Lightening up the UV response by identification of the arylhydrocarbon receptor as a cytoplasmatic target for ultraviolet B radiation
Lightening up the UV response by identification of the arylhydrocarbon receptor as a cytoplasmatic target for ultraviolet B radiation
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DOI：
10.1073/pnas.0701764104
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发表时间：
2007-05-22
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
Krutmann, Jean
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作者：
Fritsche, Ellen;Schaefer, Claudia;Krutmann, Jean
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UVB radiation-induced signaling in mammalian cells involves two major pathways: one that is initiated through the generation of DNA photoproducts in the nucleus and a second one that occurs independently of DNA damage and is characterized by cell surface receptor activation. The chromophore for the latter one has been unknown. Here, we report that the UVB response involves tryptophan as a chromophore. We show that through the intracellular generation of photoproducts, such as the arylhydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligand 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole, signaling events are initiated, which are transferred to the nucleus and the cell membrane via activation of the cytoplasmatic AhR. Specifically, AhIR activation by UVB leads to (i) transcriptional induction of cytochrome P450 1A1 and (ii) EGF receptor internalization with activation of the EGF receptor downstream target ERK1/2 and subsequent induction of cyclooxygenase-2. The role of the AhR in the UVB stress response was confirmed in vivo by studies employing AhR KO mice.