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RNA Interference-based Investigation of the Function of Heat Shock Protein 27 during Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing
Published on: September 27, 2016
Saturated fatty acid- and/or monounsaturated fatty acid-containing phosphatidic acids selectively interact with heat
Naoto Yachida1, Fumi Hoshino1, Chiaki Murakami2
1Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan.
Abstract:
Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) α, which is a key enzyme in the progression of cancer and, in contrast, in T-cell activity attenuation, preferentially produces saturated fatty acid (SFA)- and/or monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA)-containing phosphatidic acids (PAs), such as 16:0/16:0-, 16:0/18:0-, and 16:1/16:1-PA, in melanoma cells. In the present study, we searched for the target proteins of 16:0/16:0-PA in melanoma cells and identified heat shock protein (HSP) 27, which acts as a molecular chaperone and contributes to cancer progression. HSP27 more strongly interacted with PA than other phospholipids, including phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylglycerol, cardiolipin, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol 4-monophosphate, and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. Moreover, HSP27 is more preferentially bound to SFA- and/or MUFA-containing PAs, including 16:0/16:0- and 16:0/18:1-PAs, than PUFA-containing PAs, including 18:0/20:4- and 18:0/22:6-PA. Furthermore, HSP27 and constitutively active DGKα expressed in COS-7 cells colocalized in a DGK activity-dependent manner. Notably, 16:0/16:0-PA, but not phosphatidylcholine or 16:0/16:0-phosphatidylserine, induced oligomer dissociation of HSP27, which enhances its chaperone activity. Intriguingly, HSP27 protein was barely detectable in Jurkat T cells, while the protein band was intensely detected in AKI melanoma cells. Taken together, these results strongly suggest that SFA- and/or MUFA-containing PAs produced by DGKα selectively target HSP27 and regulate its cancer-progressive function in melanoma cells but not in T cells.
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