Mitogen- and Stress-Activated Protein Kinase 1 Mediates Alcohol-Upregulated Transcription of Brf1 and tRNA Genes to Cause Phenotypic Alteration.

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Mingen LinS Zhong

Abstract

Upregulation of Brf1 (TFIIB-related factor 1) and Pol III gene (RNA polymerase III-dependent gene, such as tRNAs and 5S rRNA) activities is associated with cell transformation and tumor development. Alcohol intake causes liver injury, such as steatosis, inflammation, fibrosis, and cirrhosis, which enhances the risk of HCC development. However, the mechanism of alcohol-promoted HCC remains to be explored. We have designed the complementary research system, which is composed of cell lines, an animal model, human samples, and experiments in vivo and in vitro, to carry out this project by using molecular biological, biochemical, and cellular biological approaches. It is a unique system to explore the mechanism of alcohol-associated HCC. Our results indicate that alcohol upregulates Brf1 and Pol III gene (tRNAs and 5S rRNA) transcription in primary mouse hepatocytes, immortalized mouse hepatocyte-AML-12 cells, and engineered human HepG2-ADH cells. Alcohol activates MSK1 to upregulate expression of Brf1 and Pol III genes, while inhibiting MSK1 reduces transcription of Brf1 and Pol III genes in alcohol-treated cells. The inhibitor of MSK1, SB-747651A, decreases the rates of cell proliferation and colony formation. Alcohol feeding prom...Continue Reading

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