PMID- 29694447 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181019 LR - 20181029 IS - 1734-154X (Electronic) IS - 0001-527X (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 2 DP - 2018 TI - Pharmacological versus genetic inhibition of heme oxygenase-1 - the comparison of metalloporphyrins, shRNA and CRISPR/Cas9 system. PG - 277-286 LID - 10.18388/abp.2017_2542 [doi] AB - Inhibition of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1, encoded by HMOX1), a cytoprotective, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory enzyme, may serve as a valuable therapy in various pathophysiological processes, including tumorigenesis. We compared the effect of chemical inhibitors - metalloporphyrins, with genetic tools - shRNA and CRISPR/Cas9 systems, to knock-down (KD)/knock-out (KO) HO-1 expression/activity. 293T cells were incubated with metalloporphyrins, tin and zinc protoporphyrins (SnPPIX and ZnPPIX, respectively) or were either transduced with lentiviral vectors encoding different shRNA sequences against HO-1 or were modified by CRISPR/Cas9 system targeting HMOX1. Metalloporphyrins decreased HO activity but concomitantly strongly induced HO-1 mRNA and protein in 293T cells. On the other hand, only slight basal HO-1 inhibition in shRNA KD 293T cell lines was confirmed on mRNA and protein level with no significant effect on enzyme activity. Nevertheless, silencing effect was much stronger when CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-out was performed. Most of the clones harboring mutations within HMOX1 locus did not express HO-1 protein and failed to increase bilirubin concentration after hemin stimulation. Furthermore, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated HO-1 depletion decreased 293T viability, growth, clonogenic potential and increased sensitivity to H(2)O(2) treatment. In summary, we have shown that not all technologies can be used for inhibition of HO activity in vitro with the same efficiency. In our hands, the most potent and comprehensible results can be obtained using genetic tools, especially CRISPR/Cas9 approach. FAU - Mucha, Olga AU - Mucha O AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Podkalicka, Paulina AU - Podkalicka P AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Czarnek, Maria AU - Czarnek M AD - Department of Cell Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Biela, Anna AU - Biela A AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Mieczkowski, Mateusz AU - Mieczkowski M AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Kachamakova-Trojanowska, Neli AU - Kachamakova-Trojanowska N AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Stepniewski, Jacek AU - Stepniewski J AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Jozkowicz, Alicja AU - Jozkowicz A AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. FAU - Dulak, Jozef AU - Dulak J AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. AD - Kardio-Med Silesia, Zabrze, Poland. FAU - Loboda, Agnieszka AU - Loboda A AD - Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180425 PL - Switzerland TA - Acta Biochim Pol JT - Acta biochimica Polonica JID - 14520300R RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Metalloporphyrins) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (Heme Oxygenase-1) SB - IM MH - *CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics MH - Enzyme Inhibitors MH - Gene Silencing MH - Genetic Techniques/standards MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Heme Oxygenase-1/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Humans MH - Metalloporphyrins/pharmacology MH - Methods MH - RNA, Small Interfering OTO - NOTNLM OT - HO-1 OT - CRISPR/Cas9 OT - heme oxygenase-1 OT - inhibitors OT - off-target OT - shRNA EDAT- 2018/04/26 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/20 06:00 CRDT- 2018/04/26 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/01/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/03/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/04/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/04/26 06:00 [entrez] AID - 2542 [pii] AID - 10.18388/abp.2017_2542 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Biochim Pol. 2018;65(2):277-286. doi: 10.18388/abp.2017_2542. Epub 2018 Apr 25.