Manganese superoxide dismutase modulates interleukin-1α levels in HT- 1080 fibrosarcoma cells

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Reactive oxygen species of mitochondrial origin have been implicated in regulating the expression of several tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced genes. Manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) is one of many genes, but only antioxidant enzyme, induced in response to tumor necrosis factor. Mn-SOD is a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial matrix protein and serves a protective function by detoxifying superoxide. To address the role of superoxide in regulating gene expression in response to TNF, we have constitutively overexpressed Mn- SOD in a human fibrosarcoma cell line and asked what effect this has on the expression of a number of TNF-responsive genes using reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction. Of the TNF-induced transcripts analyzed, only interleukin-1α (IL-1α) was modulated in response to Mn-SOD overexpression. In all cases of Mn-SOD overexpression, IL-1α protein and mRNA levels were lowered constitutively and in response to TNF when compared to the parental and mock-transfected cell lines. The induction of IL-1α by TNF can also be decreased by growth in 3% oxygen as compared to growth in 21% O2; in addition, growth in low oxygen lowers the basal level of IL-1α protein. The effect of Mn-SOD overexpression on IL-1α expression can be overcome by treatment with the protein kinase C activator, phorbol 12-myristate 13- acetate. Mn-SOD overexpression and low oxygen alter IL-1α mRNA levels by decreasing the stability of the IL-1α mRNA. These findings indicate that both Mn-SOD and O2 may regulate the levels of a cellular oxidant involved in both basal and TNF-induced IL-1α expression, presumably superoxide.

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Melendez, J. A., & Davies, K. J. A. (1996). Manganese superoxide dismutase modulates interleukin-1α levels in HT- 1080 fibrosarcoma cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 271(31), 18898–18903. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.271.31.18898

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