Mechanisms of 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal induced pro- and anti-apoptotic signaling

Pankaj Chaudhary, Rajendra Sharma, Abha Sharma, Rit Vatsyayan, Sushma Yadav, Sharad S. Singhal, Navin Rauniyar, Laszlo Prokai, Sanjay Awasthi, Yogesh C. Awasthi

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Abstract

In recent years, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (4-HNE) has emerged as an important second messenger in cell cycle signaling. Here, we demonstrate that 4-HNE induces signaling for apoptosis via both the Fas-mediated extrinsic and the p53-mediated intrinsic pathways in HepG2 cells. 4-HNE induces a Fas-mediated DISC independent apoptosis pathway by activating ASK1, JNK, and caspase-3. Parallel treatment of 4-HNE to HepG2 cells also induces apoptosis by the p53 pathway through activation of Bax, p21, JNK, and caspase-3. Exposure of HepG2 cells to 4-HNE leads to the activation of both Fas and Daxx, promotes the export of Daxx from the nucleus to cytoplasm, and facilitates Fas-Daxx binding. Depletion of Daxx by siRNA results in the potentiation of apoptosis, indicating that Fas-Daxx binding in fact is inhibitory to Fas-mediated apoptosis in cells. 4-HNE-induced translocation of Daxx is also accompanied by the activation and nuclear accumulation of HSF1 and up-regulation of heat shock protein Hsp70. All these effects of 4-HNE in cells can be attenuated by ectopic expression of hGSTA4-4, the isozyme of glutathione S-transferase with high activity for 4-HNE. Through immunoprecipitation and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, we have demonstrated the covalent binding of 4-HNE to Daxx. We also demonstrate that 4-HNE modification induces phosphorylation of Daxx at Ser668 and Ser671 to facilitate its cytoplasmic export. These results indicate that while 4-HNE exhibits toxicity through several mechanisms, in parallel it evokes signaling for defense mechanisms to self-regulate its toxicity and can simultaneously affect multiple signaling pathways through its interactions with membrane receptors and transcription factors/repressors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6263-6275
Number of pages13
JournalBiochemistry
Volume49
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Jul 2010

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