Histone demethylase JMJD2B-mediated cell proliferation regulated by hypoxia and radiation in gastric cancer cell - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2012 Nov-Dec;1819(11-12):1200-7.

doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.10.001. Epub 2012 Oct 7.

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Histone demethylase JMJD2B-mediated cell proliferation regulated by hypoxia and radiation in gastric cancer cell

Joong-Gook Kim et al. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2012 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Histone modifying factors are functional components of chromatin and play a role in gene regulation. The expression level of JMJD2B, a histone demethylase, is notably up-regulated in cancer tissues. Upregulation of JMJD2B promotes cancer cell proliferation under hypoxic conditions through target gene expression. Here, we describe the patterns of histone methylation and JMJD2B expression under various stressed conditions, such as hypoxia and radiation, in a gastric cancer cell line. JMJD2B expression in AGS cells was actively regulated by hypoxia and radiation. Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments demonstrated that binding of JMJD2B on the cyclin A1 (CCNA1) promoter resulted in CCNA1 upregulation under hypoxic conditions. Furthermore, we confirmed that AGS cell proliferation was directly affected by JMJD2B and CCNA1 expression by performing experiments with JMJD2B depleted cells. Interestingly, the effects of JMJD2B on cell growth under hypoxia were remarkably repressed after gamma-ray irradiation. These results suggest that JMJD2B may play a central role in gastric cancer cell growth and might constitute a novel therapeutic target to overcome hypoxia-induced radio-resistance, thereby improving the efficiency of radiation therapy.

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