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Published on: March 15, 2013
DCUN1D3, a novel UVC-responsive gene that is involved in cell cycle progression and cell growth
Teng Ma1, Taiping Shi, Jing Huang
1Laboratory of Medical Immunology, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
DCUN1D3 (DCN1, defective in cullin neddylation 1, domain containing 3) was found during the process of high throughput screening of novel human genes associated with serum response element (SRE) pathway activation. The DCUN1D3 gene is highly conserved among vertebrates. Human DCUN1D3 complementary DNA (cDNA) encodes 304 amino acids with an apparent molecular mass of 34 kDa. However, there has been no report about the function of DCUN1D3. This study detected that DCUN1D3 was broadly expressed in several tumor tissues and cultured cell lines; however, UVC irradiation of different doses significantly increased DCUN1D3 expression level in these cancer cell lines. Over-expression of the DCUN1D3 inhibits cell growth in HeLa. When the DCUN1D3 gene was silenced by siRNA in UVC-treated HeLa, the cell cycle in S phase was remarkably blocked; furthermore, the UVC-induced cell death was inhibited. In addition, DCUN1D3 localized mainly in the cytoplasm and perinuclear, but after UVC treatment, the DCUN1D3 gradually entered the nucleus. All the results above indicate that DCUN1D3 is a novel UVC-response gene involved in cell cycle regulation and cell survival.
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