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The Contribution of Calpains in the Down‐regulation of Mdm2 and p53 Proteolysis in Reconstructed Human Epidermis in Response to Solar Irradiation ¶
Author(s) -
Gélis Christelle,
Mavon Alain,
Vicendo Patricia
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb01472.x
Subject(s) - calpain , proteolysis , calpastatin , epidermis (zoology) , apoptosis , mdm2 , cleavage (geology) , hacat , sunburn , ubiquitin , microbiology and biotechnology , human skin , ubiquitin ligase , in vivo , chemistry , in vitro , irradiation , biology , biochemistry , enzyme , anatomy , paleontology , genetics , dermatology , physics , nuclear physics , medicine , fracture (geology) , gene
The p53 protein accumulates in human skin cells in vitro and in vivo when UV‐irradiated. The transient stability of p53 requires a decrease in the activity of the ubiquitin ligase murine double minute 2 (Mdm2). Solar light irradiation (52.5, 105 and 405 mJ/cm 2 ) of reconstructed human epidermis caused cutaneous damage. Specifically, UV‐B induced the formation of sunburn cells and at first, an increase in the accumulation of p53 protein. Unexpectedly, 24 h after irradiation, a specific proteolytic cleavage of p53 resulted in the formation of a 40 kDa fragment. Both the accumulation of p53 and the proteolytic cleavage increased, commensurate with the UV dose. In contrast to p53, the level of expression of Mdm2 decreased drastically with the UV dose. It is important to note that calpastatin (20 μM), a specific inhibitor of calpains, decreased the formation of sunburn cells, inhibited the cleavage of p53 and induced an accumulation of Mdm2. The apoptotic process is strongly repressed. This demonstrates for the first time that calpains can participate in the downregulation of Mdm2 in the epidermis very rapidly after UV irradiation, and that they contribute to a specific cleavage of p53 protein. All of these processes may be involved in the apoptotic response of the skin to UV stimulation.