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ArticleBiochimica et biophysica acta2015

SUMOylation occurs in acute kidney injury and plays a cytoprotective role.

Chunyuan Guo, Qingqing Wei, Yunchao Su, Zheng Dong

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Article in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chunyuan GuoDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States.
Qingqing WeiDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States.
Yunchao SuDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States.
Zheng DongDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30912 United States; Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: zdong@gru.edu.
Augusta University · USCentral South University · CN

Funding

DNA methylation in kidney repair after ischemic AKIR01DK058831 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR SAN ANT · PI DONG, ZHENG · 2001 to 2025
$7.5M
Kidney Injury by Cisplatin and Renoprotective Strategies.R01DK087843 · NIDDK · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI DONG, ZHENG · 2010 to 2025
$5.8M
Molecular Regulation of Ischemic Renal FailureI01BX000319 · VA · CHARLIE NORWOOD VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Zheng Dong · 2009 to 2026
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BLRD VA I01 BX000319BLRD VA I01 BX002035NIDDK NIH HHS DK058831NIDDK NIH HHS DK087843NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK058831NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK087843
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SUMOylation is a form of post-translational modification where small ubiquitin-like modifiers (SUMO) are covalently attached to target proteins to regulate their properties. SUMOylation has been demonstrated during cell stress and implicated in cellular stress response. However, it is largely unclear if SUMOylation contributes to the pathogenesis of kidney diseases, such as acute kidney injury (AKI). Here we have demonstrated a dynamic change of protein SUMOylation in ischemic and cisplatin nephrotoxic AKI in mice. In rat kidney proximal tubular cells (RPTC), cisplatin-induced SUMOylation was diminished by two antioxidants (N-acetylcysteine and dimethylurea), supporting a role of oxidative stress in the activation of SUMOylation. In addition, SUMOylation by SUMO-2/3, but not SUMO-1, was partially suppressed by pifithrin-alpha (a pharmacological inhibitor of p53), supporting a role of p53 in SUMOylation by SUMO-2/3. We further examined the role of SUMOylation during cisplatin treatment of RPTC by using ginkgolic acid (GA), a pharmacological inhibitor of SUMOylation. Pretreatment with GA suppressed SUMOylation and importantly, GA enhanced apoptosis during cisplatin incubation. Taken together, the results demonstrate the first evidence of SUMOylation in AKI and suggest that SUMOylation may play a cytoprotective role in kidney tubular cells.

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ApoptosisSumoylationAcetylcysteineAcute Kidney InjuryAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinFree Radical ScavengersHEK293 CellsHumansKidney Tubules, ProximalMiceOxidative StressRatsSalicylatesSUMO-1 ProteinAcetylcysteineAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinFree Radical Scavengersginkgolic acidSalicylatesSUMO-1 ProteinTumor Suppressor Protein p53ApoptosisCisplatin nephrotoxicityp53Renal ischemia–reperfusionROSSUMOylation

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