Dataset Information

Arsenite exposure in human lymphoblastoid cell lines induces autophagy and coordinated induction of lysosomal genes.

ABSTRACT: Chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic is associated with diverse, complex diseases, making the identification of the mechanism underlying arsenic-induced toxicity a challenge. An increasing body of literature from epidemiological and in vitro studies has demonstrated that arsenic is an immunotoxicant, but the mechanism driving arsenic-induced immunotoxicity is not well established. We have previously demonstrated that in human lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs), arsenic-induced cell death is strongly associated with the induction of autophagy. In this study we utilized genome-wide gene expression analysis and functional assays to characterize arsenic-induced effects in seven LCLs that were exposed to an environmentally relevant, minimally cytotoxic, concentration of arsenite (0.75 ?M) over an eight-day time course. Arsenic exposure resulted in inhibition of cellular growth and induction of autophagy (measured by expansion of acidic vesicles) over the eight-day exposure duration. Gene expression analysis revealed that arsenic exposure increased global lysosomal gene expression, which was associated with increased functional activity of the lysosome protease, cathepsin D. The arsenic-induced expansion of the lysosomal compartment in LCL represents a novel target that may offer insight into the immunotoxic effects of arsenic.

SUBMITTER: Bolt AM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2956852 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

ACCESS DATA

Publications

Arsenite exposure in human lymphoblastoid cell lines induces autophagy and coordinated induction of lysosomal genes.

Bolt Alicia M AM Douglas Randi M RM Klimecki Walter T WT

Toxicology letters 20100909 2

Chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic is associated with diverse, complex diseases, making the identification of the mechanism underlying arsenic-induced toxicity a challenge. An increasing body of literature from epidemiological and in vitro studies has demonstrated that arsenic is an immunotoxicant, but the mechanism driving arsenic-induced immunotoxicity is not well established. We have previously demonstrated that in human lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs), arsenic-induced cell death is stron ...[more]

PMID: 20816728

Similar Datasets

Project description:Folate is vital for cell growth and development through its important role in one-carbon metabolism - an essential process in the synthesis of amino acids and nucleic acids. Folate pathway genes have been considered as therapeutic targets of drugs for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Racial and ethnic disparities of folate metabolism and outcome of antifolate therapies have been reported. In this study, we evaluate the genetic regulation for expression and alternative splicing of folate related genes in HapMap lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) of individuals of European and African descent.Gene and exon level expression and alternative splicing of folate pathway genes were compared in LCLs derived from the Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain (CEPH) from Utah (CEU) and the Yoruba from Ibadan (YRI) using a permutation-based test. A genome-wide association study was performed to search for SNPs associated with folate pathway gene expressions and alternative splicing in the combined population samples.A total of 52 folate pathway genes were evaluated in the analysis of which 46 were expressed in the LCLs. There were 12 genes (26%) with differential gene-level expression and 23 genes (50%) with differential alternative splicing for exons or UTRs between the CEU and the YRI (permutation p <or= 0.05). The expression level of FPGS and the splicing indices of eight genes (ATP13A2, ASCC3L1, IFIH1, SMARCA5, SMARCA2, SETX, DDX52 and RUVBL2) were found to be associated with SNP genotypes in the combined populations (p < 3.2 x 10(-8), Bonferroni corrected p < 0.05).Our study suggests that LCLs are an in vitro system suitable to evaluate the expression levels of folate pathway genes. The differential transcript-level expressions and the differentially alternative splicing events of exons or UTRs and associated SNP markers in 2 populations will enhance our understanding of the folate pathway and, thus, facilitate research in the areas of nutrition and folate metabolism.

Dataset Information

Arsenite exposure in human lymphoblastoid cell lines induces autophagy and coordinated induction of lysosomal genes.

Publications

Arsenite exposure in human lymphoblastoid cell lines induces autophagy and coordinated induction of lysosomal genes.

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure