Abstract
Although protein kinase C (PKC) plays an important role in cellular response to radiation, little is known about the specific role of each isoform in the radiation induced cellular response. In this study, the induction of apoptosis and subcellular distribution of PKC isoforms after γ-ray irradiation were examined in three kinds of mouse epidermal cells with different stages of carcinogenesis (normal mouse keratinocytes, PK: v-ras(Ha) transfected mouse keratinocytes, ras-PK; and neoplastic cells from mouse skin papilloma, 308 cells). The induction of apoptosis was different in normal and neoplastic cells; in normal cells after 16 Gy of radiation, apoptosis was 2-10 times higher than that in ras-PK or 308 cells, and was rapidly induced; other cells died more slowly, depending on the stage of carcinogenesis. The responses of each PKC, especially rapid translocation of PKCδ and no response of PKCε by radiation in normal cells may influence the induction of apoptosis by radiation. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-49 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis |
Volume | 426 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 3 May 1999 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by a National Project Grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology. We are grateful to Mr. Kyung-Jung Kim and Miss Sun-Ah Choi for their excellent technical assistance.
Keywords
- Apoptotic cell death
- Cellular redistribution
- Gamma ray
- Normal cell
- Papilloma cell
- Protein kinase C isozymes
- v-ras(Ha) transformed cell