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Silencing of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF8 Enhances Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity of Medulloblastoma Cells by Promoting the Deubiquitination of PCNA

DNA damage response induced by ionizing radiation (IR) is an important event involved in the sensitivity and efficiency of radiotherapy in human medulloblastoma. RNF8 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase and has key roles in the process of DNA damage and repair. Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of RNF8 i...

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Autores principales: Li, Fei, Liu, Bin, Zhou, Xiaolan, Xu, Quan
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Publicado: Cognizant Communication Corporation 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7844670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29321089
http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/096504018X15154085345907
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author Li, Fei
Liu, Bin
Zhou, Xiaolan
Xu, Quan
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Xu, Quan
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description DNA damage response induced by ionizing radiation (IR) is an important event involved in the sensitivity and efficiency of radiotherapy in human medulloblastoma. RNF8 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase and has key roles in the process of DNA damage and repair. Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of RNF8 in the DNA damage repair induced by IR exposure in medulloblastoma cells. We found that the levels of RNF8 were significantly upregulated by γ-ray irradiation in a dose-dependent manner in medulloblastoma cells and colocalized with γ-H2AX, a sensitive marker of DNA double-strand breaks induced by γ-ray radiation. RNF8 knockdown was observed to enhance the sensitivity of IR in medulloblastoma cells, as evaluated by reduced cell survival. The apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of medulloblastoma cells were dramatically increased by RNF8 suppression after IR treatment. Furthermore, RNF8 inhibition did not affect the protein levels of BRCA1, a crucial protein involved in IR-induced DNA damage repair, but significantly decreased the recruitment of BRCA1 and increased the level of γ-H2AX at DNA damage sites compared to the control. A significant increase in OTM was observed in medulloblastoma cells treated by RNF8 shRNA after exposure to IR, indicating the effect of RNF8 on DNA damage and repair. Additionally, PCNA, a major target for ubiquitin modification during DNA damage response, was found to be monoubiquitinated by E3 ligase RNF8 and might contribute to the low radiosensitivity in medulloblastoma cells. Altogether, our findings may provide RNF8 as a novel target for the improvement of radiotherapy in medulloblastoma.
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spelling pubmed-78446702021-02-16 Silencing of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF8 Enhances Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity of Medulloblastoma Cells by Promoting the Deubiquitination of PCNA Li, Fei Liu, Bin Zhou, Xiaolan Xu, Quan Oncol Res Article DNA damage response induced by ionizing radiation (IR) is an important event involved in the sensitivity and efficiency of radiotherapy in human medulloblastoma. RNF8 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase and has key roles in the process of DNA damage and repair. Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of RNF8 in the DNA damage repair induced by IR exposure in medulloblastoma cells. We found that the levels of RNF8 were significantly upregulated by γ-ray irradiation in a dose-dependent manner in medulloblastoma cells and colocalized with γ-H2AX, a sensitive marker of DNA double-strand breaks induced by γ-ray radiation. RNF8 knockdown was observed to enhance the sensitivity of IR in medulloblastoma cells, as evaluated by reduced cell survival. The apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of medulloblastoma cells were dramatically increased by RNF8 suppression after IR treatment. Furthermore, RNF8 inhibition did not affect the protein levels of BRCA1, a crucial protein involved in IR-induced DNA damage repair, but significantly decreased the recruitment of BRCA1 and increased the level of γ-H2AX at DNA damage sites compared to the control. A significant increase in OTM was observed in medulloblastoma cells treated by RNF8 shRNA after exposure to IR, indicating the effect of RNF8 on DNA damage and repair. Additionally, PCNA, a major target for ubiquitin modification during DNA damage response, was found to be monoubiquitinated by E3 ligase RNF8 and might contribute to the low radiosensitivity in medulloblastoma cells. Altogether, our findings may provide RNF8 as a novel target for the improvement of radiotherapy in medulloblastoma. Cognizant Communication Corporation 2018-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7844670/ /pubmed/29321089 http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/096504018X15154085345907 Text en Copyright © 2018 Cognizant, LLC. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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Li, Fei
Liu, Bin
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Silencing of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF8 Enhances Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity of Medulloblastoma Cells by Promoting the Deubiquitination of PCNA
title Silencing of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF8 Enhances Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity of Medulloblastoma Cells by Promoting the Deubiquitination of PCNA
title_full Silencing of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF8 Enhances Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity of Medulloblastoma Cells by Promoting the Deubiquitination of PCNA
title_fullStr Silencing of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF8 Enhances Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity of Medulloblastoma Cells by Promoting the Deubiquitination of PCNA
title_full_unstemmed Silencing of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF8 Enhances Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity of Medulloblastoma Cells by Promoting the Deubiquitination of PCNA
title_short Silencing of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF8 Enhances Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity of Medulloblastoma Cells by Promoting the Deubiquitination of PCNA
title_sort silencing of e3 ubiquitin ligase rnf8 enhances ionizing radiation sensitivity of medulloblastoma cells by promoting the deubiquitination of pcna
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7844670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29321089
http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/096504018X15154085345907
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