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Rac1, and not Rac2, is involved in the regulation of the intracellular hydrogen peroxide level in HepG2 cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9576845     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In order to elucidate the components of the oxygen sensory complex in HepG2 cells which regulates the production of erythropoietin, we have microinjected recombinant variants of the human small GTP-binding protein hRac1 and measured their effects on the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the dihydrorhodamine-123 technique. The dominant-negative mutant hRac1(T17N) inhibits the NADH-stimulated production of ROS in HepG2 cells, whereas the constitutively activated hRac1(G12V) leads to an increase in intracellular ROS concentration. Reverse transcriptase PCR analysis showed that the hRac1, but not the hRac2, gene is expressed in HepG2 cells. These results demonstrate that hRac1, and not hRac2, is involved in the regulation of ROS production in HepG2 cells and suggest that hRac1 specifically functions in the non-phagocytic NAD(P)H oxidase complex.
Authors:
R H Cool; E Merten; C Theiss; H Acker
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Biochemical journal     Volume:  332 ( Pt 1)     ISSN:  0264-6021     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochem. J.     Publication Date:  1998 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-08-17     Completed Date:  1998-08-17     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984726R     Medline TA:  Biochem J     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Abteilung Strukturelle Biologie, Rheinlanddam 201, D-44139 Dortmund, Postfach 102664, D-44026 Dortmund, Germany. robbert.cool@mpi-dortmund.mpg.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics,  physiology*
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Humans
Hydrogen Peroxide / metabolism*
Lymphocytes / metabolism
Microinjections
NAD / pharmacology
NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / metabolism
Neoplasm Proteins / physiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Messenger / analysis
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
Tumor Cells, Cultured
rac GTP-Binding Proteins
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Neoplasm Proteins; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Reactive Oxygen Species; 0/Recombinant Proteins; 53-84-9/NAD; 7722-84-1/Hydrogen Peroxide; EC 1.6.-/NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; EC 3.6.1.-/GTP-Binding Proteins; EC 3.6.5.2/rac GTP-Binding Proteins
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