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Int J Mol Med

Title:		Induction of heat shock protein 72 in C6 glioma cells by methyl jasmonate through ROS-dependent heat shock factor 1 activation
Author(s):		Oh SY; Kim JH; Park MJ; Kim SM; Yoon CS; Joo YM; Park JS; Han SI; Park HG; Kang HS;
Address:		"Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Korea"
Journal Title:		Int J Mol Med
Year:		2005
Volume:		16
Issue:		5
Page Number:		833 - 839
DOI:
ISSN/ISBN:		1107-3756 (Print) 1107-3756 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Salicylate and jasmonates are two different types of plant hormone that play critical roles in plant defense responses against insect herbivores and microbial pathogens, through activating defense genes. These two natural products have been shown to have similar activities in animal cells: the compounds are able to induce cell cycle arrest or apoptosis in a variety of human cancer cells including those of colon, prostate, breast, and leukemia, suggesting the chemicals may potentially be a novel class of anti-cancer drugs. Since sodium salicylate can induce the heat shock response in animals, we examined the effects of jasmonates on the heat shock response in C6 glioma cells. Here, we show that brief exposure to methyl jasmonate (MeJA), but not to jasmonic acid, induces heat shock protein 72 (HSP72), but not HSP73 and HSP90, via heat shock factor I (HSF1) activation in C6 glioma cells without affecting cell viability. Intracellular H2O2 and O2-, and mitochondrial ROS were prominently increased in response to 5 mM MeJA in C6 cells. MeJA-induced HSP72 expression, HSF1 DNA binding, and human HSP70 promoter-driven CAT activity were prevented by N-acetyl-L-cysteine (a general antioxidant), catalase (a specific antioxidant for H2O2), and sodium formate (an inhibitor of OH.), but not by Rac1 dominant negative mutant Rac1N17 and diphenyleneiodonium (a NADPH oxidase inhibitor), indicating that MeJA induces HSP72 expression though HSF1 that is activated via Rac1-NADPH oxidase-independent ROS production pathway. These results suggest that the plant stress hormones share the ability to induce heat shock response in animal cells"
Keywords:		"Acetates/*pharmacology Animals Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology Cell Line, Tumor Central Nervous System Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism Cyclopentanes/*pharmacology DNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism Free Radical Scavengers/pharmacology Gene Expression/dru;"
Notes:		"MedlineOh, Su Young Kim, Ji Hye Park, Min Jung Kim, Sun Mi Yoon, Chang Shin Joo, Young Mi Park, Jang Su Han, Song Iy Park, Hye Gyeong Kang, Ho Sung eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Greece 2005/10/08 Int J Mol Med. 2005 Nov; 16(5):833-9"