The duration of nuclear extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 signaling during cell cycle reentry distinguishes proliferation from apoptosis in response to asbestos

Cancer Research
Ziqiang YuanNicholas H Heintz

Abstract

Asbestos exposure causes activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) in lung epithelial cells, the targets of asbestos-associated lung carcinomas. The functional significance of ERK1/2 activation in pulmonary epithelial and mesothelial cells is unclear. Using serum-stimulated mouse alveolar type II epithelial cells as a model for cell cycle reentry, we show that the duration of phospho-ERK1/2 in the nucleus determines cell fate in response to crocidolite asbestos. In response to 10% serum, a proliferative stimulus, phosphorylated ERK1/2 initially accumulated in the nucleus, and reduction of nuclear phospho-ERK1/2 after 2 to 4 hours was followed by expression of cyclin D1 and S-phase entry. Low levels of asbestos (<0.5 microg/cm2) promoted S-phase entry in low (2%) serum through an epidermal growth factor receptor-dependent pathway but did not promote cell cycle progression or induce apoptosis in the presence of high (10%) serum-containing medium. Higher levels of asbestos (1.0 to 5.0 microg/cm2) prolonged the localization of phospho-ERK1/2 in the nucleus in the presence of high serum, impeded S-phase entry, and induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Immunofluorescence microscopy indicated that t...Continue Reading

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