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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
32
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-8-4
pubmed:abstractText
Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and accelerates atherosclerosis in apoE-/- mice. Despite the observations that homocysteine causes endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and programmed cell death (PCD) in cultured human vascular endothelial cells, the cellular factors responsible for this effect and their relevance to atherogenesis have not been completely elucidated. We report here that homocysteine induces the expression of T-cell death-associated gene 51 (TDAG51), a member of the pleckstrin homology-related domain family, in cultured human vascular endothelial cells. This effect was observed for other ER stress-inducing agents, including dithiothreitol and tunicamycin. TDAG51 expression was attenuated in homozygous A/A mutant eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha mouse embryonic fibroblasts treated with homocysteine or tunicamycin, suggesting that ER stress-induced phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha is required for TDAG51 transcriptional activation. Transient overexpression of TDAG51 elicited significant changes in cell morphology, decreased cell adhesion, and promoted detachment-mediated PCD. In support of these in vitro findings, TDAG51 expression was increased and correlated with PCD in the atherosclerotic lesions from apoE-/- mice fed hyperhomocysteinemic diets, compared with mice fed a control diet. Collectively, these findings provide evidence that TDAG51 is induced by homocysteine, promotes detachment-mediated PCD, and contributes to the development of atherosclerosis observed in hyperhomocysteinemia.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
278
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
30317-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Arteriosclerosis, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Crosses, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Endoplasmic Reticulum, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Gene Library, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Homocysteine, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Hyperhomocysteinemia, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Subcellular Fractions, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Tunicamycin, pubmed-meshheading:12738777-Umbilical Veins
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
TDAG51 is induced by homocysteine, promotes detachment-mediated programmed cell death, and contributes to the cevelopment of atherosclerosis in hyperhomocysteinemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University and the Henderson Research Centre, Hamilton, Ontario L8V 1C3, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't