Sodium selenite increases the activity of the tumor suppressor protein, PTEN, in DU-145 prostate cancer cells

Margareta Berggren, Sivanandane Sittadjody, Zuohe Song, Jean Louis Samira, Randy Burd, Emmanuelle J. Meuillet

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Abstract

Epidemiological and clinical data suggest that selenium may prevent prostate cancer; however, the cellular effects of selenium in malignant prostate cells are not well understood. We previously reported that the activity of the tumor suppressor PTEN is modulated by thioredoxin (Trx) in a RedOx-dependent manner. In this study, we demonstrated that the activity of Trx reductase (TR) is increased by sevenfold in the human prostate cancer cell line, DU-145, after 5 days of sodium selenite (Se) treatment. The treatment of DU-145 cells with increasing concentrations of Se induced an increase in PTEN lipid phosphatase activity by twofold, which correlated with a decrease in phospho-ser473-Akt, and an increase in phospho-Ser370-PTEN levels. Se also increased casein kinase-2 (CK2) activity; and the use of apigenin, an inhibitor of CK2, revealed that the regulation of the tumor suppressor PTEN by Se may be achieved via both the Trx-TR system and the RedOx control of the kinase involved in the regulation of PTEN activity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)322-331
Number of pages10
JournalNutrition and cancer
Volume61
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Oncology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Cancer Research

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