Nucleophilic Distribution of Metallothionein in Human Tumor Cells |
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Authors: | Elizabeth S. Woo Yukihiro Kondo Simon C. Watkins Dale G. Hoyt John S. Lazo |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261;bDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261;cExperimental Therapeutics Program, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261 |
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Abstract: | Metallothionein (MT), a major zinc-binding intracellular protein thiol, has been associated with cytoprotection from heavy metals, antineoplastic drugs, mutagens, and cellular oxidants. Despite its small mass (7 kDa), nuclear partitioning of MT has been observed in both normal and malignant tissues. The factors controlling MT sequestration are unknown. Thus, we examined the regulation of MT subcellular distribution in human cancer cell lines that exhibit prominent nuclear MT. The nuclear disposition of MT was unaltered during cell cycle passage in synchronized cells. MT redistributed to the cytoplasm when cells were exposed to reduced temperature. Cytoplasmic redistribution was also seen in DU-145 and HPC36M prostatic cancer cells after ATP depletion, but not in PC3-MA2 and SCC25/CP cells. Pretreatment with 10 μMCdCl2did not significantly alter MT distribution but did render all cells sensitive to cytoplasmic redistribution after either reduced temperature or ATP depletion. Thus, nuclear retention of MT is energy requiring and this ability of MT to accumulate in subcellular compartments against its concentration gradient may be important in the capacity of MT to supply Zn or other metals to target sites within the cell. |
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