Takuto Shimizu1, Masaki Nagane1, Mira Suzuki1, Akinori Yamauchi1, Kazuhiro Kato1, Nagako Kawashima2, Yuki Nemoto3, Takuya Maruo3, Yasushi Kawakami4, Tadashi Yamashita5. 1. Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Japan. 2. Department of Nephrology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan. 3. Teaching Animal Hospital, Azabu University, Japan. 4. Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Azabu University, Japan. 5. Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Japan. Electronic address: yamashita@azabu-u.ac.jp.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tumor hypoxia drastically changes cancer phenotypes, including angiogenesis, invasion, and cell death. Gangliosides are sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids that are ubiquitously distributed on plasma membranes and are involved in many biological processes, such as the endoplasmic reticulum stress response and apoptosis. In this study, we investigated the regulation and function of glycosphingolipids, which associate with lipid raft on mammalian plasma membranes under hypoxic condition. METHODS: B16F10 melanoma cells were subjected to chemical hypoxia and low pO2 condition, and the effect of hypoxia on expression of GM3 synthase were analyzed. Cellular resistance to oxidative stress was analyzed in GM3S-KO B16F10 cells. RESULTS: Hypoxia treatment decreased the expression of ganglioside GM3 synthase (GM3S; ST3GAL5), which synthesizes the common substrate of ganglioside biosynthesis. RNA interference of hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF-1α) inhibited hypoxia-induced GM3S suppression. Additionally, GM3S deficiency increased cellular resistance to oxidative stress and radiation therapy via upregulation of ERK. CONCLUSIONS: Altered synthesis of glycosphingolipids downstream of HIF-1α signaling increased the resistance of melanoma cells to oxidative stress. Furthermore, GM3 has important role on cellular adaptive response to hypoxia. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: This study indicates that tumor hypoxia regulates therapy-resistance via modulation of ganglioside synthesis.
BACKGROUND:Tumor hypoxia drastically changes cancer phenotypes, including angiogenesis, invasion, and cell death. Gangliosides are sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids that are ubiquitously distributed on plasma membranes and are involved in many biological processes, such as the endoplasmic reticulum stress response and apoptosis. In this study, we investigated the regulation and function of glycosphingolipids, which associate with lipid raft on mammalian plasma membranes under hypoxic condition. METHODS:B16F10melanoma cells were subjected to chemical hypoxia and low pO2 condition, and the effect of hypoxia on expression of GM3 synthase were analyzed. Cellular resistance to oxidative stress was analyzed in GM3S-KO B16F10 cells. RESULTS:Hypoxia treatment decreased the expression of ganglioside GM3 synthase (GM3S; ST3GAL5), which synthesizes the common substrate of ganglioside biosynthesis. RNA interference of hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF-1α) inhibited hypoxia-induced GM3S suppression. Additionally, GM3S deficiency increased cellular resistance to oxidative stress and radiation therapy via upregulation of ERK. CONCLUSIONS: Altered synthesis of glycosphingolipids downstream of HIF-1α signaling increased the resistance of melanoma cells to oxidative stress. Furthermore, GM3 has important role on cellular adaptive response to hypoxia. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: This study indicates that tumor hypoxia regulates therapy-resistance via modulation of ganglioside synthesis.
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