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  • Title: ROS leads to MnSOD upregulation through ERK2 translocation and p53 activation in selenite-induced apoptosis of NB4 cells.
    Author: Li Z, Shi K, Guan L, Cao T, Jiang Q, Yang Y, Xu C.
    Journal: FEBS Lett; 2010 Jun 03; 584(11):2291-7. PubMed ID: 20353787.
    Abstract:
    Following our previous finding that sodium selenite induces apoptosis in human leukemia NB4 cells, we now show that the expression of the critical antioxidant enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) is remarkably elevated during this process. We further reveal that reactive oxygen species (ROS), especially superoxide radicals, play a crucial role in selenite-induced MnSOD upregulation, with extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) and p53 closely implicated. Specifically, ERK2 translocates into the nucleus driven by ROS, where it directly phosphorylates p53, leading to dissociation of p53 from its inhibitory protein mouse double minute 2 (MDM2). Active p53 directly mediates the expression of MnSOD, serving as the link between ERK2 translocation and MnSOD upregulation.
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