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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2011

Importin β1 protein-mediated nuclear localization of death receptor 5 (DR5) limits DR5/tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced cell death of human tumor cells.

Yuko Kojima, Masafumi Nakayama, Takashi Nishina, Hiroyasu Nakano, Makoto Koyanagi, Kazuyoshi Takeda, Ko Okumura, Hideo Yagita

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yuko KojimaLaboratory of Biomedical Imaging Research, Biomedical Research Center, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. kojima-y@juntendo.ac.jp
Masafumi Nakayama
Takashi Nishina
Hiroyasu Nakano
Makoto Koyanagi
Kazuyoshi Takeda
Ko Okumura
Hideo Yagita
Juntendo University · JPInstitute of Immunology · HRTohoku University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)/death receptor 5 (DR5)-mediated cell death plays an important role in the elimination of tumor cells and transformed cells. Recently, recombinant TRAIL and agonistic anti-DR5 monoclonal antibodies have been developed and applied to cancer therapy. However, depending on the type of cancer, the sensitivity to TRAIL has been reportedly different, and some tumor cells are resistant to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis. Using confocal microscopy, we found that large amounts of DR5 were localized in the nucleus in HeLa and HepG2 cells. Moreover, these tumor cells were resistant to TRAIL, whereas DU145 cells, which do not have nuclear DR5, were highly sensitive to TRAIL. By means of immunoprecipitation and Western blot analysis, we found that DR5 and importin β1 were physically associated, suggesting that the nuclear DR5 was transported through the nuclear import pathway mediated by importin β1. Two functional nuclear localization signals were identified in DR5, the mutation of which abrogated the nuclear localization of DR5 in HeLa cells. Moreover, the nuclear transport of DR5 was also prevented by the knockdown of importin β1 using siRNA, resulting in the up-regulation of DR5 expression on the cell surface and an increased sensitivity of HeLa and HepG2 cells to TRAIL. Taken together, our findings suggest that the importin β1-mediated nuclear localization of DR5 limits the DR5/TRAIL-induced cell death of human tumor cells and thus can be a novel target to improve cancer therapy with recombinant TRAIL and anti-DR5 antibodies.

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beta KaryopherinsBlotting, WesternCell DeathCell Line, TumorCell NucleusFlow CytometryHeLa CellsHep G2 CellsHumansMicroscopy, ConfocalProtein BindingProtein TransportReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandRNA, Small InterferingTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligandbeta KaryopherinsKPNB1 protein, humanReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandRNA, Small InterferingTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand

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PMID22020938
PMCPMC3234854
OpenAlexW2087096438

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