Relative to their normal counterparts, tumor cells generally exhibit a greater “stress phenotype” and express heat shock proteins (Hsp) that represent candidate targets for anticancer therapy. Here we investigated the role of Hsp70 in survival induced by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stressors in human leukemia U937 cells. Quercetin, a major dietary flavonoid, or specific silencing affected the expression level of Hsp70 and did not allow the upregulation of inositol-requiring kinase (IRE), the prototype ER stress sensor regulating the unfolded protein response (UPR), that protects the cells against the stress of misfolded proteins in the ER. The reduction of Hsp70 prevented the upregulation of immunoglobulin heavy-chain binding protein (BiP), but not of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-homologous protein (CHOP), and induced apoptosis. Also specific silencing of IRE or inhibition of its endoribonuclease activity by 48c hampered the upregulation of BiP, but not of CHOP, and induced apoptosis. These results suggest that drugs affecting the Hsp70-IRE axis, like quercetin, or affecting directly IRE may represent an effective adjuvant antileukemia therapy.

Quercetin affects Hsp70/IRE1alfa mediated protection from death induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress / Storniolo, Antonello; Marisa, Raciti; Cucina, Alessandra; Bizzarri, Mariano; DI RENZO, Livia Maria. - In: OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY. - ISSN 1942-0900. - ELETTRONICO. - 2015:(2015), pp. 1-11. [10.1155/2015/645157]

Quercetin affects Hsp70/IRE1alfa mediated protection from death induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress

STORNIOLO, ANTONELLO;CUCINA, Alessandra;BIZZARRI, Mariano;DI RENZO, Livia Maria
2015

Abstract

Relative to their normal counterparts, tumor cells generally exhibit a greater “stress phenotype” and express heat shock proteins (Hsp) that represent candidate targets for anticancer therapy. Here we investigated the role of Hsp70 in survival induced by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stressors in human leukemia U937 cells. Quercetin, a major dietary flavonoid, or specific silencing affected the expression level of Hsp70 and did not allow the upregulation of inositol-requiring kinase (IRE), the prototype ER stress sensor regulating the unfolded protein response (UPR), that protects the cells against the stress of misfolded proteins in the ER. The reduction of Hsp70 prevented the upregulation of immunoglobulin heavy-chain binding protein (BiP), but not of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-homologous protein (CHOP), and induced apoptosis. Also specific silencing of IRE or inhibition of its endoribonuclease activity by 48c hampered the upregulation of BiP, but not of CHOP, and induced apoptosis. These results suggest that drugs affecting the Hsp70-IRE axis, like quercetin, or affecting directly IRE may represent an effective adjuvant antileukemia therapy.
2015
Er stress; UPR; Hsp70; IRE1alfa; cell death
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Quercetin affects Hsp70/IRE1alfa mediated protection from death induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress / Storniolo, Antonello; Marisa, Raciti; Cucina, Alessandra; Bizzarri, Mariano; DI RENZO, Livia Maria. - In: OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY. - ISSN 1942-0900. - ELETTRONICO. - 2015:(2015), pp. 1-11. [10.1155/2015/645157]
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