Influence of zinc on protein metabolism in various lung cell lines

Toxicology in Vitro : an International Journal Published in Association with BIBRA
U I Walther, W Forth

Abstract

Toxic cellular effects after exposure to elevated zinc concentrations affect protein metabolism. We separated proteins by 2D-PAGE after cellular zinc exposure in order to decide whether changes in protein metabolism of specific proteins by elevated zinc might be a main critical cellular effect. The investigation was performed with fibroblast-like (11Lu, 16Lu) and alveolar epithelial (L2, A549) lung cell lines. Silver staining and autoradiography after radiolabelled methionine incorporation of 2D gels of cellular proteins was executed in order to look for specific changes in protein content. Methionine incorporation decreased in a concentration- and time-dependent manner to values of 10% with 100 mumzinc chloride for 3hr in the non-malignant cell lines, while about 20% was reached with 200 mum after 4hr of incubation in the malignant A549 cells. In silver stained 2D gels of zinc-exposed cells only few differences as compared to controls were detectable. Autoradiograms of 2D gels after methionine incorporation showed few additional spots that could be heat shock proteins in alveolar epithelial cell lines after zinc exposure. Autoradiographically detectable methionine in 2D-gels obtained after exposure of cells to high zinc concen...Continue Reading

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Apr 9, 2001·Human & Experimental Toxicology·U I WaltherW Forth
May 1, 2010·Molecular Pharmaceutics·Andrea BeyerleTobias Stoeger

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