Re-expression of HPV16 E2 in SiHa (human cervical cancer) cells potentiates NF-?B activation induced by TNF-? concurrently increasing senescence and survival.
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ABSTRACT: Re-expression of E2 in human papillomavirus (HPV) transformed tumour cells can induce apoptosis; however, some evidences also attribute an important role to E2 in sustaining tumorigenesis. In the present paper, we studied the effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-?-mediated NF-?B (nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells) activation on E2-induced senescence in HPV16-integrated SiHa cells. The results show that E2 inhibits endogenous E6 gene expression and sensitizes SiHa cells to TNF-?-induced NF-?B activation. Under this condition there was an increase in the expression of senescent proteins p53, p21, p27 and p16 and senescence-associated (SA)-?-galactosidase activity indicating that TNF-? augments E2-mediated senescence. Re-expression of E2 expression with TNF-? treatment resulted in an increase in the expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl2 (B-cell lymphoma 2) protein and other pro-survival genes like cyclin D1 (cyc D1), survivin and hTERT (human telomerase reverse transcriptase). Concomitantly, E2 + TNF-? combination increased the survival of SiHa cells by positive changes in viability, proliferation and colony formation. E2-induced apoptotic tendency shifted towards senescence in presence of TNF-? by arresting the cells at both G0/G1 and G2/M phases, thus enhancing cell survival. Another observation in the present study is the significant up-regulation of key senescence messaging factors regulated by NF-?B namely interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, high-mobility group protein A (HMGA)1 and B (HMGB)1 in E2-transfected cells treated with TNF-?. Our data provide a mechanistic basis and a new insight for the role of TNF-? and E2 in linking cellular senescence, tumorigenesis and HPV re-infection.
SUBMITTER: Prabhavathy D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4340273 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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