GIGA-Molecular Biology of Diseases, Virology and Immunology Unit, University of Liège, Quartier de l'Hôpital, 11 Allée de l'Hôpital, Building B34, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
GIGA-Viral Vector Platform, University of Liège, Quartier de l'Hôpital, 11 Allée de l'Hôpital, Building B34, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
Biochem Pharmacol. 2018 Jul;153:217-229. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.01.035. Epub 2018 Feb 1.
Overexpression of the ubiquitous type II melanoma antigen-D2 (MAGED2) in numerous types of cancer suggests that this protein contributes to carcinogenesis, a well-documented characteristic of other MAGE proteins. Modification of MAGED2 intracellular localization during cell cycle phases and following treatment with camptothecin (CPT) and phosphorylation by ATM/ATR following ionizing irradiation led us to investigate the molecular functions of MAGED2 in the cellular response to DNA damage. Cell cycle regulators, cell cycle progression, and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation were compared between MAGED2-sufficient and -depleted U2OS cells following exposure to CPT. At 24 h post-CPT removal, MAGED2-depleted cells had lower levels of p21 and p27, and there was an increase in S phase BrdU-positive cells with a concurrent decrease in cells in G2. These cell cycle modifications were p21-independent, but ATR-, SKP2-, and CDC20-dependent. Importantly, while MAGED2 depletion reduced CHK2 phosphorylation after 8 h of CPT treatment, it enhanced and prolonged CHK1 phosphorylation after a 24 h recovery period, indicating sustained ATR activation. MAGED2 depletion had no impact on cell survival under our experimental conditions. In summary, our data indicate that MAGED2 reduced CPT-related replicative stress, suggesting a role for this protein in genomic stability.
普遍存在的 II 型黑色素瘤抗原-D2(MAGED2)在多种类型的癌症中过度表达,这表明该蛋白有助于癌症发生,这是其他 MAGE 蛋白的一个有据可查的特征。MAGED2 在细胞周期各阶段以及在用喜树碱(CPT)处理和电离辐射后被 ATM/ATR 磷酸化时,其细胞内定位发生改变,这促使我们研究 MAGED2 在细胞对 DNA 损伤的反应中的分子功能。在 CPT 暴露后,比较 MAGED2 充足和缺乏的 U2OS 细胞中的细胞周期调节剂、细胞周期进程和溴脱氧尿苷(BrdU)掺入。在去除 CPT 后的 24 小时,MAGED2 缺乏的细胞中 p21 和 p27 的水平较低,S 期 BrdU 阳性细胞增加,而 G2 期细胞减少。这些细胞周期改变与 p21 无关,但与 ATR、SKP2 和 CDC20 有关。重要的是,虽然 MAGED2 耗尽会降低 CPT 处理 8 小时后的 CHK2 磷酸化,但会增强并延长 24 小时恢复后 CHK1 的磷酸化,表明持续的 ATR 激活。在我们的实验条件下,MAGED2 耗尽对细胞存活没有影响。总之,我们的数据表明 MAGED2 减轻了与 CPT 相关的复制应激,表明该蛋白在基因组稳定性中起作用。