Two UVC-induced stress response pathways in HeLa cells identified by cDNA microarray.
Environmental toxins induce multiple effects in vivo, involving various molecular pathways. The ultraviolet C (UVC, 254 nm) component of sunlight can cause strong cytotoxic and genotoxic effects. In this study, UVC-induced stress response factors were analyzed by cDNA microarray, using the Millennium(R) Nylon membrane chip system. HeLa cells were irradiated with 30 Joule/m(2)/sec UVC, incubated for 30 or 60 minutes and then subjected to the analysis. Multiple chips were used for each experimental condition so that the data could be analyzed statistically. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to identify groups of genes whose expression changed in a similar manner with time post-UVC irradiation. Three major factors were identified, depending on the directionality of expression changes in each gene. The factor loadings in all three identified gene groups were high, indicating that genes within each group were highly correlated. Two factors exhibited significantly changed expression patterns after 30 minutes of incubation but in the opposite direction. This indicates that the "immediate early" UVC-induced stress response was elicited by two major pathways. Interestingly, expression of the genomic damage-inducible GADD genes, as well as p53, was initially decreased, unlike the "immediate early" genes Fos/Jun and Egr-1, which were strongly increased after 30 minutes of incubation. The results indicate that PCA used in the analysis of pre-hypothesized, functionally related genes can identify the potential subpathways in a group. This method provides a novel approach for identifying functionally-related genes in microarray studies.
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yueliang Leon
YL
Guo
Hsien-Chang
HC
Chang
Jui-He
JH
Tsai
Jong-Chi
JC
Huang
Ching
C
Li
Kung-Chia
KC
Young
Li-Wha
LW
Wu
Ming-Der
MD
Lai
Hsiao-Sheng
HS
Liu
Wenya
W
Huang
D004798:Enzymes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000528:radiation effects; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D004798:Enzymes; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase