PMID- 19064990 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090331 LR - 20211203 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 284 IP - 7 DP - 2009 Feb 13 TI - ATM-mediated transcriptional elevation of prion in response to copper-induced oxidative stress. PG - 4582-93 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M808410200 [doi] AB - Increasing evidence suggests that the cellular prion protein (PrP(C)) plays a protective role in response to oxidative stress, but the molecular mechanism is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that murine neuro-2a and human HeLa cells rapidly respond to an increase of intracellular copper concentration by up-regulating ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM)-mediated transcription of PrP(C). Copper stimulation activates ATM by phosphorylation at Ser-1981, which leads to phosphorylation of p53 at Ser-15 and the initiation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase/extracellular-related kinases/extracellular-related kinases (MEK/ERK)/Sp1 pathway. As results, Sp1 and p53 bind to the PrP promoter, leading to increase PrP(C) expression. Elevated PrP(C) correlates with reduction of intracellular copper concentration and suppression of Cu(II)-induced accumulation of reactive oxygen species and cell death. Depletion of PrP(C), ATM, p53, and/or Sp1 further demonstrates that ATM is a key regulatory protein to promote activation of p53 and Sp1 leading to PrP(C) elevation, which is required to reduce Cu(II) toxic effects and may play an important role in modulation of intracellular copper concentration. FAU - Qin, Kefeng AU - Qin K AD - Departments of Pathology and Microbiology-Immunology and Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. FAU - Zhao, Lili AU - Zhao L FAU - Ash, Richard D AU - Ash RD FAU - McDonough, William F AU - McDonough WF FAU - Zhao, Richard Y AU - Zhao RY LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20081208 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (PrPC Proteins) RN - 0 (Sp1 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (TP53 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) RN - 789U1901C5 (Copper) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (ATM protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Atm protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins MH - Cell Cycle Proteins/*metabolism MH - Copper/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*drug effects/physiology MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects/physiology MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects/physiology MH - PrPC Proteins/*biosynthesis MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic/physiology MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Sp1 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic/*drug effects/physiology MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism MH - Tumor Suppressor Proteins/*metabolism EDAT- 2008/12/10 09:00 MHDA- 2009/04/01 09:00 CRDT- 2008/12/10 09:00 PHST- 2008/12/10 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/04/01 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/12/10 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(20)71061-6 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M808410200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2009 Feb 13;284(7):4582-93. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M808410200. Epub 2008 Dec 8.