title: Involvement of nuclear factor of activated T cells 3 (NFAT3) in cyclin D1 induction by B[a]PDE or B[a]PDE and ionizing radiation in mouse epidermal Cl 41 cells.
abstract: The results from animal studies have shown that mouse skin is highly susceptible to both ionizing radiation and benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-diol-9,10-epoxide (B[a]PDE). Previous studies have also indicated that cyclin D1 plays a crucial role in controlling cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. We, therefore, investigated here the effect of ionizing radiation and B[a]PDE on cyclin D1 transcription and potential involvement of NFAT3 in regulation of cyclin D1 transcription in mouse epidermal Cl 41 cells. We found that B[a]PDE exposure induced a high level of NFAT activation and cyclin D1 transcription in mouse epidermal Cl 41 cells. Ionizing radiation exhibited an enhancement for NFAT activation and cyclin D1 induction by B[a]PDE, even though ionizing radiation by itself had only a marginal effect. By stably knockdown of NFAT3 protein expression using specific NFAT3 small interfering RNA (siRNA), we found that cyclin D1 induction by B[a]PDE or B[a]PDE plus ionizing radiation was dramatically impaired. These results indicate that ionizing radiation is able to enhance cyclin D1 transcription induced by B[a]PDE, and NFAT3 is involved in the regulation of cyclin D1 transcription by B[a]PDE or B[a]PDE plus ionizing radiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Etiology, Fourth Military Medical University, 17 Chunglexi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 770032, China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Ronghe
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jingxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Caifang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Chuanshu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D015123:7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D019938:Cyclin D1 / Q000235:genetics*; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D004817:Epidermis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D051379:Mice; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D019938:Cyclin D1; D015123:7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide