PMID- 12020348 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20021008 LR - 20211203 IS - 0264-6021 (Print) IS - 1470-8728 (Electronic) IS - 0264-6021 (Linking) VI - 366 IP - Pt 1 DP - 2002 Aug 15 TI - Hypoxia/reoxygenation induction of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in melanoma cells: involvement of nuclear factor-kappaB, stimulatory protein-1 transcription factors and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. PG - 299-306 AB - Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) expression is found in malignant melanoma and melanoma metastases. Since areas of hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) are a common feature of malignant tumours and metastases, we addressed the question whether melanoma cells produce MCP-1 upon exposure to H/R. In the present study, we show that melanoma cells up-regulate MCP-1 mRNA and protein under H/R. By means of reporter gene analysis, we further demonstrate that H/R induces transcriptional activation of the MCP-1 promoter carrying a stimulatory protein-1 (SP1) and two nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) binding motifs. Accordingly, H/R-stimulated melanoma cells showed enhanced binding activity of both transcription factors NF-kappaB and SP1 in electrophoretic mobility-shift assay. A common upstream activator of NF-kappaB, inhibitory kappaBalpha kinase, was not significantly activated under H/R conditions. Further analysis of upstream signalling events revealed that members of the mitogen-activated protein kinases family, namely extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase, c-Jun N-terminal kinase/ stress-activated protein kinase and p38 stress kinase, may be involved in MCP-1 transcriptional regulation under H/R. In summary, we conclude that H/R induces MCP-1 production in melanoma cells via the co-operative action of both transcription factors NF-kappaB and SP1, and involves mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling pathways. Functionally, H/R-induced MCP-1 production may contribute to tumour progression by committing selective pressure on tumour cells via chemoattraction and activation of tumour-infiltrating monocytes/macrophages. FAU - Kunz, Manfred AU - Kunz M AD - Department of Dermatology, University of Rostock, Augustenstr. 80-84, 18055 Rostock, Germany. manfred.kunz@med.uni-rostock.de FAU - Bloss, Gisela AU - Bloss G FAU - Gillitzer, Reinhard AU - Gillitzer R FAU - Gross, Gerd AU - Gross G FAU - Goebeler, Matthias AU - Goebeler M FAU - Rapp, Ulf R AU - Rapp UR FAU - Ludwig, Stephan AU - Ludwig S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Biochem J JT - The Biochemical journal JID - 2984726R RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (DNA, Complementary) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Organic Chemicals) RN - 0 (PD 98058) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - EC 1.13.12.- (Luciferases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (CHUK protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (I-kappa B Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (IKBKB protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (IKBKE protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM MH - Blotting, Northern MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Chemokine CCL2/*genetics/*metabolism MH - DNA, Complementary/metabolism MH - Disease Progression MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Humans MH - *Hypoxia/metabolism MH - I-kappa B Kinase MH - Immunoblotting MH - Luciferases/metabolism MH - *MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Melanoma/*metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/*metabolism MH - *Organic Chemicals MH - Oxygen/*metabolism MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Time Factors MH - Transcription, Genetic MH - Transcriptional Activation MH - Transfection MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - Up-Regulation MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases PMC - PMC1222766 EDAT- 2002/05/22 10:00 MHDA- 2002/10/09 04:00 PMCR- 2003/02/15 CRDT- 2002/05/22 10:00 PHST- 2002/05/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2002/04/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2001/11/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2002/05/22 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2002/10/09 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/05/22 10:00 [entrez] PHST- 2003/02/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BJ20011749 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BJ20011749 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem J. 2002 Aug 15;366(Pt 1):299-306. doi: 10.1042/BJ20011749.