7,3',4'-trihydroxyisoflavone, a metabolite of the soy isoflavone Daidzein, suppresses ultraviolet B-induced skin cancer by targeting Cot and MKK4

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7,3',4'-trihydroxyisoflavone, a metabolite of the soy isoflavone Daidzein, suppresses ultraviolet B-induced skin cancer by targeting Cot and MKK4
Author(s)
D E Lee; K W Lee; S Byun; S K Jung; N Song; S H Lim; Y S Heo; J E Kim; N J Kang; Bo Yeon Kim; G T Bowden; A M Bode; H J Lee; Z Dong
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 286, no. 16, pp. 14246-14256
Publication Year
2011
Abstract
Nonmelanoma skin cancer is one of the most frequently occurring cancers in the United States. Chronic exposure to UVB irradiation is a major cause of this cancer. Daidzein, along with genistein, is a major isoflavone found in soybeans; however, little is known about the chemopreventive effects of daidzein and its metabolites in UVB-induced skin cancer. Here, we found that 7,3',4'- trihydroxyisoflavone (THIF), a major metabolite of daidzein, effectively inhibits UVB-induced cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) expression through the inhibition of NF-kB transcription activity in mouse skin epidermal JB6 P+ cells. In contrast, daidzein had no effect on COX-2 expression levels. Data from Western blot and kinase assays showed that 7,3',4'-THIF inhibited Cot and MKK4 activity, thereby suppressing UVB-induced phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases. Pull-down assays indicated that 7,3',4'-THIF competed with ATP to inhibit Cot or MKK4 activity. Topical application of 7,3',4'-THIF clearly suppressed the incidence and multiplicity of UVB-induced tumors in hairless mouse skin. Hairless mouse skin results also showed that 7,3',4'-THIF inhibits Cot or MKK4 kinase activity directly, resulting in suppressed UVB-induced COX-2 expression. A docking study revealed that 7,3',4'-THIF, but not daidzein, easily docked to the ATP binding site of Cot and MKK4, which is located between the N-and C-lobes of the kinase domain. Collectively, these results provide insight into the biological actions of 7,3',4'-THIF, a potential skin cancer chemopreventive agent.
ISSN
0021-9258
Publisher
Amer Soc Biochemistry Molecular Biology Inc
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.147348
Type
Article
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