title: HaCaT keratinocytes overexpressing the S100 proteins S100A8 and S100A9 show increased NADPH oxidase and NF-kappaB activities.
abstract: The calcium- and arachidonic acid (AA)-binding proteins S100A8 and S100A9 are involved in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activation in phagocytes. They are specifically expressed in myeloid cells, and are also found in epithelial cells in various (patho)physiological conditions. We have investigated the consequences of S100A8/A9 overexpression in epithelial cell lines on reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and downstream signaling. Epithelial carcinoma HeLa cells, which exclusively express Nox2, showed dramatically increased activation of NADPH oxidase by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate after S100A8/A9 gene transfection. HaCaT keratinocytes overexpressing S100A8/A9 showed enhanced, transient ROS generation in response to the calcium ionophore A23187 compared to mock-transfected cells. Polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed mRNA transcripts for Nox1, Nox2, and Nox5 in HaCaT keratinocytes. Detailed transfection studies confirmed that NADPH oxidase activities in Nox1- and Nox5-transfected HeLa cells were enhanced after S100A8/A9 gene complementation. Furthermore, mutational analysis revealed that AA binding and Thr113 phosphorylation are important for S100A8/A9-enhanced activation of NADPH oxidase. Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation and interleukin-8 mRNA levels were increased in S100A8/A9-HaCaT keratinocytes, consistent with the view that NF-kappaB is a redox-sensitive transcription factor. Because they are expressed in epithelia under specific conditions, S100A8 and S100A9 might be involved in skin pathogenesis by modulating aspects of downstream signaling.
authors: Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors: Malgorzata
authors: M
authors: Benedyk
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Sopalla
authors: Wolfgang
authors: W
authors: Nacken
authors: Günther
authors: G
authors: Bode
authors: Harut
authors: H
authors: Melkonyan
authors: Botond
authors: B
authors: Banfi
authors: Claus
authors: C
authors: Kerkhoff
mesh_terms: D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D040501:Calgranulin A / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D040502:Calgranulin B / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014162:Transfection; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D040501:Calgranulin A; D040502:Calgranulin B; D016209:Interleukin-8; D016328:NF-kappa B; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C079789:neutrophil cytosol factor 67K; D000001:Calcimycin; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; C060505:neutrophil cytosolic factor 1; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate