Inhibition of cellular proliferation by the genistein metabolite 5,7,3',4'-tetrahydroxyisoflavone is mediated by DNA damage and activation of the ATR signalling pathway

David Vauzour, Katerina Vafeiadou, Catherine Rice-Evans, Enrique Cadenas, Jeremy P. E. Spencer

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Abstract

The cellular actions of genistein, and its in vivo metabolites, are believed to mediate the decreased risk of breast cancer associated with high soy consumption. The genistein metabolite, 5,7,3',4'-tetrahydroxyisoflavone (THIF), induced G2-M cell cycle arrest in T47D tumorigenic breast epithelial cells via a mechanism involving the activation of ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related kinase (ATR) via its phosphorylation at Ser428. This activation of ATR appeared to result from THIF-induced increases in intracellular oxidative stress, a depletion of cellular GSH and an increase in DNA strand breakage. THIF treatment also led to an inhibition of cdc2, which was accompanied by the phosphorylation of both p53 (Ser15) and Chk1 (Ser296) and the de-activation of cdc25C phosphatase. We suggest the anti-proliferative actions of THIF may be mediated by initial oxidative DNA damage, activation of ATR and downstream regulation of the p53 and Chk1 pathways leading to cell cycle arrest in G2-M. This may represent one mechanism by which genistein exerts its cellular activity in vivo.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159-66
Number of pages8
JournalArchives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Volume468
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2007

Keywords

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation
  • DNA Damage
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Genistein
  • Humans
  • Isoflavones
  • Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Signal Transduction

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