Hinokitiol induces DNA demethylation via DNMT1 and UHRF1 inhibition in colon cancer cells
- Authors
- Seo, Jung Seon; Choi, Young Ha; Moon, Ji Wook; Kim, Hyeon Soo; Park, Sun-Hwa
- Issue Date
- 27-2월-2017
- Publisher
- BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
- Keywords
- Hinokitiol; DNA methylation; Anti-tumor activities; DNA methylation inhibitor; Colonic neoplasm
- Citation
- BMC CELL BIOLOGY, v.18
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- BMC CELL BIOLOGY
- Volume
- 18
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/84397
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12860-017-0130-3
- ISSN
- 1471-2121
- Abstract
- Background: DNA hypermethylation is a key epigenetic mechanism for the silencing of many genes in cancer. Hinokitiol, a tropolone-related natural compound, is known to induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest and has anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities. However, the relationship between hinokitiol and DNA methylation is not clear. The aim of our study was to explore whether hinokitiol has an inhibitory ability on the DNA methylation in colon cancer cells. Results: MTT data showed that hinokitiol had higher sensitivity in colon cancer cells, HCT-116 and SW480, than in normal colon cells, CCD18Co. Hinokitiol reduced DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and ubiquitin-like plant homeodomain and RING finger domain 1 (UHRF1) expression in HCT-116 cells. In addition, the expression of ten-eleven translocation protein 1 (TET1), a known DNA demethylation initiator, was increased by hinokitiol treatment. ELISA and FACS data showed that hinokitiol increased the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) level in the both colon cancer cells, but 5-methylcytosine (5mC) level was not changed. Furthermore, hinokitiol significantly restored mRNA expression of O-6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), carbohydrate sulfotransferase 10 (CHST10), and B-cell translocation gene 4 (BTG4) concomitant with reduction of methylation status in HCT-116 cells. Conclusions: These results indicate that hinokitiol may exert DNA demethylation by inhibiting the expression of DNMT1 and UHRF1 in colon cancer cells.
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