RRC ID 83384
著者 Tanaka Y, Sato-Matsubara M, Tsuruta D, Tanaka H, Kadono C, Sugawara K, Kawada N, Wakamatsu K, Ito S, Yoshizato K.
タイトル Cytoglobin functions as a redox regulator of melanogenesis in normal epidermal melanocytes.
ジャーナル Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
Abstract Epidermal melanocytes are continuously exposed to sunlight-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress generated during the synthesis of melanin. Therefore, they have developed mechanisms that maintain normal redox homeostasis. Cytoglobin (CYGB), a ubiquitously expressed intracellular iron hexacoordinated globin, exhibits antioxidant activity and regulates the redox state of mammalian cells through its activities as peroxidase and nitric oxide (NO) dioxygenase. We postulated that CYGB functions in the melanogenic process as a regulator that maintains oxidative stress within a physiological level. This was examined by characterizing normal human melanocytes with the knockdown (KD) of CYGB using morphological and molecular biological criteria. CYGB-KD cells were larger, had more dendrites, and generated more melanin granules in the advanced stages of melanogenesis than control cells. The expression levels of major melanogenesis-associated genes and proteins were higher in CYGB-KD melanocytes than in wild type (WT) cells. As expected, CYGB-KD melanocytes generated more ROS and NO than WT cells. In conclusion, CYGB physiologically contributes to maintaining redox homeostasis in the melanogenic activity of normal melanocytes by controlling the intracellular levels of ROS and NO.
巻・号 37(2)
ページ 276-285
公開日 2024-3-1
DOI 10.1111/pcmr.13146
PMID 37920136
MeSH Animals Cytoglobin / genetics Cytoglobin / metabolism Humans Mammals / metabolism Melanins* / metabolism Melanocytes / metabolism Melanogenesis* Oxidation-Reduction Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
IF 3.683
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 Normal h-skin fibroblasts