کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2113285 | 1084456 | 2012 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

Ultrasound (US) has been shown to induce cell death in cancer cells; however, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report a set of novel findings on the molecular mechanism. We found that Akt (also known as protein kinase B), a substrate of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), was phosphorylated in U937 cells nullified with p53 or Molt-4 cells artificially abrogated with p53 after US exposure. On the contrary, Akt phosphorylation was transiently down-regulated then recovered in Molt-4 cells harboring wild-type p53 in US-exposed cells, possibly due to a mutual regulation between p53 and Akt. Inhibition of ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) or DNA-PK revealed that DNA-PK, rather than ATM, was preferentially involved in Akt phosphorylation and cell survival after US-exposure in all cell lines. These results indicate that DNA-PK plays a protective role against US-induced cell death regardless of p53 phenotype. In conclusion, our findings provide the first delineation of the role of DNA-PK in US-induced cell death and suggest that targeting DNA-PK might be a promising strategy to augment cancer eradication by US.
Journal: Cancer Letters - Volume 322, Issue 1, 1 September 2012, Pages 107–112