metabolism, and redox state are intimately integrated with cell cycle progression. Because signaling pathways play specific roles in different phases of the cell cycle and the hierarchy of redox-dependent regulatory checkpoints changes during cell cycle progression, the effects of ROS on cell fate vary during the cell cycle. In G1, ROS stimulate mitogenic pathways that control the activity of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and phosphorylation of the retinoblastoma protein (pRB), thereby regulating S-phase entry. In response to oxidative stress, Nrf2 and Foxo3a promote cell survival by inducing the expression of antioxidant enzymes and factors involved in cell cycle withdrawal, such as the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (CKI) p27. In S phase, ROS induce S-phase arrest via PP2A-dependent dephosphorylation of pRB. In precancerous cells, unconstrained mitogenic signaling by activated oncogenes induces replication stress in S phase, which activates the DNA-damage response and induces cell senescence. A number of studies suggest that interactions of ROS with the G1 CDK/CKI network play a fundamental role in senescence, which is considered a barrier to tumorigenesis. Adaptive responses and loss of checkpoint proteins such as p53 and p16(INK4a) allow tumor cells to tolerate constitutive mitogenic signaling and enhanced production of ROS, leading to altered redox status in many fully transformed cells. Alterations in oxidant and energy metabolism of cancer cells have emerged as fertile ground for new therapeutic targets. The present challenge is to identify redox-dependent targets relevant to each cell cycle phase, to understand how these targets control fate decisions, and to describe the mechanisms that link metabolism to cell cycle progression.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Cycle/physiology ; Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism ; Humans ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism ; Signal Transduction/physiology
    Chemical Substances Cell Cycle Proteins ; Reactive Oxygen Species
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-05-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 807032-5
    ISSN 1873-4596 ; 0891-5849
    ISSN (online) 1873-4596
    ISSN 0891-5849
    DOI 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.05.026
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  4. Article ; Online: AMPK activity regulates trafficking of mitochondria to the leading edge during cell migration and matrix invasion.

    Cunniff, Brian / McKenzie, Andrew J / Heintz, Nicholas H / Howe, Alan K

    Molecular biology of the cell

    2016  Volume 27, Issue 17, Page(s) 2662–2674

    Abstract: Cell migration is a complex behavior involving many energy-expensive biochemical events that iteratively alter cell shape and location. Mitochondria, the principal producers of cellular ATP, are dynamic organelles that fuse, divide, and relocate to ... ...

    Abstract Cell migration is a complex behavior involving many energy-expensive biochemical events that iteratively alter cell shape and location. Mitochondria, the principal producers of cellular ATP, are dynamic organelles that fuse, divide, and relocate to respond to cellular metabolic demands. Using ovarian cancer cells as a model, we show that mitochondria actively infiltrate leading edge lamellipodia, thereby increasing local mitochondrial mass and relative ATP concentration and supporting a localized reversal of the Warburg shift toward aerobic glycolysis. This correlates with increased pseudopodial activity of the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a critically important cellular energy sensor and metabolic regulator. Furthermore, localized pharmacological activation of AMPK increases leading edge mitochondrial flux, ATP content, and cytoskeletal dynamics, whereas optogenetic inhibition of AMPK halts mitochondrial trafficking during both migration and the invasion of three-dimensional extracellular matrix. These observations indicate that AMPK couples local energy demands to subcellular targeting of mitochondria during cell migration and invasion.
    MeSH term(s) AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism ; Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Movement/physiology ; Cytoskeleton/metabolism ; Energy Metabolism ; Female ; Glycolysis ; Humans ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Mitochondria/physiology ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; Phosphorylation ; Protein Transport ; Pseudopodia/metabolism ; Pseudopodia/physiology
    Chemical Substances Adenosine Triphosphate (8L70Q75FXE) ; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases (EC 2.7.11.31)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-09-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1098979-1
    ISSN 1939-4586 ; 1059-1524
    ISSN (online) 1939-4586
    ISSN 1059-1524
    DOI 10.1091/mbc.E16-05-0286
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  5. Article: Resolution of oxidative stress by thioredoxin reductase: Cysteine versus selenocysteine.

    Cunniff, Brian / Snider, Gregg W / Fredette, Nicholas / Stumpff, Jason / Hondal, Robert J / Heintz, Nicholas H

    Redox biology

    2014  Volume 2, Page(s) 475–484

    Abstract: Thioredoxin reductase (TR) catalyzes the reduction of thioredoxin (TRX), which in turn reduces mammalian typical 2-Cys peroxiredoxins (PRXs 1-4), thiol peroxidases implicated in redox homeostasis and cell signaling. Typical 2-Cys PRXs are inactivated by ... ...

    Abstract Thioredoxin reductase (TR) catalyzes the reduction of thioredoxin (TRX), which in turn reduces mammalian typical 2-Cys peroxiredoxins (PRXs 1-4), thiol peroxidases implicated in redox homeostasis and cell signaling. Typical 2-Cys PRXs are inactivated by hyperoxidation of the peroxidatic cysteine to cysteine-sulfinic acid, and regenerated in a two-step process involving retro-reduction by sulfiredoxin (SRX) and reduction by TRX. Here transient exposure to menadione and glucose oxidase was used to examine the dynamics of oxidative inactivation and reactivation of PRXs in mouse C10 cells expressing various isoforms of TR, including wild type cytoplasmic TR1 (Sec-TR1) and mitochondrial TR2 (Sec-TR2) that encode selenocysteine, as well as mutants of TR1 and TR2 in which the selenocysteine codon was changed to encode cysteine (Cys-TR1 or Cys-TR2). In C10 cells endogenous TR activity was insensitive to levels of hydrogen peroxide that hyperoxidize PRXs. Expression of Sec-TR1 increased TR activity, reduced the basal cytoplasmic redox state, and increased the rate of reduction of a redox-responsive cytoplasmic GFP probe (roGFP), but did not influence either the rate of inactivation or the rate of retro-reduction of PRXs. In comparison to roGFP, which was reduced within minutes once oxidants were removed reduction of 2-Cys PRXs occurred over many hours. Expression of wild type Sec-TR1 or Sec-TR2, but not Cys-TR1 or TR2, increased the rate of reduction of PRXs and improved cell survival after menadione exposure. These results indicate that expression levels of TR do not reduce the severity of initial oxidative insults, but rather govern the rate of reduction of cellular factors required for cell viability. Because Sec-TR is completely insensitive to cytotoxic levels of hydrogen peroxide, we suggest TR functions at the top of a redox pyramid that governs the oxidation state of peroxiredoxins and other protein factors, thereby dictating a hierarchy of phenotypic responses to oxidative insults.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Survival ; Cysteine/analogs & derivatives ; Cysteine/metabolism ; Epithelial Cells/enzymology ; Glucose Oxidase/metabolism ; Humans ; Hydrogen Peroxide/pharmacology ; Lung/cytology ; Lung/enzymology ; Mice ; Oxidative Stress ; Peroxiredoxins/metabolism ; Selenocysteine/metabolism ; Thioredoxin Reductase 1/genetics ; Thioredoxin Reductase 1/metabolism ; Thioredoxin Reductase 2/genetics ; Thioredoxin Reductase 2/metabolism ; Vitamin K 3/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Selenocysteine (0CH9049VIS) ; Vitamin K 3 (723JX6CXY5) ; Hydrogen Peroxide (BBX060AN9V) ; Glucose Oxidase (EC 1.1.3.4) ; Peroxiredoxins (EC 1.11.1.15) ; Thioredoxin Reductase 1 (EC 1.8.1.9) ; Thioredoxin Reductase 2 (EC 1.8.1.9) ; Cysteine (K848JZ4886)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-02-19
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2701011-9
    ISSN 2213-2317
    ISSN 2213-2317
    DOI 10.1016/j.redox.2014.01.021
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  6. Article ; Online: A direct and continuous assay for the determination of thioredoxin reductase activity in cell lysates.

    Cunniff, Brian / Snider, Gregg W / Fredette, Nicholas / Hondal, Robert J / Heintz, Nicholas H

    Analytical biochemistry

    2013  Volume 443, Issue 1, Page(s) 34–40

    Abstract: Thioredoxin reductase (TR) is an oxidoreductase responsible for maintaining thioredoxin in the reduced state, thereby contributing to proper cellular redox homeostasis. The C-terminal active site of mammalian TR contains the rare amino acid ... ...

    Abstract Thioredoxin reductase (TR) is an oxidoreductase responsible for maintaining thioredoxin in the reduced state, thereby contributing to proper cellular redox homeostasis. The C-terminal active site of mammalian TR contains the rare amino acid selenocysteine, which is essential to its activity. Alterations in TR activity due to changes in cellular redox homeostasis are found in clinical conditions such as cancer, viral infection, and various inflammatory processes; therefore, quantification of thioredoxin activity can be a valuable indicator of clinical conditions. Here we describe a new direct assay, termed the SC-TR assay, to determine the activity of TR based on the reduction of selenocystine, a diselenide-bridged amino acid. Rather than being an end-point assay as in older methods, the SC-TR assay directly monitors the continuous consumption of NADPH at 340 nm by TR as it reduces selenocystine. The SC-TR assay can be used in a cuvette using traditional spectrophotometry or as a 96-well plate-based format using a plate reader. In addition, the SC-TR assay is compatible with the use of nonionic detergents, making it more versatile than other methods using cell lysates.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Line ; Cystine/analogs & derivatives ; Cystine/chemistry ; Enzyme Assays ; Epithelial Cells/chemistry ; Epithelial Cells/enzymology ; Mice ; NADP/chemistry ; Organoselenium Compounds/chemistry ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Respiratory Mucosa/chemistry ; Respiratory Mucosa/enzymology ; Selenocysteine/chemistry ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Spectrophotometry ; Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase/analysis
    Chemical Substances Organoselenium Compounds ; Selenocysteine (0CH9049VIS) ; selenocystine (1464-43-3) ; Cystine (48TCX9A1VT) ; NADP (53-59-8) ; Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase (EC 1.8.1.9)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-08-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1110-1
    ISSN 1096-0309 ; 0003-2697
    ISSN (online) 1096-0309
    ISSN 0003-2697
    DOI 10.1016/j.ab.2013.08.013
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  7. Article ; Online: Peroxiredoxins and Beyond; Redox Systems Regulating Lung Physiology and Disease.

    Elko, Evan A / Cunniff, Brian / Seward, David J / Chia, Shi Biao / Aboushousha, Reem / van de Wetering, Cheryl / van der Velden, Jos / Manuel, Allison / Shukla, Arti / Heintz, Nicholas H / Anathy, Vikas / van der Vliet, Albert / Janssen-Heininger, Yvonne M W

    Antioxidants & redox signaling

    2019  Volume 31, Issue 14, Page(s) 1070–1091

    Abstract: Significance: ...

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    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Lung/metabolism ; Lung Diseases/metabolism ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Peroxiredoxins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Peroxiredoxins (EC 1.11.1.15)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1483836-9
    ISSN 1557-7716 ; 1523-0864
    ISSN (online) 1557-7716
    ISSN 1523-0864
    DOI 10.1089/ars.2019.7752
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  8. Article: S-phase arrest by reactive nitrogen species is bypassed by okadaic acid, an inhibitor of protein phosphatases PP1/PP2A.

    Ranjan, Priya / Heintz, Nicholas H

    Free radical biology & medicine

    2006  Volume 40, Issue 2, Page(s) 247–259

    Abstract: In mammalian cells DNA damage activates a checkpoint that halts progression through S phase. To determine the ability of nitrating agents to induce S-phase arrest, mouse C10 cells synchronized in S phase were treated with nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) or SIN- ... ...

    Abstract In mammalian cells DNA damage activates a checkpoint that halts progression through S phase. To determine the ability of nitrating agents to induce S-phase arrest, mouse C10 cells synchronized in S phase were treated with nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) or SIN-1, a generator of reactive nitrogen species (RNS). SIN-1 or NO(2) induced S-phase arrest in a dose- and time-dependent manner. As for the positive controls adozelesin and cisplatin, arrest was accompanied by phosphorylation of ATM kinase; dephosphorylation of pRB; decreases in RF-C, cyclin D1, Cdc25A, and Cdc6; and increases in p21. Comet assays indicated that RNS induce minimal DNA damage. Moreover, in a cell-free replication system, nuclei from cells treated with RNS were able to support control levels of DNA synthesis when incubated in cytosolic extracts from untreated cells, whereas nuclei from cells treated with cisplatin were not. Induction of phosphatase activity may represent one mechanism of RNS-induced arrest, for the PP1/PP2A phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid inhibited dephosphorylation of pRB; prevented decreases in the levels of RF-C, cyclin D1, Cdc6, and Cdc25A; and bypassed arrest by SIN-1 or NO(2), but not cisplatin or adozelesin. Our studies suggest that RNS may induce S-phase arrest through mechanisms that differ from those elicited by classical DNA-damaging agents.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins ; Cell Cycle/drug effects ; Cell Cycle Proteins/drug effects ; Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism ; Cell Line ; Cells, Cultured ; Cisplatin/pharmacology ; Cyclin D1/drug effects ; Cyclin D1/metabolism ; DNA/biosynthesis ; DNA/drug effects ; DNA Damage/drug effects ; DNA-Binding Proteins/drug effects ; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; In Vitro Techniques ; Mice ; Molsidomine/analogs & derivatives ; Molsidomine/pharmacology ; Nitrogen Dioxide/pharmacology ; Nuclear Proteins/drug effects ; Nuclear Proteins/metabolism ; Okadaic Acid/pharmacology ; Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/antagonists & inhibitors ; Phosphorylation ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/drug effects ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism ; Reactive Nitrogen Species/antagonists & inhibitors ; Reactive Nitrogen Species/metabolism ; Reactive Nitrogen Species/pharmacology ; Replication Protein C/drug effects ; Replication Protein C/metabolism ; Retinoblastoma Protein/drug effects ; Retinoblastoma Protein/metabolism ; S Phase/drug effects ; Time Factors ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins/drug effects ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism ; cdc25 Phosphatases/drug effects ; cdc25 Phosphatases/metabolism
    Chemical Substances CDC6 protein, mouse ; Cell Cycle Proteins ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Nuclear Proteins ; Reactive Nitrogen Species ; Retinoblastoma Protein ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins ; Cyclin D1 (136601-57-5) ; Okadaic Acid (1W21G5Q4N2) ; linsidomine (5O5U71P6VQ) ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Molsidomine (D46583G77X) ; Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Atm protein, mouse (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Phosphoprotein Phosphatases (EC 3.1.3.16) ; Cdc25a protein, mouse (EC 3.1.3.48) ; cdc25 Phosphatases (EC 3.1.3.48) ; Replication Protein C (EC 3.6.4.-) ; Cisplatin (Q20Q21Q62J) ; Nitrogen Dioxide (S7G510RUBH)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2006-01-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 807032-5
    ISSN 1873-4596 ; 0891-5849
    ISSN (online) 1873-4596
    ISSN 0891-5849
    DOI 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2005.08.049
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  9. Article: Redox regulation of cell-cycle re-entry: cyclin D1 as a primary target for the mitogenic effects of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species.

    Burch, Peter M / Heintz, Nicholas H

    Antioxidants & redox signaling

    2005  Volume 7, Issue 5-6, Page(s) 741–751

    Abstract: Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species inhibit or promote cell proliferation by modulating the cell signaling pathways that dictate decisions between cell survival, proliferation, and death. In the growth factor-dependent pathways that regulate mitogenesis, ...

    Abstract Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species inhibit or promote cell proliferation by modulating the cell signaling pathways that dictate decisions between cell survival, proliferation, and death. In the growth factor-dependent pathways that regulate mitogenesis, numerous positive and negative effectors of signaling are influenced by physiological fluctuations of oxidants, including receptor tyrosine kinases, small GTPases, mitogen-activated protein kinases, protein phosphatases, and transcription factors. The same mitogenic pathways that are sensitive to oxidant levels also directly regulate the expression of cyclin D1, a labile factor required for progression through the G1 phase on the cell cycle. Because the transition from G0 to G1 is the only phase of the cell cycle that is not regulated by cyclin-dependent kinases, but rather by redox-dependent signaling pathways, expression of cyclin D1 represents a primary regulatory node for the dose-dependent effects of oxidants on the induction of cell growth. We suggest that expression of cyclin D1 represents a useful marker for assessing the integration of proliferative and growth inhibitory effects of oxidants on the redox-dependent signaling events that control reentry into the cell cycle.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Cycle ; Cyclin D1/metabolism ; Humans ; Mitogens/metabolism ; Reactive Nitrogen Species/metabolism ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism ; Signal Transduction
    Chemical Substances Mitogens ; Reactive Nitrogen Species ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Cyclin D1 (136601-57-5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2005-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1483836-9
    ISSN 1557-7716 ; 1523-0864
    ISSN (online) 1557-7716
    ISSN 1523-0864
    DOI 10.1089/ars.2005.7.741
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  10. Article ; Online: Peroxiredoxin 3 levels regulate a mitochondrial redox setpoint in malignant mesothelioma cells.

    Cunniff, Brian / Wozniak, Alexandra N / Sweeney, Patrick / DeCosta, Kendra / Heintz, Nicholas H

    Redox biology

    2014  Volume 3, Page(s) 79–87

    Abstract: Peroxiredoxin 3 (PRX3), a typical 2-Cys peroxiredoxin located exclusively in the mitochondrial matrix, is the principal peroxidase responsible for metabolizing mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide, a byproduct of cellular respiration originating from the ... ...

    Abstract Peroxiredoxin 3 (PRX3), a typical 2-Cys peroxiredoxin located exclusively in the mitochondrial matrix, is the principal peroxidase responsible for metabolizing mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide, a byproduct of cellular respiration originating from the mitochondrial electron transport chain. Mitochondrial oxidants are produced in excess in cancer cells due to oncogenic transformation and metabolic reorganization, and signals through FOXM1 and other redox-responsive factors to support a hyper-proliferative state. Over-expression of PRX3 in cancer cells has been shown to counteract oncogene-induced senescence and support tumor cell growth and survival making PRX3 a credible therapeutic target. Using malignant mesothelioma (MM) cells stably expressing shRNAs to PRX3 we show that decreased expression of PRX3 alters mitochondrial structure, function and cell cycle kinetics. As compared to control cells, knockdown of PRX3 expression increased mitochondrial membrane potential, basal ATP production, oxygen consumption and extracellular acidification rates. shPRX3 MM cells failed to progress through the cell cycle compared to wild type controls, with increased numbers of cells in G2/M phase. Diminished PRX3 expression also induced mitochondrial hyperfusion similar to the DRP1 inhibitor mdivi-1. Cell cycle progression and changes in mitochondrial networking were rescued by transient expression of either catalase or mitochondrial-targeted catalase, indicating high levels of hydrogen peroxide contribute to perturbations in mitochondrial structure and function in shPRX3 MM cells. Our results indicate that PRX3 levels establish a redox set point that permits MM cells to thrive in response to increased levels of mROS, and that perturbing the redox status governed by PRX3 impairs proliferation by altering cell cycle-dependent dynamics between mitochondrial networking and energy metabolism.
    MeSH term(s) Catalase/genetics ; Catalase/metabolism ; Cell Cycle Checkpoints/genetics ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Gene Expression ; Gene Knockdown Techniques ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/genetics ; Lung Neoplasms/metabolism ; Mesothelioma/genetics ; Mesothelioma/metabolism ; Mesothelioma, Malignant ; Metabolome ; Metabolomics ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Mitochondrial Dynamics/genetics ; Oxidants/metabolism ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Peroxiredoxin III/genetics ; Peroxiredoxin III/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Oxidants ; Peroxiredoxin III (EC 1.11.1.15) ; Catalase (EC 1.11.1.6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-11-18
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2701011-9
    ISSN 2213-2317 ; 2213-2317
    ISSN (online) 2213-2317
    ISSN 2213-2317
    DOI 10.1016/j.redox.2014.11.003
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