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Heat-shock 27-kd Protein 1 OKDB#: 2780
 Symbols: HSPB1 Species: human
 Synonyms: HEAT-SHOCK PROTEIN 27, HSP27  Locus: 7q in Homo sapiens


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Ovarian function Oocyte maturation
Comment Tanaka Y et al (2004) report Paclitaxel inhibits expression of heat shock protein 27 in ovarian and uterine cancer cells. The purpose of the study was to determine whether paclitaxel inhibits the expression of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) in two gynecologic cancer cell lines compared with other antineoplastic agents having different cytotoxic mechanisms. BG-1 ovarian cancer cells and HeLa uterine cancer cells were treated with a tubulin depolymerization inhibitor (paclitaxel), a topoisomerase-II inhibitor (etoposide), and two tubulin polymerization inhibitors (colcemid and vincristine). Cell kills were evaluated by counting the number of cells. Propidium iodide staining and flow cytometric analysis were applied for the determination of cell-cycle perturbation. HSP27 was stained by the indirect immunofluorescence technique and analyzed with a flow cytometer. In both BG-1 and HeLa cells, growth arrest and G2 / M accumulation were dependent on the dose of each cytotoxic agent. There were positive correlations between HSP27 overexpression and growth arrest and G2 / M accumulation when the cell lines were treated with etoposide, colcemid, or vincristine, but not with paclitaxel. Paclitaxel completely inhibited the expression of HSP27. The results of this study indicated that paclitaxel may possess unique mechanisms able to overcome drug resistance by inhibiting HSP27 expression.
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Ovarian localization Oocyte
Comment Downregulation of both gene expression and activity of Hsp27 improved maturation of mouse oocyte in vitro. Liu JJ et al. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27), a member of the small heat shock protein family, is an apoptosis regulator. Our previous proteomic study showed that Hsp27 mainly expressed in human oocyte, and that Hsp27 expression was downregulated in the ovaries derived from women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a well known endocrinal disorder with abnormal apoptotic activity and folliculogenesis. However, the exact effects of Hsp27 downregulation on oocyte development have not yet been clarified. METHODS: The expression of Hsp27 gene was downregulated in the mouse oocytes cultured in vitro using siRNA adenovirus infection, while the activity of Hsp27 was decreased by microinjection of polyclonal Hsp27 antibody into the cytoplasm of germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes. Oocyte maturation rate was evaluated by morphological observation. Early stage of apoptosis was determined using Annexin-V staining analysis and some critical apoptotic factors and cytokines were also monitored at both mRNA level by real time RT-PCR and protein expression level by immunofluorescence and western blot. RESULTS: Hsp27 expressed at high level in maturing oocytes. Infection with AdshHsp27, and microinjection of Hsp27 antibody into GV oocytes, resulted in the improved oocyte development and maturation. Germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) rates were significantly increased in two AdshHsp27-treated groups (88.7%, 86.0%) and Hsp27 antibody-injected group (77.0%) when compared with control (76.2% in AdGFP, 64.4% in IgG-injected), respectively. In addition, the rates of metaphase II (MII) development in two AdshHsp27-treated groups (73.8%, 76.4%) and Hsp27 antibody-injected group (67.3%) were higher than that in the controls (59.6% in AdGFP, 55.1% in IgG-injected).We also found that the rates of early stage of apoptosis in Hsp27 downregulated groups (46.5% and 45.6%) were higher than that in control group (34.1%) after 8h of IVM. Similarly, downregulation of Hsp27 caused a significantly enhanced the expression of apoptotic factors (caspase 8, caspase 3) and cytokines (bmp 15 and gdf 9). CONCLUSIONS: Downregulation of Hsp27 improved the maturation of mouse oocytes, while increased early stage of apoptosis in oocytes by inducing the activation of extrinsic, caspase 8-mediated pathway.
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