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2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Suppression of VEGF transcription in renal cell carcinoma cells using pyrrole-imidazole hairpin polyamides targeting the hypoxia responsive element

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14370505
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Urology
Research InstitutionGraduate School Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Principal Investigator

KAGEYAMA Yukio  Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ., Department of Urology, Associate professor, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 助教授 (10211153)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SUGIYAMA Hiroshi  Kyoto Univ., Department of Chemistry, Professor, 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (50183843)
KIHARA Kazunori  Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ., Department of Urology, Professor, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (40161541)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
KeywordsPolyamide / Renal cell cancer / Hypoxia inducible factor / VEGF / Neovascularization
Research Abstract

Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF), a master regulator of critical genes for cell survival under hypoxia, is known to be related to tumorigenesis and progression of renal cell carcinoma. N-methylpyrrole (Py)-N-methylimidazole (Im) hairpin polyamides are synthetic organic compounds which recognize and bd to minor groove of specific DNA sequences. We synthesized three Py-Im hairpin polyamides targeting the flanking sequences of hypoxia responsive element (a binding site of HIF) in the promoter region of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene. Effects of the polyamides on HIF-induced transcription was evaluated by luciferase assay using a reporter plasmid containing VEGF promoter. Real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosolvent assay were performed to examine effects of the polyamides on transcription and secretion of VEGF in A498 renal cell carcinoma cells which has a frame shift mutation in the von Hippel-Lindau gene. Combinations of three Py-Im hairpin polyamides suppressed HIF-induced transcription in reporter assays using 293 cells, and successfully suppressed transcription and translation of the VEGF gene in A498 cells. The approach using Py-Im hairpin polyamides may provide a new strategy for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma that is resistant to conventional chemotherapy or irradiation.

  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2004 2002

All Journal Article (7 results)

  • [Journal Article] Prognostic significance of endothelial per-arnt-sim domain protein 1/hypoxia-inducible factor-2a expression in a subset of tumor associated macrophages in invasive bladder cancer.2004

    • Author(s)
      Koga F, Kageyama Y, Kawakami S, Fujii Y, Hyochi N, Ando N, Takizawa T, Saito K, Iwai A, Masuda H, Kihara K.
    • Journal Title

      J Urol 171

      Pages: 1080-1084

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Leu-574 of human HIF-1a is a molecular determinant of prolyl hydroxylation.2004

    • Author(s)
      Kageyama Y, Koshiji M, To KKW, Tian YM, Ratcliffe PJ, Huang LE.
    • Journal Title

      FASEB J 18

      Pages: 1028-1030

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] HIF-1alpha induces cell cycle arrest by functionally counteracting Myc.2004

    • Author(s)
      Koshiji M, Kageyama Y, Pete EA, Horikawa I, Barrett JC, Huang LE.
    • Journal Title

      EMBO J 23

      Pages: 1949-1956

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] HIF-1alpha induces cell cycle arrest by functionally counteracting Myc.2004

    • Author(s)
      Koshiji M, Kageyama Y, Pete EA, Horikawa I, Barrett JC, Huang LE.
    • Journal Title

      EMBO J. 23

      Pages: 1949-1956

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Positive expression of HIF-2a/EPAS1 in invasive bladder cancer.2002

    • Author(s)
      Xia G, Kageyama Y, Hayashi T, Hyochi N, Kawakami S, Kihara K
    • Journal Title

      Urology 59

      Pages: 774-778

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 腎尿路腫瘍と低酸素応答転写因子2002

    • Author(s)
      影山幸雄
    • Journal Title

      泌尿器外科 15

      Pages: 447-448

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Positive expression of HIF-2a/EPAS1 in invasive bladder cancer.2002

    • Author(s)
      Xia G, Kageyama Y, Hayashi T, Hyochi N, Kawakami S, Kihara K.
    • Journal Title

      Urology 59

      Pages: 774-778

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2006-07-11  

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