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Ginsenoside‐Rg1 positively regulates cyclin E‐dependent kinase activity in human hepatoma SK‐HEP‐1 cells
Author(s) -
Lee Kwang Youl,
Lee Seung Ki
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
iubmb life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.132
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1521-6551
pISSN - 1521-6543
DOI - 10.1080/15216549600201591
Subject(s) - cycloheximide , cyclin dependent kinase 2 , intracellular , cyclin a , cell cycle , kinase , microbiology and biotechnology , cell growth , cyclin e , cyclin dependent kinase complex , cyclin dependent kinase 4 , chemistry , protein kinase a , dna synthesis , cyclin d , cyclin dependent kinase 3 , biology , cyclin d1 , biochemistry , dna , cell , protein biosynthesis
In the present study, we describe that ginsenoside‐Rg1 (G‐Rg1) stimulates the proliferation of cultured human hepatoma SK‐HEP‐1 cells. The incorporation of [3H] thymidine into DNA was increased in the cells in response to G‐Rg1. The stimulatory effect of G‐Rg1 on DNA synthesis in SK‐HEP‐1 cells require newly synthesized proteins, since cycloheximide blocked the DNA synthetic activity stimulated with G‐Rg1. Thus, we examined whether G‐Rg1 induces the intracellular protein levels of regulatory proteins for cell cycle progression using immunoblottings. The results from immunoblottings showed that G‐Rg1 induced the levels of cyclin E and cdk2 proteins in the cells. Furthermore, the results from immuno‐complex kinase assays for cyclin E‐dependent kinase showed that G‐Rg1 up‐regulates the kinase activity in a dose‐dependent manner. These results suggest that G‐Rg1 stimulates cell‐growth of SK‐HEP‐1 cells by inducing the intracellular levels of cyclin E/cdk2 complex, which in turn up‐regulates cyclin E‐dependent kinase activity.