Melanopsin mediates UVA-dependent modulation of proliferation, pigmentation, apoptosis, and molecular clock in normal and malignant melanocytes.
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res
; 1867(10): 118789, 2020 10.
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ABSTRACT
Cutaneous melanocytes and melanoma cells express several opsins, of which melanopsin (OPN4) detects temperature and UVA radiation. To evaluate the interaction between OPN4 and UVA radiation, normal and malignant Opn4WT and Opn4KO melanocytes were exposed to three daily low doses (total 13.2 kJ/m2) of UVA radiation. UVA radiation led to a reduction of proliferation in both Opn4WT cell lines; however, only in melanoma cells this effect was associated with increased cell death by apoptosis. Daily UVA stimuli induced persistent pigment darkening (PPD) in both Opn4WT cell lines. Upon Opn4 knockout, all UVA-induced effects were lost in three independent clones of Opn4KO melanocytes and melanoma cells. Per1 bioluminescence was reduced after 1st and 2nd UVA radiations in Opn4WT cells. In Opn4KO melanocytes and melanoma cells, an acute increase of Per1 expression was seen immediately after each stimulus. We also found that OPN4 expression is downregulated in human melanoma compared to normal skin, and it decreases with disease progression. Interestingly, metastatic melanomas with low expression of OPN4 present increased expression of BMAL1 and longer overall survival. Collectively, our findings reinforce the functionality of the photosensitive system of melanocytes that may subsidize advancements in the understanding of skin related diseases, including cancer.
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Raios Ultravioleta
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Relógios Biológicos
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Pigmentação
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Opsinas de Bastonetes
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Apoptose
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Melanócitos
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Humans
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Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res
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2020
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