title: c-Jun/AP-1 pathway-mediated cyclin D1 expression participates in low dose arsenite-induced transformation in mouse epidermal JB6 Cl41 cells.
abstract: Arsenic is a well-documented human carcinogen associated with skin carcinogenesis. Our previous work reveals that arsenite exposure is able to induce cell transformation in mouse epidermal cell JB6 Cl41 through the activation of ERK, rather than JNK pathway. Our current studies further evaluate downstream pathway in low dose arsenite-induced cell transformation in JB6 Cl41 cells. Our results showed that treatment of cells with low dose arsenite induced activation of c-Jun/AP-1 pathway, and ectopic expression of dominant negative mutant of c-Jun (TAM67) blocked arsenite-induced transformation. Furthermore, our data indicated that cyclin D1 was an important downstream molecule involved in c-Jun/AP-1-mediated cell transformation upon low dose arsenite exposure, because inhibition of cyclin D1 expression by its specific siRNA in the JB6 Cl41 cells resulted in impairment of anchorage-independent growth of cells induced by low dose arsenite. Collectively, our results demonstrate that c-Jun/AP-1-mediated cyclin D1 expression is at least one of the key events implicated in cell transformation upon low dose arsenite exposure.
authors.affiliation: Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 57 Old Forge Road, Tuxedo, NY 10987, USA.
authors.forename: Dongyun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jingxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jimin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Chuanshu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018053:Arsenites / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity*; D002460:Cell Line; D019938:Cyclin D1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D018053:Arsenites; C530105:Ccnd1 protein, mouse; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019938:Cyclin D1; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; C015001:arsenite