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Methylmercury (MeHg) transcriptionally regulates NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in Hepa-1c1c7 cells
The detoxification of quinones through NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) is a crucial mechanism to maintain cellular homeostasis. The exposure to heavy metals, specifically methylmercury (MeHg), induces several antioxidant enzymes, including NQO1. The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10556580/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37808441 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crtox.2023.100126 |
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author | Alqahtani, Mohammed A. El-Ghiaty, Mahmoud A. El-Mahrouk, Sara R. El-Kadi, Ayman O.S. |
author_facet | Alqahtani, Mohammed A. El-Ghiaty, Mahmoud A. El-Mahrouk, Sara R. El-Kadi, Ayman O.S. |
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description | The detoxification of quinones through NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) is a crucial mechanism to maintain cellular homeostasis. The exposure to heavy metals, specifically methylmercury (MeHg), induces several antioxidant enzymes, including NQO1. The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2 (NRF2) is known to regulate the expression of Nqo1 gene and also the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is another Nqo1 gene regulator. This co-regulation prompted us to investigate which transcription factor (NRF2 or AHR) orchestrates the regulation of NQO1 expression upon MeHg exposure. Therefore, we investigated how MeHg can modulate the level of NQO1 expression by exposing Hepa-1c1c7 cells to several concentrations of MeHg with and without the addition of NQO1 inducers, DL-sulforaphane (SUL) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). We found that the mRNA expression of Nqo1 is up-regulated by MeHg in time- as well as dose-dependent fashions. Additionally, MeHg increased the NQO1 at all expression levels with and without the presence of its inducers, SUL or TCDD. Furthermore, the MeHg-mediated increase of NQO1 expression was in parallel with a concurrent increase in the nuclear localization of NRF2 protein, but not that of AHR. Mechanistically, the antioxidant response element-driven reporter gene activity was induced by 215% upon MeHg exposure. Also, transfecting Hepa-1c1c7 with Nrf2 siRNA reduced the MeHg-induced NQO1 protein expression by 60%. In conclusion, our findings provide evidence supporting the hypothesis that MeHg upregulates the Nqo1 gene through a transcriptional mechanism at least in part via a NRF2-dependent mechanism. |
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spelling | pubmed-105565802023-10-07 Methylmercury (MeHg) transcriptionally regulates NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in Hepa-1c1c7 cells Alqahtani, Mohammed A. El-Ghiaty, Mahmoud A. El-Mahrouk, Sara R. El-Kadi, Ayman O.S. Curr Res Toxicol Articles from the special issue on Invite 2023 edited by Thomas Knudsen The detoxification of quinones through NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) is a crucial mechanism to maintain cellular homeostasis. The exposure to heavy metals, specifically methylmercury (MeHg), induces several antioxidant enzymes, including NQO1. The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2 (NRF2) is known to regulate the expression of Nqo1 gene and also the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is another Nqo1 gene regulator. This co-regulation prompted us to investigate which transcription factor (NRF2 or AHR) orchestrates the regulation of NQO1 expression upon MeHg exposure. Therefore, we investigated how MeHg can modulate the level of NQO1 expression by exposing Hepa-1c1c7 cells to several concentrations of MeHg with and without the addition of NQO1 inducers, DL-sulforaphane (SUL) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). We found that the mRNA expression of Nqo1 is up-regulated by MeHg in time- as well as dose-dependent fashions. Additionally, MeHg increased the NQO1 at all expression levels with and without the presence of its inducers, SUL or TCDD. Furthermore, the MeHg-mediated increase of NQO1 expression was in parallel with a concurrent increase in the nuclear localization of NRF2 protein, but not that of AHR. Mechanistically, the antioxidant response element-driven reporter gene activity was induced by 215% upon MeHg exposure. Also, transfecting Hepa-1c1c7 with Nrf2 siRNA reduced the MeHg-induced NQO1 protein expression by 60%. In conclusion, our findings provide evidence supporting the hypothesis that MeHg upregulates the Nqo1 gene through a transcriptional mechanism at least in part via a NRF2-dependent mechanism. Elsevier 2023-09-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10556580/ /pubmed/37808441 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crtox.2023.100126 Text en © 2023 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Articles from the special issue on Invite 2023 edited by Thomas Knudsen Alqahtani, Mohammed A. El-Ghiaty, Mahmoud A. El-Mahrouk, Sara R. El-Kadi, Ayman O.S. Methylmercury (MeHg) transcriptionally regulates NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in Hepa-1c1c7 cells |
title | Methylmercury (MeHg) transcriptionally regulates NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in Hepa-1c1c7 cells |
title_full | Methylmercury (MeHg) transcriptionally regulates NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in Hepa-1c1c7 cells |
title_fullStr | Methylmercury (MeHg) transcriptionally regulates NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in Hepa-1c1c7 cells |
title_full_unstemmed | Methylmercury (MeHg) transcriptionally regulates NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in Hepa-1c1c7 cells |
title_short | Methylmercury (MeHg) transcriptionally regulates NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) in Hepa-1c1c7 cells |
title_sort | methylmercury (mehg) transcriptionally regulates nad(p)h:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (nqo1) in hepa-1c1c7 cells |
topic | Articles from the special issue on Invite 2023 edited by Thomas Knudsen |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10556580/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37808441 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crtox.2023.100126 |
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