Publications by authors named "Marcus W Stepp"

Arylamine -acetyltransferase 1 () is frequently upregulated in breast cancer. An unbiased analysis of proteomes of parental MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells and two separate knockout (KO) cell lines were performed. Among 4,890 proteins identified, 737 and 651 proteins were found significantly ( < 0.

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Previous studies have shown that inhibition or depletion of -acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) in breast cancer cell lines leads to growth retardation both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that NAT1 contributes to rapid growth of breast cancer cells. To understand molecular and cellular processes that NAT1 contributes to and generate novel hypotheses in regard to NAT1's role in breast cancer, we performed an unbiased analysis of proteomes of parental MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells and two separate knockout (KO) cell lines. Among 4890 proteins identified, 737 proteins were found significantly ( < 0.

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  • Elevated NAT1 expression is linked to more aggressive forms of breast cancer and increased bone metastasis following a process called epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.
  • Using CRISPR/Cas9, scientists deleted the NAT1 gene in three breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, ZR-75-1), resulting in no detectable NAT1 activity in the knockout cells.
  • NAT1 knockout cells showed significantly reduced ability to grow without attachment in soft agar, indicating that NAT1 is crucial for the cancer cells' growth and metastatic potential.
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  • Human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) is a widely expressed phase II enzyme that affects energy metabolism, particularly in breast cancer cells.
  • NAT1 expression varies by individual and can be higher in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers; however, its exact impact on mitochondrial function had not been studied until this research.
  • The study found that MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells lacking NAT1 showed improved bioenergetic profiles under stress, suggesting that NAT1 may play a role in how these cells adapt to energy demands.
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Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) expression is reported to affect proliferation, invasiveness, and growth of cancer cells. MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells were engineered such that NAT1 expression was elevated or suppressed, or treated with a small molecule inhibitor of NAT1. The MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell lines were engineered with a scrambled shRNA, a NAT1 specific shRNA or a NAT1 overexpression cassette stably integrated into a single flippase recognition target (FRT) site facilitating incorporation of these different genetic elements into the same genomic location.

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Background: Recent investigations suggest role(s) of human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) in breast cancer. Rat NAT2 is orthologous to human NAT1 and the gene products are functional homologs. We conducted in vivo studies using F344.

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Introduction: Human arylamine -acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) is a phase II xenobiotic metabolizing enzyme found in almost all tissues. Expression of NAT1 is elevated in several cancers including breast cancer. However, the exact mechanism by which NAT1 expression affects cancer risk and progression remains unclear.

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Arylamine -acetyltransferases (NATs) are drug and xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes that catalyze the N-acetylation of arylamines and hydrazines and the O-acetylation of N-hydroxy-arylamines. Recently, studies report that human NAT1 and mouse Nat2 hydrolyze acetyl-coenzyme A (AcCoA) into acetate and coenzyme A in a folate-dependent fashion, a previously unknown function. In this study, our goal was to confirm these findings and determine the apparent Michaelis-Menten kinetic constants (Vmax and Km) of the folate-dependent AcCoA hydrolysis for human NAT1/NAT2, and the rodent analogs rat Nat1/Nat2, mouse Nat1/Nat2, and hamster Nat1/Nat2.

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The human c10orf10 gene product, also known as decidual protein induced by progesterone (DEPP), is known to be differentially regulated in mouse tissues in response to hypoxia and oxidative stress, however its biological function remains unknown. We found that mice lacking extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) show attenuated expression of DEPP in response to acute hypoxia. DEPP mRNA levels, as well as the activity of a reporter gene expressed under the control of the DEPP 5'-flanking region, were significantly upregulated in Hep3B and Vero cells overexpressing EC-SOD.

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Extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) is the main antioxidant enzyme in the extracellular matrix. We developed transgenic mice to analyze the EC-SOD promoter activity in vivo in real time and to identify the important cis-elements flanking the 5' region of the murine EC-SOD gene. Using this model, we demonstrated that luciferase reporter activity correlates closely with endogenous EC-SOD expression, although several interesting differences were also observed.

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N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) catalyzes N-acetylation of arylamines as well as the O-acetylation of N-hydroxylated arylamines. O-acetylation leads to the formation of electrophilic intermediates that result in DNA adducts and mutations. NAT1*10 is the most common variant haplotype and is associated with increased risk for numerous cancers.

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Extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) is the major antioxidant enzyme present in the vascular wall, and is responsible for both the protection of vessels from oxidative stress and for the modulation of vascular tone. Concentrations of EC-SOD in human pulmonary arteries are very high relative to other tissues, and the expression of EC-SOD appears highly restricted to smooth muscle. The molecular basis for this smooth muscle-specific expression of EC-SOD is not known.

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