The Wilms' tumor gene WT1 is overexpressed in leukemia and various types of solid tumors and plays an oncogenic role in these malignancies. Alternative splicing at two sites yields four major isoforms, 17AA(þ)KTS(þ), 17AA(þ)KTS(À), 17AA(À)KTS(þ), and 17AA(À)KTS(À), and all the isoforms are expressed in the malignancies. However, among the four isoforms, function of WT1[17AA(À)KTS(þ)] isoform still remains undetermined. In the present study, we showed that forced expression of WT1[17AA(À)KTS(þ)] isoform significantly inhibited apoptosis by DNA-damaging agents such as Doxorubicin, Mitomycin, Camptothesisn, and Bleomycin in immortalized fibroblast MRC5SV and cervical cancer HeLa cells. Knockdown of Rad51, an essential factor for homologous recombination (HR)-mediated DNA repair canceled the resistance to Doxorubicin induced by WT1[17AA(À)KTS(þ)] isoform. GFP recombination assay showed that WT1 [17AA(À)KTS(þ)] isoform alone promoted HR, but that three other WT1 isoforms did not. WT1[17AA(À)KTS(þ)] isoform significantly upregulated the expression of HR genes, XRCC2, Rad51D, and Rad54. Knockdown of XRCC2, Rad51D, and Rad54 inhibited the HR activity and canceled resistance to Doxorubicin in MRC5SV cells with forced expression of WT1[17AA(À)KTS(þ)] isoform. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay showed the binding of WT1[17AA(À)KTS(þ)] isoform protein to promoters of XRCC2 and Rad51D. Immunohistochemical study showed that Rad54 and XRCC2 proteins were highly expressed in the majority of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and gastric cancer, and that expression of these two proteins was significantly correlated with that of WT1 protein in NSCLCs. Our results presented here showed that WT1[17AA(À)KTS(þ)] isoform had a function to promote HR-mediated DNA repair.
Background:
Common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) are potentially useful nonhuman primate models
for preclinical studies. Information for major drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes is now available
that supports the use of this primate species as an animal model for drug development. Here, we collect and provide
an overview of information on the activities of common marmoset hepatic and intestinal microsomes with respect to
28 typical human P450 probe oxidations.
Results:
Marmoset P450 2D6/8-dependent R-metoprolol O-demethylation activities in hepatic microsomes were
significantly correlated with those of midazolam 1′- and 4-hydroxylations, testosterone 6β-hydroxylation, and progesterone
6β-hydroxylation, which are probe reactions for marmoset P450 3A4/5/90. In marmosets, the oxidation
activities of hepatic microsomes and intestinal microsomes were roughly comparable for midazolam and terfenadine.
Overall, multiple forms of marmoset P450 enzymes in livers and intestines had generally similar substrate recognition
functionalities to those of human and/or cynomolgus monkey P450 enzymes.
Conclusion:
The marmoset could be a model animal for humans with respect to the first-pass extraction of terfenadine
and related substrates. These findings provide a foundation for understanding individual pharmacokinetic
and toxicological results in nonhuman primates as preclinical models and will help to further support understanding
of the molecular mechanisms of human P450 function.
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