J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 269, Issue 22, 15558-15562, Jun, 1994
Regulation of human dihydrodiol dehydrogenase by Michael acceptor xenobiotics
PJ Ciaccio, AK Jaiswal and KD Tew
Department of Pharmacology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111.
A human oxidoreductase (H-37) that is overexpressed in ethacrynic acid-
resistant HT29 colon cells (Ciaccio, P. J., Stuart, J.E., and Tew, K.D.
(1993) Mol. Pharmacol. 43, 845-853) has been identified as a dihydrodiol
dehydrogenase. Translated protein from a dihydrodiol dehydrogenase cDNA
isolated from a library prepared from ethacrynic acid-resistant HT29 cell
poly(A+) RNA was recognized by anti-H-37 IgG and was identical in molecular
weight with H-37. The isolated cDNA was identical in both nucleotide and
amino acid sequences with the recently cloned liver dihydrodiol
dehydrogenase (Stolz, A., Hammond, L., Lou, H., Takikawa, H., Ronk, M., and
Shively, J.E. (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268, 10448-10457). Using this cDNA as
probe, we have examined its induction by Michael acceptors. The steady
state dihydrodiol dehydrogenase mRNA level in the ethacrynic acid-resistant
line was increased 30-fold relative to that of wild-type cells. Twenty-four
hour treatment of wild-type cells with ethacrynic acid or dimethyl maleate
increased mRNA 10-fold and 5-fold, respectively. These changes are
accompanied by both increased protein expression and increased NADP-
dependent 1-acenaphthenol oxidative activity in cell cytosol. In gel shift
assays, compared to wild type controls, increased binding of NAD(P)H
quinone oxidoreductase human antioxidant response element (hARE) DNA to
redox labile protein complexes present in treated and resistant cell
nuclear extract was observed. Ethacrynic acid induced CAT activity 2-fold
in Hepa1 cells stably transfected with NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase
hARE-tk-CAT chimeric gene construct. Thus, dihydrodiol dehydrogenase
protein is inducible by de novo synthesis from mRNA by structurally related
monofunctional inducer Michael acceptors. Altered in vitro binding of
nuclear protein to the hARE is indirect evidence for the involvement of an
element similar to hARE in the regulation of dihydrodiol dehydrogenase by
these agents.