Wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) is a p53-inducible serine/threonine phosphatase that switches off DNA damage checkpoint responses by the dephosphorylation of certain proteins (i.e. p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, p53, checkpoint kinase 1, checkpoint kinase 2, and uracil DNA glycosylase) involved in DNA repair and the cell cycle checkpoint. Emerging data indicate that Wip1 is amplified or overexpressed in various human tumors, and its detection implies a poor prognosis. In this study, we show that Wip1 interacts with and dephosphorylates BAX to suppress BAX-mediated apoptosis in response to γ-irradiation in prostate cancer cells. Radiation-resistant LNCaP cells showed dramatic increases in Wip1 levels and impaired BAX movement to the mitochondria after γ-irradiation, and these effects were reverted by a Wip1 inhibitor. These results show that Wip1 directly interacts with and dephosphorylates BAX. Dephosphorylation occurs at threonines 172, 174 and 186, and BAX proteins with mutations at these sites fail to translocate efficiently to the mitochondria following cellular γ-irradiation. Overexpression of Wip1 and BAX, but not phosphatase-dead Wip1, in BAX-deficient cells strongly reduces apoptosis. Our results suggest that BAX dephosphorylation of Wip1 phosphatase is an important regulator of resistance to anticancer therapy. This study is the first to report the downregulation of BAX activity by a protein phosphatase.
Rubus coreanus fruits have been employed as a traditional medicine for centuries in the Asia-Pacific region. Its pharmacological action differs according to the different extraction methods utilized and the degree of fruit ripening. In this study, we determined the cellular effect of different ethanol extracts of mature and immature Rubus coreanus fruits in human hepatic cell line, HepG2 cells. The antioxidant activity, effect on superoxide dismutase activity and cholesterol biosynthesis efficiency was also evaluated. Immature Rubus coreanus extract showed higher antioxidant capability, compared with that of its mature fractions. Cellular antioxidant proteins including HO-1, Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase and catalase were highly expressed in the presence of Rubus coreanus. Cholesterol levels in HepG2 cells treated with the water fraction of immature Rubus coreanus were significantly reduced. This antihyperlipidaemic action of Rubus coreanus is a consequence of cholesterol biosynthesis and extracellular secretion in HepG2 cells. These results indicate that among different ethanol fraction of mature and immature Rubus coreanus fruit extracts, water extract of immature fruit extract shows higher antioxidant as well as higher antihyperlipidaemic action.
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