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ArticleScientific reports2019

TNFα-signal and cAMP-mediated signals oppositely regulate melanoma- associated ganglioside GD3 synthase gene in human melanocytes.

Rika Takeuchi, Mariko Kambe, Maiko Miyata, Upul Jeyadevan, Orie Tajima, Koichi Furukawa, Keiko Furukawa

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rika TakeuchiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Chubu University College of Life and Health Sciences, Matsumoto 1200, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan.
Mariko KambeDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Chubu University College of Life and Health Sciences, Matsumoto 1200, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan.
Maiko MiyataDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Chubu University College of Life and Health Sciences, Matsumoto 1200, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan.
Upul JeyadevanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Chubu University College of Life and Health Sciences, Matsumoto 1200, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan.
Orie TajimaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Chubu University College of Life and Health Sciences, Matsumoto 1200, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan.
Koichi FurukawaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Chubu University College of Life and Health Sciences, Matsumoto 1200, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan.
Keiko FurukawaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Chubu University College of Life and Health Sciences, Matsumoto 1200, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan. keikofu@isc.chubu.ac.jp.
Chubu University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Analyses of expression and regulation of ganglioside synthases in melanocytes are important to understand roles of gangliosides in melanomagenesis. In this study, we analyzed the expression and regulatory mechanisms of glycosyltransferase genes responsible for ganglioside synthesis in normal melanocytes. We reported previously that culture supernatants of UVB-irradiated keratinocytes induced upregulation of ganglioside GD3 synthase gene in melanocytes, and mainly TNFα was responsible for it. Then, we found that elimination of dibutyryl cyclic AMP and IBMX from the medium also resulted in upregulation of the GD3 synthase gene. The addition of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone which increases cAMP, to the medium led to a significant reduction in the GD3 synthase gene expression level, and a PKA inhibitor enhanced the GD3 synthase gene level. These results suggest that signals mediated via TNFα and cAMP oppositely regulate GD3 synthase gene expression in melanocytes. The results of an IKK inhibitor indicate the possibility that TNFα induces GD3 synthase gene expression via NF-κB signaling in melanocytes. When melanoma cells were treated by these factors, no fluctuation in the GD3 synthase gene expression level was observed, although an IKK inhibitor significantly suppressed it, suggesting that ganglioside synthase genes are regulated in distinct manners between melanocytes and melanomas.

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Signal TransductionCell LineCyclic AMPGene Expression RegulationHumansMelanocytesMelanomaSialyltransferasesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaalpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferaseCyclic AMPSialyltransferasesTNF protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID31611597
PMCPMC6791844
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