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Published on: February 24, 2018
Reactive oxygen species downregulate catalase expression via methylation of a CpG island in the Oct-1 promoter
Xiaoyuan Quan1, Seung-Oe Lim, Guhung Jung
1The Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea.
Abstract:
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) caused oxidative stress plays a key role in carcinogenesis. The POU domain transcription factor Oct-1 and catalase is closely associated with ROS. However, a correlation between these two key proteins has not been demonstrated before. In this report, we show that Oct-1 acts as an activator of catalase, by binding to the catalase promoter in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines. In addition, we suggest that Oct-1 is downregulated by ROS via CpG island methylation in its promoter. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the epigenetic changes induced by ROS in the process of carcinogenesis.
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