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Molecular and Cellular Biology, January 2007, p. 283-296, Vol. 27, No. 1
0270-7306/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.01282-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Apigenin Prevents UVB-Induced Cyclooxygenase 2 Expression: Coupled mRNA Stabilization and Translational Inhibition{triangledown}

Xin Tong,1 Rukiyah T. Van Dross,2 Adnan Abu-Yousif,3 Aubrey R. Morrison,4 and Jill C. Pelling1*

Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611,1 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27834,2 Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160,3 Department of Medicine, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 631104

Received 13 July 2006/ Returned for modification 3 August 2006/ Accepted 17 October 2006

Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) is a key enzyme in the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins, and COX-2 overexpression plays an important role in carcinogenesis. Exposure to UVB strongly increased COX-2 protein expression in mouse 308 keratinocytes, and this induction was inhibited by apigenin, a nonmutagenic bioflavonoid that has been shown to prevent mouse skin carcinogenesis induced by both chemical carcinogens and UV exposure. Our previous study suggested that one pathway by which apigenin inhibits UV-induced and basal COX-2 expression is through modulation of USF transcriptional activity in the 5' upstream region of the COX-2 gene. Here, we found that apigenin treatment also increased COX-2 mRNA stability, and the inhibitory effect of apigenin on UVB-induced luciferase reporter gene activity was dependent on the AU-rich element of the COX-2 3'-untranslated region. Furthermore, we identified two RNA-binding proteins, HuR and the T-cell-restricted intracellular antigen 1-related protein (TIAR), which were associated with endogenous COX-2 mRNA in 308 keratinocytes, and apigenin treatment increased their localization to cell cytoplasm. More importantly, reduction of HuR levels by small interfering RNA inhibited apigenin-mediated stabilization of COX-2 mRNA. Cells expressing reduced TIAR showed marked resistance to apigenin's ability to inhibit UVB-induced COX-2 expression. Taken together, these results indicate that in addition to transcriptional regulation, another mechanism by which apigenin prevents COX-2 expression is through mediating TIAR suppression of translation.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior St., Lurie Building 3-115, Chicago, IL 60611. Phone: (312) 503-4848. Fax: (312) 503-0386. E-mail: j-pelling{at}northwestern.edu.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 30 October 2006.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, January 2007, p. 283-296, Vol. 27, No. 1
0270-7306/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.01282-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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