Nitric oxide-induced cellular stress and p53 activation in chronic inflammation

  • Lorne J. Hofseth
  • , Shin'ichi Saito
  • , S. Perwez Hussain
  • , Michael G. Espey
  • , Katrina M. Miranda
  • , Yuzuru Araki
  • , Chamelli Jhappan
  • , Yuichiro Higashimoto
  • , Peijun He
  • , Steven P. Linke
  • , Martha M. Quezado
  • , Irit Zurer
  • , Varda Rotter
  • , David A. Wink
  • , Ettore Appella
  • , Curtis C. Harris

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Abstract

Free radical-induced cellular stress contributes to cancer during chronic inflammation. Here, we investigated mechanisms of p53 activation by the free radical, NO. NO from donor drugs induced both ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM)- and ataxia-telangiectasia mutated and Rad3-related-dependent p53 post-translational modifications, leading to an increase in p53 transcriptional targets and a G2/M cell cycle checkpoint. Such modifications were also identified in cells cocultured with NO-releasing macrophages. In noncancerous colon tissues from patients with ulcerative colitis (a cancer-prone chronic inflammatory disease), inducible NO synthase protein levels were positively correlated with p53 serine 15 phosphorylation levels. Immunostaining of HDM-2 and p21WAF1 was consistent with transcriptionally active p53. Our study highlights a pivotal role of NO in the induction of cellular stress and the activation of a p53 response pathway during chronic inflammation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)143-148
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume100
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 7 2003

Keywords

  • Phosphorylation
  • Posttranslational modification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General

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