title: Cell-nuclear accumulation of 72-kDa stress protein induced by dimethylated arsenics.
abstract: The induction and subsequent intracellular distribution of the 72-kDa heat shock (stress) protein (Hsp72) by exposure of cultured human alveolar (L-132) cells to dimethylarsinic acid (DMAA), a main metabolite of inorganic arsenics in mammals, were examined. A significant induction of Hsp72 in the cells was observed by exposure to 10mM DMAA for 6 h. The induction was similar to the case by arsenite for 6 h or by heat treatment at 42 degrees C for 3h. However, the nuclear distribution of Hsp72 differed greatly between DMAA and 42 degrees C treatment or arsenite exposure, i.e., Hsp72 induced by exposure to DMAA accumulated not only in the nucleoli but also in the nucleoplasm, whereas that by 42 degrees C or arsenite exposure did not accumulate in the nucleoplasm. Furthermore, the Hsp72 accumulated in the nucleus by DMAA exposure hardly diffused with the addition of ATP, suggesting that the DMAA-induced Hsp72 strongly binds to some macromolecules in the nucleus. The fact that Hsp72 induced by DMAA exposure accumulated in the nucleus of the cells may reflect a protective response toward the nucleus-specific damaging action of dimethylarsenics.
authors.affiliation: Nihon University College of Pharmacy, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oku
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D002101:Cacodylic Acid / Q000633:toxicity*; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004058:Diffusion; D050884:HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D050884:HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002101:Cacodylic Acid