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SEPS1 protects RAW264.7 cells from pharmacological ER stress agent-induced apoptosis

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posted on 2007-03-02, 00:00 authored by K H Kim, Yuan Gao, Ken WalderKen Walder, Gregory Collier, J Skelton, A Kissebah
Selenoprotein S (SEPS1) is a novel endoplasmic reticulum (ER) resident protein and it is known to play an important role in production of inflammatory cytokines. Here, we show evidence that SEPS1 is stimulated by pharmacological ER stress agents in RAW264.7 macrophages as well as other cell types. Overexpression studies reveal a protective action of SEPS1 in macrophages against ER stress-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis, resulting in promoting cell survival during ER stress. The protective action of SEPS1 is largely dependent on ER stress-mediated cell death signal with less effect on non-ER stress component cell death signals. Conversely, suppression of SEPS1 in macrophages results in sensitization of cells to ER stress-induced cell death. These findings suggest that SEPS1 could be a new ER stress-dependent survival factor that protects macrophage against ER stress-induced cellular dysfunction.

History

Journal

Biochemical and biophysical research communications

Volume

354

Issue

1

Pagination

127 - 132

Publisher

Academic Press

Location

Orlando, Fla.

ISSN

0006-291X

eISSN

1090-2104

Language

eng

Notes

Available online 2 January 2007.

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article

Copyright notice

2006, Elsevier