title: Influence of SelS gene silence on beta-Mercaptoethanol-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress and cell apoptosis in HepG2 cells.
abstract: Selenoprotein S (SelS), a transmembrane selenoprotein, may be related to the response of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. In this report, the influence of selenite supplementation and SelS gene silence on beta-mercaptoethanol (beta-ME)-mediated ER stress and cell apoptosis in HepG2 cells were examined. The results showed that SelS protein expression was markedly increased by 10 mM beta-ME and 100 nM sodium selenite in HepG2 cells. GRP78 protein level was significantly increased after treatment with 10 mM beta-ME in HepG2 cells, which suggested that beta-ME was also an ER stress inducer. Meanwhile, beta-ME (10 mM) was found to induce cell apoptosis, which was alleviated obviously when cells were pretreated with 100 nM selenite before exposure to beta-ME. Moreover, the suppression of SelS gene by siRNA could aggravate HepG2 cell apoptosis induced by beta-ME significantly. In conclusion, these results suggested that beta-ME, also an ER stress agent, could induce cell apoptosis, and SelS may play an important role in protecting cells from apoptosis induced by ER stress in HepG2 cells.
authors.affiliation: Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shaoqing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Hongmei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kaixun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D000091342:Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP; D020868:Gene Silencing / Q000187:drug effects*; D056945:Hep G2 Cells; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008623:Mercaptoethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051140:Selenoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018038:Sodium Selenite / Q000494:pharmacology; D056811:Unfolded Protein Response / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000091342:Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP; C000717247:HSPA5 protein, human; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C487710:SELENOS protein, human; D051140:Selenoproteins; D008623:Mercaptoethanol; D018038:Sodium Selenite