PMID: 16536319Mar 16, 2006Paper

An analysis of induced expression and function of telomerase-regulation associated hALP gene on genotoxic agents

Zhonghua bing li xue za zhi Chinese journal of pathology
Haijing LiuBo Zhang

Abstract

To confirm the responses and function of hALP, a telomerase-regulation associated gene, in DNA damage. HeLa and Hep2 cells were treated by genotoxic agents H2O2 and cisplatin, and the induced expression of hALP was measured by quantitative RT-PCR and immunofluorescent histochemistry. The alterations in transcriptional activity of hALP promoter were estimated by luciferase reporter assays. The effects of genotoxic agents on cells in different status of hALP expression were analyzed by MTT method. The level of hALP mRNA could be increased when treated by 0.2 - 1.6 mmol/L H2O2 and reach a peak in concentration of 0.4 mmol/L. The induction could be observed after 6 h in the treatment of 0.4 mmol/L H2O2 and the higher level can be retained for 36 h. Similarly, cisplatin induced hALP mRNA expression is also dose and time dependent. The immunofluorescent staining showed that the treatment of 0.2 or 0.4 mmol/L H2O2, 0.2 or 0.5 micromol/L cisplatin increased the intensity of hALP protein in cellular nuclei. The luciferase assays demonstrated that both H2O2 and cisplatin could up-regulate hALP promoter activity through its upstream - 705 - +20 nt region. In cell survivor assay, the HeLa cells expressing sense hALP gene could grow continu...Continue Reading

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