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GENE
Volume 853, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.147099
Keywords
Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatitis B virus X protein; Nuclear factor-kappa B; Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
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The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction between aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), nuclear factor -kappa B (NF-kB), and cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) with hepatitis B virus X protein (HBX). The results showed that NF-kB and AHR genes interacted with HBX, but there was no interaction between CYP1A1 and HBX proteins. This suggests that AHR and NF-kB play a role in HBV mechanism mediated via HBX, while CYP1A1 has no effect on this interaction.
In this study, it was aimed to elucidate the interaction between aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), nuclear factor -kappa B (NF-kB), and cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) with hepatitis B virus X protein (HBX) in a human liver cancer cell line (HepG2) transfected with HBX. First, AHR, NF-kB, and CYP1A1 genes were cloned into the appropriate region of the CheckMate mammalian two-hybrid recipient plasmids using a flexi vector system. Renilla and firefly luciferases were quantified using the dual-luciferase reporter assay system to measure the interactions. Secondly, transient transfections of CYP1A1 and NF-kB (RelA) were performed into HBX-positive and HBX-negative HepG2 cells. The mRNA expression of CYP1A1 and NF-kB genes were confirmed with RT-PCR, and cell viability was measured by WST-1. Further verification was assessed by measuring the activity and protein level of CYP1A1. Additionally, CYP1A1/HBX protein-protein interactions were performed with co-immunoprecipitation, which demonstrated no interaction. These results have clearly shown that the NF-kB and AHR genes interact with HBX without involving CYP1A1 and HBX protein-protein interactions. The present study confirms that AHR and NF-kB interaction plays a role in the HBV mechanism mediated via HBX and coordinating the carcinogenic or inflammatory responses; still, the CYP1A1 gene has no effect on this interaction.
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